Our World

Looking at the Past for clues to the Future

Recent studies have shown that global warming is in fact a reality. They have studied tree rings, ice cores, and fossils to find out more about the statistics of the change in our climate patterns. These studies have shown how we can loook to factors in the environment such as trees to see how our climate is changing. The tree rings show how well a tree grew during that year and how warm the summer was. From data such as this, scientists have concluded that this present stage we're in is the longest warm period in 1,200 years. The whole Northern Hemisphere is warmer than normal. Global warming is a complicated thing, and as we learned in Geo, there are many factors that are contributing. Of course, humans are abig part of it, and as such, i think that it is our responsibility to do something about it. I remember reading about the different attepts at solving or helping the problem. We've tried treaties that will cut back on our uses of greenhouse gasses, but we never seem to be able to live up to the standards. I think that the public needs to be more educated on this issue if we are going to start making a difference. Before this class i thought that global warming was a unrealistic idea that only environmentalist freaks (excuse my termonology :) ) worried about. I don't think many people think about global warming much or what they could do to help the problem. If we knew what we could realistically do we would be that much closer to helping out this place we live in.

posted by Anonymous @ 2/11/2006 05:44:00 PM