| The causes of global warming are many and | | | | million tons of CO2 into the atmosphere. The |
| effects are far more profound. What we have | | | | lesser the number of trees, the less CO2 will |
| really witnessed in the last couple of | | | | be absorbed. |
| decades is just the tip of the iceberg. | | | | |
| | | | EFFECTS |
| CAUSES | | | | |
| | | | The effect of global warming will be |
| The main underlying cause of Global Warming | | | | catastrophic and if you look around you, then |
| is greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide | | | | you will see some of the signs. If no action |
| (CO2). Every tree takes CO2 from the air | | | | is taken now, then it will be too late as the |
| during its growing process. When a tree dies | | | | greenhouse effect will slowly increase the |
| or the wood decays then CO2 is again returned | | | | average global temperature by 1.5 to 4.50C. |
| to the atmosphere. In the last couple of | | | | This rise in temperature will affect the |
| decades tropical forest have borne the brunt | | | | polar ice caps more than the tropical belt. |
| of major felling of trees and burning of | | | | |
| wood, which has added more CO2 into the | | | | Winters will become warmer and the world will |
| atmosphere. | | | | be hotter than what it was 100,000 years |
| | | | back. By the end of the next century, the |
| Today deforestation has reached a stage where | | | | temperatures would have soared very high and |
| it cannot be turned back. In 1987, a major | | | | it will be tough for humans to survive. The |
| chunk of the Amazon forest was burnt and it | | | | last 15 years have been the ten hottest years |
| was of the size of Britain. This released 500 | | | | since the 1860's. |