What Are The Causes of Climate Change?

Have you been wondering about the causes of climate change and how it will affect you?

Climate change has to do with a change of climate which is directly or indirectly attributed to human activity that changes the global atmosphere over the natural climate fluctuation.

• The atmosphere is kept warm enough for life as we know it with a natural blanket of greenhouse gases at an average temperature of 15 degrees C.
  
  
• Due to human emissions, the blanket of greenhouse gases has become thicker and therefore trapping the heat which causes global warming.
  
  
• The biggest source of human generated greenhouse gas emissions comes from fossil fuels.

• Severe storms are occurring more frequently.
  
  
• Longer dry periods causing droughts.
  
  
• Heavier precipitation in certain areas.
  
• Increase in wildfires.
  
  
• Melting of glaciers throughout the world.
  
  
• Global increase in the sea level.
  
  
• Decline of winter weather.
  
  
• Levels of carbon dioxide are increasing at an abnormal rate.
  
  
• Ocean water is getting warmer.
  
  
• Many species of plants and animals are at risk.
  
  
• Growth in the insect population.
  
  
• Spread of tropical diseases.
  
  
• Destruction of the coral reefs around the world.

• Switch to energy efficient light bulbs.
  
  
• Turn off lights when not in a room, and encourage others to do the same.
  
  
• Buy energy efficient appliances.
  
  
• Support industries and products that provide for high energy efficiency.
  
  
• Demand that your local electric company reward energy-saving customers with lower rates, instead of giving the large users of energy cheaper rates.

• If you must drive a vehicle, make sure it is energy efficient.
  
  
• Cut down on the amount of car trips you make each week.
  
  
• Join a carpool for your travel to school or work.
  
  
• Bike or walk if you are traveling somewhere locally.

• Compared to cars, public transportation is the best way to cut CO2 emissions.
  
  
• Public transportation reduces the need for building new roads and highways. Another source of CO2 emissions.
  
  
• Demand that your local community provide fast, convenient and economical public transportation.

The environmental disasters that have been going on throughout the world should serve as a wake up call to all of us. We should be more considerate of the environment. Mother Nature has been very generous to all of us but there is a tipping point that we could reach that could be disastrous to all mankind.