Global warming

Global warming refers to the unusual rapid rise of the Earth average temperature primarily resulted by greenhouses gasses released by burning fossil fuel by people. As the earth get hotter, disasters such as the hurricanes, floods and drought get more frequent. The perennial release of billions of tons of greenhouses gasses by factories and cars in the last 50 years doubled the rate of the global warming compared to the observed value 100 years ago (Venkataramanan 226). Over the last decade, the average temperature of the air near the surface of the earth has risen to approximate 1 degree Celsius which is similar to 1.3 degrees Fahrenheit. Far from being one of the dreaded future fears, global warming is rapidly increasingly, and scientists have sufficient evidence that man is to be blamed for the severe predicaments that have been experienced globally as a result of global warming.

Global warming comprises a major challenge of our time and adds substantial stress to the environment and our societies. Global warming has led to effects of climate change which has resulted to shifting of weather patterns that are a major threat to food production and rising sea level which increases catastrophic flooding (Ring 404). The impacts of global warming are in globe scope and unprecedented scale. Without drastic action initiated, adapting to these adverse impacts in the future will be considerably costly and difficult.