Protecting the world from ourselves - Petition from Class 11şA1
Global warming refers to an average increase in Earth's temperature, which in turn causes changes in climate. A warmer Earth may lead to changes in rainfall, a rising in sea level and many ecossystems are lost forever.
Facts
- 150000 die annually because of droughts and floodings, among other reasons
- since the early 1950s snow accumulation has declined 60%
- Spain has lost more than 1.2 million acres of forest to wildfires since 1994 and 370.000 burned in Greece and Italy in 1998
- In 2006 England had the hottest summer ever
- In 1997 the United States discharged roughly one-fifth of the world's total greenhouse gases
Whenever you...watch TV
use the air conditioner
turn on the light
use a hair dryer
ride a car
play a video game
listen to a stereo
wash or dry clothes
use a dish washer
microwave a meal
... you are helping to send greenhouse gases into the air!
Each of us should, when possible, ...
learn how to recycle
save energy
use public transports
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