Global Warming: Fact or Fiction

Global Warming: Fact or Fiction

1. Introduction

Currently in our country and also across the world there is a huge debate regarding global warming. Many people believe global warming will ultimately damage life as we know it today and that serious actions must be taken immediately in an attempt to mitigate the effects before they become elevated to any further degree. On the other hand just as many people believe that the entire global warming theory is utter nonsense and that any efforts to mitigate the effects are unaffordable and would be wasted. This disagreement comes from a steadily increasing temperature of the Earth. Studies indicate that there is a trend of increasingly higher global temperatures. (NASA, 2012) The global warming camp is concerned that this change in temperature is associated with increased levels of carbon dioxide while the opposition argue that the trend is not reliable because of satellite data that actually reveals an opposite trend. The question remains whether or not human activity is in fact related to the cause and if so what role we play in influencing these effects.

2. Can we prevent Global Warming?

Simply stated the apparent answer is no. We as humans do not wield the power to control Mother Nature. With that being said there are measures that can be taken to lessen our impact upon the earth thus possibly creating a more friendly environment while better co existing with Mother Nature. CO2 emissions seem to be a contributing factor in this argument. If we could possibly curb those somewhat this might come across as an act of prevention. There are a number of ways to go about this, for example choosing a vehicle with better emission control, better fuel economy, and using lower carbon fuel are all ways to lessen the carbon footprint. (US Department of Energy, 2013)

3. Is Global Warming for Real or Fake?

This seems to be the Trillion dollar question. While there are substantive arguments for and against the issue it ultimately remains unsolved. While it is clear that we are experiencing record heat, droughts, storms and fires this has not been officially linked to climate change itself. (NRDC, 2012) Signs that the Earth is warming are recorded all over the globe. This doesn't mean that temperatures