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GLOBAL
WARMING
Global
warming is the process in which the ozone
layer decreases and then allows in harmful
rays from the sun. These rays are what
cause the earth to heat. The ozone layer
acts as a blockade, which keeps these
harmful heat rays from entering into the
air we breathe. If we still had the ozone
layer completely intact, then rays that
are harmful to the earth will then bounce
off and into the infinite beyond. We are
decreasing our ozone layer by producing
mass amounts of carbon dioxide and
radiation through industrial expansion,
and producing things that emit radiation
and carbon dioxide, such as computers,
microwaves, and TVs. One of the major
causes of global warming is deforestation,
or cutting down mass amounts of trees.
Trees and plants are the only things that
break down carbon dioxide.
Despite
the fact that the whole world knows that
global warming is real, President George
W. Bush and Vice-President Dick Cheney
continue to say it is not true, and
continue to mine oil, which produces
carbon dioxide, and produce electronic
equipment, which creates radiation and
which will destroy the ozone layer. The
president has been sent many letter from
different science organizations, but he
continues to deny the fact that global
warming is happening. Global warming is a
serious thing here in Taos. This year we
have gotten a large amount of water, which
at first it seems like a good thing, good
for our crops and our garden. But the
temperature is changing too fast. Hotter
weather will lead to the melting of
iceburgs, which will then lead to higher
water levels. If we have higher water
levels all the states like California,
Florida, Hawaii will be covered in water.
There will be more precipitation in the
air, which means we will be getting more
rain, which will hurt all of the flora and
fauna that has adapted to this climate.
Stewart Udall, former Secretary of the
Interior, says that global warming is "the
most urgent concern for the world's
environment".
We
can't make the ozone layer come back but
we can stop it from deteriorating. Animals
and plants have been able to survive an
ice age without becoming extinct. If we
stop global warming now life will be able
to adapt but if we keep on making things
that destroy the ozone layer global
warming will start to happen faster and
faster until the whole world is gone. We
can stop it.
Axl
Taylor
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