Negative Essay: Is Global Change Man Made?

Is Global Change Man Made?

“The Earth 's climate has changed throughout history. Just in the last 650,000 years there have been seven cycles of glacial advance and retreat, with the abrupt end of the last ice age about 7,000 years ago marking the beginning of the modern climate era — and of human civilization. Most of these climate changes are attributed to very small variations in Earth’s orbit that change the amount of solar energy our planet receives,” says Nasa. This is leading into to the big debate. Is global change man made? Or is this just made up. No it’s not made up at all. Epa.gov says, “When sunlight reaches Earth’s surface, it can either be reflected back into space or absorbed by Earth. Once absorbed, the planet releases

Elephantjournal says, “Additionally, global warming will have major effects on our health, causing asthma and allergies because of the pollution that will increase in cities. Heat waves in France, North America and India are killing people almost every year. Not to forget the extinction of the most important species in the wild. Some polar bears are drowning because they have to swim longer distances to reach ice flows. And if we claim that we can’t personally see these changes that result from global warming, we can at least behold the changes in the weather where we live. So many countries are turning to a desert-like weather where the temperature is increasing above what has existed before. If we don’t do something about global warming, we will cease to know our planet the way we do now. Cities will vanish, people will die of poor health and wildlife will exist no more. We shouldn’t in any way claim that “we don’t care about it because we won’t be alive in one-hundred years”. To start off, nobody’s sure about that estimation anymore. If temperatures surprisingly increased by 0.2 degrees this month, it might increase even more next month and so, what we fear the most might happen in thirty years instead of one-hundred. Moreover, we should take responsibility for the next generation, most of which will be our children and younger cousins. If we would like to start making an extensive change, we should take steps that will reduce global warming, like using less hot water, recycling organic waste, reducing waste and starting a carpool. It might seem like hard work to take on these steps but we should keep in mind that these steps are our only chance of surviving. If we start on an individual level, we will contribute to decreasing climate change. The truth is, when people see other people who are working toward growing a better environment, they too, will start doing the same. We are the