| The general consensus among scientists is that | | | | Then there are droughts, and the freak storms |
| global warming is happening, and we need to do | | | | and winds that occur as the overall increase in |
| something about it soon, otherwise we will face | | | | temperature alters the weather system. |
| serious problems in the future. Most solutions to | | | | Reducing usage and waste are big steps towards |
| global warming work around reducing the amount | | | | protecting the planet - even reducing water usage |
| of energy we use, and the amount of emissions | | | | can help. It may not seem like an obvious target, |
| produced. This is something that we could do, if | | | | but water does not magically arrive in homes - |
| more people took global warming seriously. | | | | collecting and treating water takes resources, so |
| We need to put solutions to the global warming | | | | reducing how much water you use can have a |
| problem in place now. The temperature of the | | | | knock on effect and save a lot of resources. |
| planet is gradually rising and we have contributed | | | | As an example, Dams are built to collect water, |
| greatly to that increase. We produce large | | | | and, while they are often used for hydro-electric |
| amounts of CO2 emissions through our usage of | | | | power at the same time, the construction of the |
| coal, oil, and natural gas, and those emissions are | | | | dam can damage the areas downstream. The |
| damaging the ozone layer. Without rapid action, | | | | dam changes the landscape, and in some cases |
| we will cause serious damage on a level that could | | | | the damage is irreparable. Sometimes, homes are |
| threaten our future on this planet, as the ozone | | | | built on the new land, and, while this may seem |
| layer will be too thin to protect us from the suns | | | | like a good thing, those extra homes require even |
| rays. | | | | more energy. |
| Time For Common Sense | | | | Policy makers need to work on a solution to |
| This is one problem that is not going to just | | | | global warming - even if it is merely offering tax |
| suddenly go away. Some people joke 'it would be | | | | incentives to be more environmentally friendly - |
| nice if it were a few degrees warmer, what is | | | | money is a big motivator, and encouraging |
| the big deal?' but the problem needs dealt with | | | | businesses to act in environmentally efficient |
| now. Heat waves are no joke, and can kill the | | | | ways would reduce our waste dramatically. |
| very young, ill, or elderly. Heat waves mean | | | | Embrace change now, and save the future. |
| forest fires, which can decimate entire woodlands. | | | | |