Wednesday, October 9, 2013

A Whole New World

Researchers have been studying climate change extensively the past decade, but the discoveries they have recently made are astonishing. Between  1986 and 2005 most of the Earth's surface stayed mainly the same temperature. However in the last 8 years the temperature on Earth has increased drastically. It is now estimated that the surface temperature of the Earth will be 45 degrees hotter than it is today. This means that the polar caps will likely be gone and Wisconsin, along with much of the world, will never see snow again. The rain forests will likely be the first to be affected because they cannot adapt to rapid climate conditions. Because of all the C02  we are producing the ocean has increased its acidity has increased by as much as 30 percent. It is predicted that by 2081 the Earth will be almost uninhabitable and unrecognizable. If we don't change how much gases and waste we as a race produce than our planet will not be able to adapt and we will all die or live miserably. Scientists say that if we don't turn things around now then we will be in serious trouble in the coming decades.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/10/131009-climate-change-worldwide-cities-science/

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