In today’s changing environment with
increasing human impact, one of the main consequences that come to mind is
global warming. By definition, global
warming is the trend of increasing temperatures in the environment due to the
increase of ozone (O3) in the troposphere.
Ozone works as an absorber of ultra-violet (UV) radiation, and in the
stratosphere, where ozone is naturally found, it works as a shield to protect
the earth from UV radiation. Having too
much ozone in the lower atmosphere and not enough in the stratosphere in
relation to global warming is one of the leaded reasons society would be forced
to resort to living in island civilizations.
The impacts of global warming are
felt all over the world, and the repercussions of our actions as humans now
regarding the environment affect the severity and longevity of global warming’s
affects. The affects specifically in
North Carolina would be a receding coastline due to rising sea levels,
increased storm surge from severe hurricanes, and also an increase in drought
periods between heavy storms – to name a few.
Global warming is a monster that the entire world must unite to try and
conquer, and its affects will be felt all over the world, not just specifically
in one place. Every individual’s way of
life will change because of the sudden and dramatic changes that may accompany
any worst-case scenario regarding climate change as a result of global warming. Attached is a link to the Environmental
Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) article regarding global warming and its effects on
the Southeastern region of the United States.
I chose to write about deforestation, and Katie chose to write about global warming. Katie and I may have been writing about two different environmental issues, but we both talked about place in a similar way. We chose a specific place and discussed the impact that our issue would have on the location that we chose. Our papers were also similarly formatted, with a description in the beginning, and ending with the place that is affected by the issue we chose to discuss.
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