Global warming is a term on the lips of many people these days. Just what is global warming? Should people be worried? What can be done to stop global warming? Should it be stopped or ignored? These are just some of the questions that make up the current debate in the topic of climate change and its effect on life on Earth now and in the future. First of all, a definition: Global warming is a perceived increase in temperature around the world. Weather trackers and forecasters keep tabs on temperatures all round the world, every day of the year. These geographers and scientists determine the average temperature for a place or a region, a country, or a continent. Putting all those figures together can give people an average worldwide temperature. And it is that average worldwide temperature that weather-watchers say is now increasing. Some people would say that the temperature is increasing at an alarming level. What is certainly true is that the increases in
Global warming is a term on the lips of many people these days. Just what is global warming? Should people be worried? What can be done to stop global warming? Should it be stopped or ignored? These are just some of the questions that make up the current debate in the topic of climate change and its effect on life on Earth now and in the future. First of all, a definition: Global warming is a perceived increase in temperature around the world. Weather trackers and forecasters keep tabs on temperatures all round the world, every day of the year. These geographers and scientists determine the average temperature for a place or a region, a country, or a continent. Putting all those figures together can give people an average worldwide temperature. And it is that average worldwide temperature that weather-watchers say is now increasing. Some people would say that the temperature is increasing at an alarming level. What is certainly true is that the increases in