Global Warming
Our planet is warming up, and not in a good way! The last 20 years were the hottest in 400 years, according to several studies. An upsurge in the amount of extreme weather events, such as wildfires, heat waves, and strong tropical storms, is also attributed in part to climate change by some experts.
According to e! Science News, atmospheric CO2 is currently 385 parts
per million (PPM) and is increasing by about two PPM each year from the
burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) and from the burning
of forests. Experts predict the point of no return is 450-500 PPM — so
that leaves us around 30 years before it will be very uncomfortable to
breathe natural air. That may sound a long way off … but it’s probably
in most people’s lifetime. Paul Krugman, internationally renowned economist and author, painted precisely the current situation in his column for New York Times - "And as I watched the deniers make their arguments, I couldn’t help thinking that I was watching a form of treason — treason against the planet." It’s a basic fact that the Earth’s natural temperature is not going to stabilize itself unless we join our forces and start making a difference!