When we here about global warming we think of icebergs melting, hotter summers, and not as cold winters but normally the thoughts stop there. The world today is 1 degree hotter than it was decades ago and if this increases it could impact our futures in a devastating way. I personally have seen the disaster of fires because of the how hot it is and lack of rain. Even earlier this week it was smoky as I went outside and smoke clouds surrounded a larger part of where I live. Not too many people realize other contributing factors to why fires have started or why the world is getting warmer. This video shows us that CO2 emissions are part of the cause. Besides the obvious consequences of fires we need see how the warming of just one degree has an impact on cattle countries as well. We could possibly lose cattle farms because they will dry up because of the heat. Without the cattle farms our economy will suffer and everyone worldwide will feel the effects. The continuation of this warming will put us in a situation we have been in before. At 2 degree warmer we could see extremely negative effects with the oceans and forests and some believe this is the tipping point of global warming. At 3 degrees warmer the Arctic will be ice free all summer and snowcaps will disappear. Anything beyond 3 degrees is only a mystery but if we do not act now that mystery could become our reality.
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