A letter for the president
1236 words by tchevis
Dear President Barack Obama; Joe Biden; John Cornyn; Kay Baily Hutchinson,
My name is Torey Chevis and I am a freshman at Xavier University of Louisiana. I am currently enrolled in the University theology class: Intro to Biblical Studies. In this class we were asked to find major problems of the world and research the problem and how it occurs. This letter concerns one of the world’s major problems: Global Warming. The world suffers with this problem and it only gets worse every day. Below is some research and reasons of how this occurs.
Scientific experts see eye to eye that the Earth’s climate is shifting. Climate Change, more commonly known as “GLOBAL WARMIMG”, is caused by the emission of heat trapping gases produced by vehicles, power plants, energy usage, and deforestation. As these gases build up, they act like a big blanket. They over heat the planet and threaten the health of many people and our environment. The research I found shows that the world is hotter now than a thousand years ago. This will continue if these emissions of the gasses that trap heat continue to increase. Global warming is changing distributions of plants and animals, population sizes, growth rates, timing of plant flowering, and timing of animal migration. The climate change is changing the intensity and frequency of storms, droughts and fire, raising the level of the oceans, and melting glaciers (making them all bigger than ever in history). The climate is not a fixed thing even though the land is. It is said that many of the places we protect are selected because they give the proper habitat and climate for single and significant plants or animals. Unfortunately, given global warming, these places may no longer have the right climate for humans and species of animals to live in anymore. As an example, wet prairies in Oregon may no longer be able to survive on the same lands where they once flourished as the planet continues to warm up. For the past fifty years, much of scientific research shows that heat-trapping emissions from human activities have caused most of the global warming observed. Things such as, keeping electronics plugged when we may not be using them, taking many trips a day, and using regular light bulbs are the certain activities done. In addition to those emissions, the intermingling of highways, human developments, plantations, and farms with nature has enormously circumscribed the options for nature’s response to the current warming. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, each year, from nineteen ninety eight through two thousand and seven, ranks among the top twenty five warmest years on record for the United States. Scientists say that the earth could warm by an additional seven point two degrees Fahrenheit during the twenty first century if we fail to reduce emissions from burning fossil fuels, such as coal and oil. This rise in average temperature will have far-reaching effects on the earth’s climate patterns and on all living things. Many of these changes have already begun. I ask that as you please take time out to try and reduce the problems of Global Warming because our wolrd is getting the worst of it everday.
Sincerely,
Torey Chevis
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