Implications

This is in my opinion the most important issue right now. Unfortunately it is not being treated as such. Global warming has the potential to affect everything about our way of life. The temperature increase would melt the ice caps and cause massive flooding in some regions. The new increase in temperature could also cause hurricanes to have a much more massive effect since they thrive in warm water situations. The new change in weather would also result in the possible extinction of many species of animals, such as the polar bear, that thrive in cold temperatures. There would be droughts in some areas and floods in others. Not to mention the destruction of some sea life and things like the coral reef. People should realize that the threat of global warming is far too great to waste time bickering over if it is caused by humans or not. We should do whatever is necessary to preserve the life of our planet before it gets too late and there is nothing that can be done to save us. I think that this issue should also be a driving force for finding better sources of alternative fuels. Regardless of the causes of global warming burning fossil fuels are putting more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere and fossil fuels are a non-renewable resource and will not last forever.