Global Warming

Global Warming

| Harriet Heffernan Academic WritingMike McCormackDate submitted: March 16, 2015Word Count: 2366 |

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Global Warming

| Harriet Heffernan Academic WritingMike McCormackDate submitted: March 16, 2015Word Count: 2366 |

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Global Warming ; noun: global warming; a gradual increase in the overall temperature of the Earth's atmosphere generally attributed to the greenhouse effect caused by increased levels of carbon dioxide, CFCs, and other pollutants. This is the Oxford English dictionary’s definition of one of the most urgent crisis this planet will face in our life time. Global warming is a daily reality for many developing countries, usually the poorest ones. It has compounded the issues already facing these marginalised societies. They may not be able to access water to grow enough food to live, let alone thrive. Changes in rainfall and drought patterns has a devastating effect on farmers and on many other creatures. Although this is far different than the other disasters of the world, Rick Noack askes “Four years ago, after a devastating tsunami left 18,000 Japanese dead, Japan faced another, potentially bigger, catastrophe: 300,000 people had to be evacuated as several reactors of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant started to melt down on March 11, 2011. In 2015, has the world forgotten the threat that was posed by Fukushima?” In recent years the increase in extreme weather events has risen sharply. There are almost 3 times as many disasters recorded in the last decade compared to the 1970’s. The growth rate of people being effected by Global warming has doubled. The costs of Global warming are growing, impacting every country, worldwide. The losses we have suffered from global warming have far exceeded the cost of low carbon adaptation. In Ireland the impact on agri-business could cost an estimated €1 to €2 Billion a year. The Video created by Trocaire titled “Drop in the Ocean” shows where...