Opinion

Is climate change an urgent issue?

I fully believe that climate change is real and that it is something that is an urgent problem.
In today’s world, some people believe that it is not real, but I think that there are several reasons why it is real and it is an urgent problem that we should care about.

To begin, there has been a noticeable increase in rising temperatures all over the globe. I mean even just in New Jersey our summers feel hotter, and it feels as if it really doesn’t start to get truly cold until the end of October.

The temperatures are rising because of greenhouse gasses, and it is causing severe heat waves; The temperatures rising can affect the health of many people, especially those who spend their days working outside all day long.

Along with this, because of these rising temperatures, the ice caps and the glaciers are starting to melt and not only melt but melt faster. This also causes the loss of many of the animals that live in these ecosystems, which is causing animals like polar bears to be severely affected by this as well.

Secondly, there has been an extreme increase in weather events and natural disasters. Just a few weeks ago, there was a hurricane that affected the lives of many people in places like Florida and the Carolinas. This causes communities, families, friends, and homes to be destroyed as well.

These are just two things that can help to back up the idea that climate change is a real and urgent problem. The climate affects the lives of people and animals, as well as the sea levels, the displacement of homes and communities all across the world, and ecosystems. It is something that is a constant debate in the United States when it shouldn’t be. The planet’s temperature is rising and increasing, and one day it could truly affect everyone more severely if we don’t try to do something about it.