The Threats That Stare Us In the Face...

Today I am dedicating my blogs to planet Earth- after all it is Earth Day. And to all those who don't believe in global warming, please read on. First off, I must say that I am quite happy to say that since the first Earth Day in 1970, the Earth certainly is better off in many aspects, such as pollution, etc. Since the 1970's , smog levels around the world have gone down by about 25%, even though we have more cars circulating, and lead levels in the air have also gone down- by about 90%. That being said, most of the noticable signs of polution and other things that threaten our planet have been steadily dropping. That does NOT mean that there aren't any more problems going on today- in fact, the problems that we have to tackle now are the toughest ones of all, such as global warming. Not only are they difficult to solve, but they're difficult to detect, and that poses a problem with people, as they seem to have the mentality that if you can't see it, it's not there- that's where they're wrong. Recently, with all this talk of Earth Day, it has amazed me the number of people out there that actually believe that global warming isn't real- and when I ask them ( and a lot of people respond this) why they believe this they respond that "its can't be true because it's COLD". Pardon my rudeness, but it's truly unreasonable and stupid to say this. I realize that this false conclusion that many people have is brought about by a lack of information, which is what sets me apart from most people out there- I'm informed about this problem. I have done a lot of research on the topic, having written various research papers on the topic and doing even more research on it, and I can say without a doubt that global warming is happening- in fact, over 90% of the scientific community agrees with this.
Global warming is caused by an increase in the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, such as carbon dioxide and methane, which has increased by by over 19% in the past 40 years- and guess what: the temperature has risen with it (approximately 1 degree Fahrenheit). People must realize that global warming does not only signify immediate warming, but it also drives weather to extremes, which is why it has been one of the coldest winters on record and also why this summer promises to be one of the hottest summers ever- in fact this March has been the hottest in history. Another problem with greenhouse gases is that they remain in the atmosphere for decades or centuries, and the temperature rise continues for that amount of time. That is a problem, because temperatures are going to keep on rising for a long time from today, which can be completely catastrophic to the Earth's extremely complex and fragile biosphere.
I cannot even begin to describe the way that global warming works and the effects that it will have, but rest assured, after having seen the evidence I can assure you, along with hundreds of thousands of scientists, that global warming is there. I'll write other articles explaining the process of global warming and its effects in more detail, and I challenge all the non-believers out there to read those articles- I'll guarantee you will at least change the way you think about the topic- but for now, please do not give start claiming that problems such as these are not real if you have absolutely no proof or evidence to back up your statement- you'll just make a fool out of yourself.