My Year 8 English Experience

READ IF YOU WANT TO FIND OUT WHAT IS TRUELY, PHYSICALLY HAPPENING TO OUR PLANET!

Yes, today my goal is to make it clear to everyone reading this that it is really happening. It has been happening over the past 100 years, and it’s even happening right now, right this very moment. “What’s happening?” you ask. Global Warming of course! Even thought you may not realise it, Global Warming does exist. The Earth is warming up, and things are not looking good. You may not realise it, but we are the very centre of this problem. Yes, people are the cause of Global Warming, but why? How? Please keep reading, and all your questions will be answered.

Global Warming pretty much starts with the Greenhouse Effect. Have you ever been inside a greenhouse on a sunny day? If you have, then you would know exactly what I mean by “It’s hot, isn’t it.” This is because the glass inside the greenhouse traps the heat from the sun inside. The gas Carbon Dioxie does the exact same thing in the Earth’s atmosphere. The glass in a greenhouse keeps the plants inside warm, and Carbon Dioxide keeps the planet warm. Well, without it we will freeze… but too much of it will mean we’d boil! People are burning way too much fuels that contain Carbon, such as oil, gas and coal, which are used in cars, aeroplanes, power stations, factories and so on. All this Carbon gets dumped into our air, which is mixed with Oxygen that we all breathe, and so this adds to the Greenhouse gas problem. And so the planet warms up some more…

Global Warming, if I put it in simpler terms, is the average increase in the Earth’s temperature. This causes change the climate, which will lead to many other changes. Some of these changes include:

* A rise in sea level- the warmer temperatures are beginning to melt the ice in Antarctica. This is not good for both humans, and the adorable creatures that live in Antarctica like penguins. Less ice will cause less of a home for penguins as they live on ice, and the warmer temperatures will also cause them to get too hot. And, if you’re asking now, “How will it affect us?” I will tell you now. Believe it or not, this is actually worse for us than it is for penguins. All this melted ice will start to fill up the oceans, and cause them to overflow onto our land, not to mention the disease that will also occur if this happens. But it gets even worse. Scientists have found out that as the climate warms up, the weather is going to get more violent and unpredictable. I feel sorry for all those of you who are terrified when there are storms, because I’m afraid to tell you that the hurricanes will become much more powerful, which is a big worry for people living south of the USA, the lovely tropical pacific countries and the Indian Ocean areas such as the Philippines. Rain will also get heavier, so to add to the violent weather, there will also be more floods.

Well now that I’ve told you all of the devastating affects that can happen if we keep up Global Warming, I will defiantly have to tell you how we can fix this problem. Remember, we started it, so we must fix it!

Don’t worry, they’re not big tasks. Just little things you can do which will help. If each of us do our part, then the closer we get to fixing this. However, we must get everyone in this! Everyone has to help and do their bit for us to be able to fix this big problem. Even if you are doing your best, you must also encourage others to do their little bit as well for this to work. We have to have everyone in this, and this is why my goal for today is to get as many people to read this and choose to help. Helping includes doing the tasks below as if they are part of your daily lives. Not only will this help you, but it will help others (including wildlife), and all head towards reducing Global Warming.

1. Save electricity- Whenever we use electricity, we help to put un-seen greenhouse gases into the air. By turning off the lights, the television and the computer when you’ve finished using them can help a lot.
2. Public transport and human power- You can save energy by sometimes catching a bus or train riding a bike or walking to get around.
3. Planting trees- This is fun way to help reduce greenhouse gases. Trees absobe a greenhouse gas called Carbon Dioxide from the air.
4. Recycle- You can recycle some things (which it usually says on the cover whether it can be recycled) and use both sides of a piece of paper. An example of something that can be recycled is paper. When you recycle, you send less rubbish off to the landfills and you help save natural resources like trees, oil and elements such as aluminum.
5. Set up a worm farm or compost bin, where you can put in food scraps such as vegetables, and then use it on the garden.
6. Bring your own reusable bag with you when shopping. Say no to plastic bags!
7. Tell others about Global Warming, and mention the terrible affects it can cause. List some ways that can help them save energy, and feel free to even show them my blog where they can read this very post!

If you have any other great ways to save energy, I’d love it if you could post them under a comment on this post. Also, I’d like to hear from you what you think, so it would be great if you could leave a comment on your throughts about Global Warming and my post.

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