Global Warming

Global warming is a very important concern in the world right now. Many people think that the theory of global warming is a very logical idea. Although it is just a theory, the idea of it actually seems to be the contributor to the higher temperature on earth. But, it also seems, to many people, that global warming is just a hoax, and these people have justified data to prove this. There are also justifiable reasons to show that global warming really doesn’t exist. Global warming is one of the most debated topics on planet earth.

Many people think that global warming is real. Global Warming is basically a theory and it explains the reasons why the earth is slowly warming up. One of the reasons is that humans are consuming too many fossil fuels. These burning of these fuels leads to a byproduct, a gas called carbon dioxide. The carbon dioxide rises through the air and causes a “greenhouse effect: they allow sunlight to pass through, but absorb heat emitted by the earth, trapping it and leading to global warming (International Debate Education Association). Due to the greenhouse effect, the earth is getting hotter. This is a very good argument, and is an excellent reason to believe that global warming is actually causing the earth to heat up.

Another good argument that proves that global warming is really heating up the earth is that massive amounts of carbon dioxide and other gases are being produced to the burning of fossil fuels, and a main absorber of carbon dioxide, which are trees, are slowly being reduced. Trees absorb carbon dioxide, and let out oxygen, which helps the ozone layer protect us from the sun’s rays. But, since many forests are being destroyed, there is less carbon dioxide absorption. Forests are being destroyed by a main reason: resources we need. Many trees are being cut down due to the amount of resources we need from them, such as paper and firewood.

We use huge amounts of paper a day, and it must take a huge amount of trees in order to satisfy the number of paper need. Acid rain also plays a part in destroying forests because all of that carbon dioxide and other gas that is hovering around the atmosphere are being absorbed into the water cycle. The gases are slowly increasing the pH of the rain to make it more acidic. When the rain falls on trees, the acidic water eats through the tree and slowly destroys it. Due to the fewer amounts of trees, there is more carbon dioxide in the world, which causes global warming.