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Global Warming Is Wrong Essay

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Most people have heard about the heating of the planet at some point. It is an almost inevitable topic of conversation. However, in a survey done on YouGov.com, it was found that only 36% of Americans believe that global warming is a serious issue (Global Survey Dahlgreen), and, based on another survey done by Monmouth university, only 70% admit that it is happening at all. (Monmouth University). However, global warming is a huge issue in the world, one that will only get worse if we continue to ignore it. Global warming is the heating of the Earth, as the name implies. It is caused by greenhouse gases, like carbon dioxide, water vapor, and methane, that we have released into our atmosphere through burned fossil fuels and other chemicals …show more content…

Thus, the lies are widely spread and believed, even by people who have no interest. The fact that so many people don’t believe global warming is a real problem is dangerous. Global warming, if not stopped, will destroy the human race, as well as many other species of animals. As the ice caps at the poles melt, species like polar bears, penguins, and arctic wolves that must cross the ice regularly to seek out food, shelter, and breeding grounds must swim longer and longer distances over open ocean (See Fig 1). Some drown, and some are simply cut off from food and starve.
We have already pushed many animals to extinction through deforestation, poaching, and other harmful activities. Global warming could be the final shove, sending the Earth’s biosphere into chaos. Animals will die off in droves, especially those that rely on large populations of prey for food. In mass extinctions like this, as we have seen time and time again through fossil records from times of mass die-offs, the animals at the TOP of the food chain are always hit the hardest. We, as humans, are at the top, and thus completely dependent on plants and animals of all kinds for food. If there is a mass extinction on Earth, we will be hit the hardest. Before it comes to that, we as a species should think long and hard about the choices we’ve made. The future of the Earth may depend on

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