Climate Change

Has anyone near you talked about climate change? Have you ever wondered about why it hasn't snowed much this year? It is because of climate change!

Climate change is when the earth gets warmer. This is because of how we burn fossil fuels. The smoke from burning fossil fuels contains carbon dioxide. (Co2). Then, some of that carbon dioxide rises higher in the atmosphere and gets trapped as a layer in the atmosphere. That layer acts like an invisible blanket. Some of the sun’s incoming heat is reflected back into space, but some of the sun’s heat gets to the earth's surface. The heat is then trapped in the atmosphere by the carbon dioxide. This is what climate change is.

If the temperature continues to rise 2 more degrees Celsius, or 4 degrees Fahrenheit, the weather will go out of control, and go crazy. Floods and droughts will become more frequent and severe. Storm systems will become way more violent. Unexpected and unknown diseases will make people sick. Then, this world will become a very dangerous world to live in. We, as humans, will be lucky to even survive for more than three years!

How do we stop climate change? We have to stop polluting the air! We need to decrease the amount of carbon dioxide we release into the atmosphere, start using clean energy, like using solar panels, hydroelectricity, and wind energy. We also need to plant more trees, because trees absorb carbon dioxide and turn it into oxygen. We also need to use more public transportation. If we want to do some of this stuff, we must develop new technologies. We may also have to change our ways of life.

We also need to adapt to climate change. We need to find ways to survive in climate change. Climate change will cause glaciers to melt and ocean levels to rise, and the island people will be in danger. Their homes will flood. We need to rescue the island people and bring them to higher and safer places. We all need to build homes higher. We also need to control the floods. We need to build dams or think of other ways to stop the flood from reaching homes. Lastly, we will need more money for extreme weather and disasters. There will be more disasters and more heat waves as climate change persists. The government needs to save money to help the needy and rebuild houses after a disaster.

But what if climate change goes too far? What if the conditions on earth become way too wild? Then, the worst thing happens. We have to find a new habitable planet.

 Last but not least, in 2016, the United Nations (UN) signed the Paris Agreement. Many countries also signed this agreement to stop climate change. People around the world should work together to stop climate change.

Stop climate change!!!!!!!