Unique Problems

In past week scientists have discovered two major problems that global warming has produced, and one you may not be to familiar with. In an "Arctic Report Card" produced by a United States team of scientists they show that the reduction of sea ice in the arctic is 23% below the previous record in 2005 (The New Zealand Herald). This startling fact also is tied in with the fact that the condition of permafrost has changed dramatically over the past 30 years (The New Zealand Herald). Scientists believe that whatever is causing the permafrost to get warmer is directly tied into global warming (The New Zealand Herald)
Another issue that has been brought about in recent news is one that many people are not familiar with. While ocean temperatures warm in response to global warming a leading marine biologist states that the climate change has caused the spread and severity of deadly coral reefs across the Great Barrier Reef (Beeby: Science and Environment reporter). Scientists fear that if this climate change continues coral reefs could be extinct within the next few decades (Beeby: Science and Environment reporter). Professor Bette Willis explains the reason behind the killing of coral reef's has to deal with an outbreak of "white syndrome" (Beeby: Science and Environment reporter). "White Syndrome" is a pathogen that kills coral and it has increased in the past few years by 20% in a direct correlation to global warming, this syndrome along with storm damage and poor water quality are threatening the lives of our coral reef's (Beeby: Science and Environment reporter).
So as you can see global warming has an effect on many different issues across the world. A lot of the issues that global warming brings out people are completely unaware of, and when there is a lack of knowledge on a subject there tends to be a lack of interest. People hear over and over on the news about the same problems global warming is causing. A lot of the time the news is explaining to people that our lifestyle is causing the earth to warm and it is affecting things like the rise in sea level and shrinking of mountains. If people regularly hear of only the same issues they will become uninterested on the subject even if it is a subject as important as global warming.