Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Jeffery Klugar’s article Global Warming Heats Up, discusses both the signigicant and insignificant effects of global warming on the planet Earth. One of the more major problems Klugar brings to light is the melting of glaciers and polar ice caps. “the world could be locked in to an eventual rise in sea levels of as much as 20 feet.” he states. Klugar continues to show how dire the situation has become by stating that that number could rise by the year 2010. A 2006 report from Nasa states the last twenty years on Earth have been the hottest on record, and the tempertures only continue to rise. Klugar creates this interseting article while using many stats, quotes, data, facts and expert opinions to stress the fact that our planet is becoming “ill” and may not survive for much longer at the rate things are going at the moment.
Discussion: Do you think that global warming is a problem that should be dealt with as quickly as possible? Or do you think it should be put aside till other problems are solved?

Clarification:what did Klugar mean by "nature's stricking back at us"?

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