The Urgent Issue of Global Warming

President Donald Trump withdrew the U.S. from the Paris Agreement on Thursday.

The Paris Agreement is a deal between 195 countries to reduce emissions that cause climate change.

Global Warming has caused an increase in temperatures, raised sea levels from the polar ice caps melting, and dangerous storms. Global scientists agreed that global warming does exist. Many have come to a conclusion; man-made activity is the cause.  

Climate change is already impacting the planet. A specific goal of the Paris Agreement is to prevent the world from warming by more than 2 degrees Celsius. Scientist think this could have damaging consequences on the World.

In the past, Trump has not accepted or spoke on scientists view on climate change. He has tweeted and said in campaign speeches that climate change is a “hoax.” He also stated that China was behind the whole idea of global warming.

White House press secretary Sean Spicer said earlier this week he did not know if Trump believes that climate change is a hoax.

Trump believes that the Paris Agreement was a threat to the United States economy. President Trumps election and campaign tackled job reform. Trump wanted to bring back coal and steel jobs.

President Obama pledged to reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions 26 to 28 percent below 2005 levels by 2025. The Clean Power Plan in February 2016 made the Obama administration and supporters the global warming regulations on power plants could be in legal Global Warming is important because it secures the planet for future generations. 

The current administration is halting the prevention of Global Warming for superficial reasons.

 The consequences of Global Warming are already here. In 2005, Hurricane Katrina, one of the five deadliest hurricanes in the history of the United States introduced us. At least, 1,245 people died in the hurricane. Total property damage was estimated at $108 billion. While hurricanes are a natural part of our climate system, recent research indicates that their destructive power, or intensity has been growing since the 1970’s, particularly in the North Atlantic region.

Longer and more damaging wildfire seasons also is a consequence of global warming. Higher spring and summer temperatures and earlier spring snow-melt results in forests that are hotter and drier for longer periods of time.

If Americans don’t take personal responsibility, dangerous storms can be harmful to our well-being.

My name is Jeremy Hilson, a student in the Hall of Journalism at Troy University. 

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