The Facts

The Irish Times is reporting that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Control (IPCC), is giving warning to humans that change in lifestyles must be made. As I talked about before, some believe global warming to be a natural change and feel humans don't play a significant role in its existence. The IPCC has stated that it is very likely, almost 90% sure, that global warming has come from humans, primarily from the use of fossil fuels (Science Today). For all of those who doubt this theory the IPCC web site has put up their summaries and their reports for those to review.
The bulk of the IPCC argument stems from the fact that over the last 50 years the world has warmed at a pace like never before. The IPCC fears that even if we stopped emitting so many greenhouse gases into the atmosphere the damage we have already caused with still heat the world as the years pass. Although the heating process with happen at a much slower pace if humans start realizing the consequences of emitting so many greenhouse gases. With glaciers shrinking and the sea level rising we need to start taking steps to getting this problem under control.
The problem is that with so many people believing global warming isn't our fault it is hard to get everyone on board when it comes to controlling the problem. It seems that for some reason it is going to take a jaw dropping change for people to realize how important of an issue this really is. With the IPCC predicting the world to warm at .2 degrees per decade over the next 20 years it is time to start cutting back on the gas emissions (Science Today).
The response to global warming is clear. You can think whatever you want about it but the fact is that the amount of fossil fuels being emitted into the atmosphere is running the temperature of the earth higher and higher every year. People are always complaining when there is a gigantic problem and there seems to be no way to fix it. In this case there may not be a way for humans to make the problem disappear but we do have the power to help control it. How drastic of a problem will global warming become in the near future? Our actions as humans with determine the answer to that question.