Friday, July 6, 2007

global warming and it's impact on the world around us

global warming and it's impact on the earth and us.

we tend to ignore global warming. we claim that global warming is just a simple case or rather, a phenomenon whereby there is a heating up of the earth and hence, a rise in global temperature. we fail to understand the scope of its potential. it's highly capable of causing health pandemics that can in turn cripple our economic and social security and stability.

the article i chose showed how global warming is so deadly and steps have to be taken to ensure that global warming is either curbed or further prevented. global warming is able to create forest fires and the debris and dust can be easily spread by wind. this debris and dust can lead to severe respiratory problems among people if they're continuously exposed towards it.

furthermore, global warming that causes an increase in the global temperature melt the polar ice caps and this actually constitutes to a higher sea level. the unfortunate thing is that, in the low lying countries, they experience floods. not only that, the increased floods is an invitation to spread waterborne diseases. this could mean a potential disaster in the poverty stricken countries as they are not able to cope with such pandemics.

the article highlights another complication that global warming can lead to. haze, due to forest fires and such will become more frequent and at a more drastic level. drastic here means that as time passes, the haze that occurs will intensify in severity as temperature soars and more fires break out.

global warming also affects our social security as the increased temperature actually means that food crops could also be affected. if nothing is done to address our climate that is currently in crisis now, it's easy to conclude that we might just die because of our own doing. that is, irresponsibility to the environment. the increasing temperatures, failing crops are just a consequence to the global warming pandemic.

these problems indirectly threaten our national and social security. with the increased heatwaves and diseases that have become more rampant, the workforce may become less productive. this puts a direct dampening on the economy and hence we'll be severely or adversely affected. global warming thus has to be looked into tactfully and critically as something can be done before it's too late.

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