It is not hard to find information about climate change; the research is

everywhere. There is an argument of whether climate change is real, but

with the startling statistics and new research emerging every day, it is hard
to prove otherwise.
Carbon Dioxide concentration in the air is 402.26 parts per million, this
is higher than theyve been in 650,000 years. Carbon Dioxide is known as a
greenhouse gas. The burning of fossil fuels such as coal, release Carbon
Dioxide into the air. The excessive amount of greenhouse gas emissions is
what scientists believe is causing warming temperature. To support the fact
that the earth is warming, global temperatures are up 1.4 degrees since
1880, in fact, since 2000, 9 of the 10 warmest years have occurred (Citation
1).
Many people that dont believe in global warming make the excuse
that just one degree isnt enough to make a difference. An article from NASA
states, One degree may sound like a small amount, but it's an unusual
event in our planet's recent history. Earth's climate record, preserved in tree
rings, ice cores, and coral reefs, shows that the global average temperature
is stable over long periods of time. Furthermore, small changes in
temperature correspond to enormous changes in the environment.
For example, at the end of the last ice age, when the Northeast United States
was covered by more than 3,000 feet of ice, average temperatures were only
5 to 9 degrees cooler than today. (Citation 2). With the U.S being covered in

3,000 feet of ice, and the temperature just a few degrees colder, it is hard to
argue that one degree doesnt make a catastrophic difference.
Now we come to the question of why the earth is actually warming. As
mentioned before, the greenhouse effect plays a major role in the warming
of the earth. There are several different greenhouse gases that get trapped
in the atmosphere, some being Carbon Dioxide, Methane, Nitrousoxide, and
Fluorinated Gases. These gases are emitted by everyday activities such as
driving a car, heating up a home, using electricity, etc. (Citation 3). These
are activities happening in every part of the world, so the amount of
emissions going into the air is nowhere close to safe. It is hard to argue that
global warming is not induced by humans, with recent trends of melting ice
caps, rising of sea level, and unusual whether patterns.
The industrial activities that our modern civilization depends upon
have raised atmospheric carbon dioxide levels from 280 parts per million to
400 parts per million in the last 150 years. (Citation 4). This is a startling
statistic that shows the dangers of global warming if nothing is done. This
information comes from the Intergovernmental panel of Climate Change,
which is a panel of over 1,300 expert scientists on climate change. Their
conclusion was that it is about 90% likely that humans are the cause for
warming temperatures over the past 250 years.