Goodbye Santa Clause and the North Pole

We’re sure many of you are aware of the issue of global warming. For the past couple of years, it has been a term that evokes the catastrophic effects that result from our negligence of our environment. This negligence causes a chain of events that not only affects the lives of other living things, but ours as well.

Global warming results from an increase in greenhouse gases that cause the atmosphere to trap in the Sun’s heat. Although many greenhouse gases naturally occur throughout the world, one of the main greenhouse gases that have us concerned is carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide emissions are currently on the rise. Statistics have shown that a sharp spike in the presence of carbon dioxide throughout the world occurred in the beginning of the Industrial Revolution when the advent of factories and mechanical production became a leading source of income for many Americans. These factories produced large amounts of carbon dioxide which thus led to the sharp rise in carbon dioxide emissions that historical data has shown us. Although many countries today no longer use the coal that contributed to the carbon dioxide emissions that come from those factories, carbon dioxide levels continue to be on the rise.

Man-made causes contribute mainly to the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere; pollution and population being the main significant causes.

Pollution is caused through burning fossil fuels, uses of automobiles, power plants and building. All of these emit carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. About 40% of carbon dioxide emission is due to power plants. Power plants burn excessive amounts of fossil fuels in order to provide electricity. As a result, an unnecessary amount of carbon dioxide is released. Transportation is one of man’s essential ways of life. As transportation has become more convenient and accessible, it’s taken a large toll on destroying the environment. As the cars evolve to SUV and are built to sustain higher terrain conditions, more pounds of carbon dioxide are secreted into atmosphere. For every gallon of gas that a car uses, approximately 19 pounds of carbon dioxide are discharged into the air. Approximately 3.5% of the global warming is due to the uses of airplanes because of the fuel that it consumes and releases. In addition, 12% carbon dioxide emanations are resulted through building structures.

The growing population further causes repercussions in our environments and becomes a source of global warming. As the population grows, more agriculture is required to sustain and maintain that many lives. As a result, more livestock is needed and in the process supplemental manure is produced. Manure is another source of methane. Additional people also cause global warming. As people continue to breathe, carbon dioxide is released and causes more carbon dioxide to be discharged into the atmosphere especially with the amplified amount of people. Additionally, trees and plants are the main source of recycling the carbon dioxide gas and producing oxygen for people to breathe, but as the world entails more people and needs extra locales. The trees populations are dwindling and will slowly fade.

The most crucial natural cause of global warming is due to the release of methane gas. The methane gas is released through the tundra and the wetlands. Methane gas is known as a greenhouse gas along with carbon dioxide. These gases create a “warm blanket” in the atmosphere causing the earth to gain an increase in its typical temperature. Methane gas is also released through mining. When the miners dig up the coal and the oil, it causes the methane gas that is embedded in the soil to be released into the atmosphere. In addition, methane is also created and discharged through rice fields. The majority of the rice grown in the world is created through utilizing flooded fields, primarily in Asia. These non oxygen conditions cause the release of the methane through the plants.
Each day, the North Pole is slowly diminishing into giant puddles of water from its once solid ice form. As the North Pole is fading, numerous biologists, environmentalists, and other leading scientists and experts have concluded that this deterioration is due to global warming and have continued to urge our country’s government to issue a bill that would help decrease the amount of carbon dioxide emissions our country continuously releases into the atmosphere.

The glaciers that make up North Pole is home to many living species. As the sizes of these glaciers decrease, so do the populations of the species of animals and plants that thrive off of them. Polar bear populations, for instance, are continuing to decrease in size. Each year, the glaciers become weaker and smaller. Each year, they have more trouble trying to find the food they need for to survive and for their offspring to thrive. This search for food continues on throughout the year. For many, it has become a lost cause. Some drown from their inability to hold up their weight as they float and swim in the deep waters of the Arctic Ocean. Others become too tired to move on and die.

As the glaciers dwindle down, the water levels of the oceans that span throughout the world rise. While this rise may be a slow and gradual process, it is something that will ultimately affect us. Where would the water go, but up? The higher water levels will shrink the size of the lands we live on. As this happens, we will have to relocate towards the interior of the lands that we have left.

As for the North Pole and the animals that reside there, the area is slowly becoming an unlivable area for their survival standards. The polar bears are not only dying along with their environment, but their deaths are also caused by overheating. Their genetic makeup is based on their survival in below freezing areas, primarily their fur. Because of the dramatic changes in temperature, these polar bears must attempt to adapt or their survival will cease to exist.

In order for global warming to lessen or prevent an alternative to relocation of our world, the issue must be recognized amongst every single person within the world population. The government must take actions to prevent the large companies from emitting an excessive amount of carbon dioxide in the world. Only making everyone well aware of global warming will assist in taking measures to prevent the dire repercussions of global warming. So go ahead inform your family and friends, and tell them that all those myths about global warming are true. Start taking measures to prevent global warming from continuing further into terrible results.