Causes of Global warming

Hi and welcome. Here we'll explain the "causes of global warming and climate change".There are the natural causes and the causes by human activity.

We'll start with the human cause number one: The industrialization. It all began in the first half of the 20th century, when the industrialization of the northern countries took of.

This period was a time that people thought that the sky was the limit. Below the Earth surface coal and oil (both black gold) were found, and this created a lot of work , and jobs. It was a time that some had it all, and others were happy to get crumbles . The first remarks of the negative consequences of the heavy industry were becoming a fact. In that period there was little or no control of what factories were producing or how much they were polluting or poisoning the environment and the surroundings ( the rivers,soil...). There

Then,World War two brought an new, and bigger industrial revolution. As a result an increasing grow to deliver guns and other machines to fight a war. The industry was growing and growing, and it was only in the second halve of the last century that people were start thinking about damage that took place.

When soil was poisoned on many places, and rivers were as good as dead, they realized that there has to made some rules and laws to protect us from a environmental disaster.

Talking 'bout disaster!

This was caused by the concentrations of chlorine and bromine in the Earth atmosphere.

Many Governments have been taken some precautions to lowering the organo halogen compounds, especially chlorofluorocarbons or C.F.C's .

So,thanks to the many measures that has taken by governments, this problem has been solved ( partly). The hole above the Arctic in the Ozone layer has become smaller,and almost closed.

This shows that things can be changed ( If politics want to)

True, we needed jobs to bring food on the plank. But if we destroy,and poisoning our planet,what good we are with a job?We had to learn the hard way. With rules and regulations governments try to restrict the consequences of the industrialization.

The next problem is a little bit harder to solve.

Climate change

Natural causes

But...until today, co2 emissions from natural sources are just peanuts compared to the ones coming from human activities.

Nevertheless, cutting down or burning down of the forests, and the so called slash and burn of our rain forest in particular ,will have an influence on the environment and climate even more then we expect. Because trees are still the best co2 collectors on our planet, and we haven't found any better alternative yet to replace them.

So, we'll have to protect forests, and trees, or face the consequences..

The deforestation of our planet.

Why?

We, people of this planet,have cut down the most part of our rain forests and other woodlands, and still continuing doing. I understand that in some countries people are doing this out of poverty and to survive. Others just doing it for the "big" money. About deforestation of our planet.

Then the sum is quickly made These two together are possibly causing an future catastrophe. We are making a mess of our beautiful planet.. ( look at all the plastic in the ocean)

If not for you or me , but for some of the residents of our planet,and the children of tomorrow the consequences will be harsh .

It's not to spread panic among people we're saying this. Although,quit late, it is still time to do something about the situation. We have to start with ourselves to turn this situation for the better. Together we can make our planet a better place to live...or turn it into a toxic dump yard...

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