A Convenient Truth?
Is our planet doomed to a future of fire and destruction if emissions of carbon particles aren’t reduced dramatically? Or is the scientific theory of global warming one of the biggest farces in the history of mankind? Sides have been taken on the issue, and a fierce battle over which side is right has begun. There is a great deal of evidence that supports both sides, but the question remains as to how much truth there is to the theory.
An article from Time magazine online “Global Warming Heat’s Up”, written two years ago, argues that global warming is very real, and that by ignoring the problem hurricanes, floods, and other natural events will continue to happen and might even get worse.. The belief is that Earth is like an organism, and the heat caused by greenhouse gasses trapping the heat from the sun in our atmosphere is causing the earth to become “ill”. We are destroying its immune system like the O-zone layer and plant life, while heating it up and disturbing its natural cycle. This seems a little far-fetched, and it would be impossible to test the theory that the earth is actually a living being. Many of those who support the fact that humans are causing global warming theorize that many natural disasters that have occurred recently are a result of global warming. Hurricane Katrina is evidence of the effects of global warming in the eyes of believers. My opinion is that Katrina was a natural event that was made worse by the fact that we built a city below sea level. The author of “Global Warming Heat’s Up” states that disasters are bound to happen from time to time no matter what shape the Earth is in, but for them to become commonplace is the sign of a serious problem. Another example is ice glaciers in Greenland have doubled their speed at which they move due to excess melting. This implies that if all the glaciers continue to melt at an increasing rate, water levels will raise dangerously high. Another argument for the...