Due to certain detrimental factors, the average global
temperature is on the rise, leading to a phenomenon widely known as the global
warming.
The issue of global warming is not new. Since the 1950s, the
rise in average temperature of the earth’s atmosphere is affecting the natural
equilibrium and climatic systems. Global warming is negatively affecting life
on earth, and things will continue to get worse if we do not control the factors
resulting in global warming.
The wholesale burning of fossil fuel began with the
industrial revolution, and is a major contributor of greenhouse gas emissions,
especially carbon. Industrial development, coal mining, landfills, gas field
leakages and vehicle emissions escalates things further.
Interestingly, even agriculture and livestock farming
contribute to global warming. Agriculture is the cause of about 14% of
greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Cows, on the other hand, emit huge amounts
of methane, a major contributor to world’s greenhouse gases.
Global warming is a serious issue which needs immediate
attention. There are two fold effects, one is the rise of global temperature;
the other is the rise in sea level. Global warming is the source of major
catastrophes like floods, intense storms, melting of polar ice caps and
glaciers, and tropical storms etc. It adversely affects the life on earth, and
it is time we united as a global community to counter this grave concern.
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