The greenhouse effect is a natural occurrence that maintains Earth's average temperature at approximately 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The real threat of climate change lies in how quickly the change occurs.

The greenhouse effect is a necessary phenomenon that keeps all Earth's heat from escaping to the outer atmosphere. Without the greenhouse effect,
temperatures on Earth would be much lower than they are now, and the existence of life on this planet would not be possible. However, too many greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere could increase the greenhouse effect. This could result in an increase in global temperatures as well as changes in precipitation patterns.

The climate changes that will result from global warming are extremely difficult to predict.  The weather is determined by so many factors that it is often compared to chaos by scientists.  Changing the temperature will likely have some effect on the planet's weather, but just what that effect will be is nearly impossible to predict.

Some portion of the polar icecaps would melt if the temperature raises, increasing global sea levels. If this happen, islands would disappear and a lot of places would be flood, so one of the consequences could be the death of a lot of people and the lost of their homes. Another result could be that the ice will move and break up, causing large cracks in the ice and expose the sea. This phenomenon is known as the open water and it is very frightening to all people who go on expeditions. Bad water is also a consequent of the action of man. Lots of people became ill because of dirty water and poor hygiene, and approximately 6000 children die everyday all over the world, especially in some countries of Africa.

Some of the consequences of the rise of temperatures would be that some portion of the polar icecaps would melt, raising global sea levels. And this would be terrible for some places. Islands would disappear and flooding would occur along coastlines all over the world. This would be something terrible that may left a lot of people without home and without any kind of goods.

Other adverse affect that man has on the environment is the bad water. Half of all hospital beds worldwide are occupied with people who have become ill because of it. Everyday 6000 children die from dirty water and poor hygiene, especially in poor countries of Africa. Another reason why the water is in such bad conditions is that the industry does nothing to improve the water conditions and keep it clean.

All is not lost though; there are many avenues that can be traveled to reverse man's affects on the planet. By starting now to be environmental conscious and teaching the younger generations to follow your lead, we may yet be able to save the earth.

Trevor Miieu is the owner of Environment Go which is a youth environmental group.  To contact Trevor with question, go to: environmentgo.com

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