Greenhouse gas pollutions sees Fastest rise
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The article was about how greenhouse gases have been rising at at its fastest rate since the industrialized era. Even though there have been efforts taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the atmosphere and oceans are reaching their capacity. The most abundant greenhouse gas is CO2 as a result of burning fossil fuels and other sources of air pollution. The worst year of high greenhouse gas emissions was 2012-2013 since 1984. This has become such a huge issue and for the first time, the World Meteorological Organization will be discussing ocean acidification at their annual "Greenhouse Gas Bulletin". Wendy Watson-Wright, executive secretary of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, states "If global warming is not a strong enough reason to cut CO2 emissions, ocean acidification should be, since its effects are already being felt and will increase for many decades to come,".
reflection
I chose this article because I always here about greenhouse gases, but i feel like I'm completely unaware of how much of it is trapped in Earth's atmosphere and oceans. I was also curious about the rate at which the gases increase. I was thoroughly shocked at the data and statistics. The numbers were very interesting: "142% more carbon dioxide, 253% more methane, and 121% more nitrous oxide..." (1). When I think about how much has accumulated over the past decades, it astounds me. When I learned about greenhouse gases in middle school, it was more of a joke than a serious situation. No one I knew believed it was a real problem. Now it is a scary situation that has introduced another issue: Ocean Acidification.
This article is a call for public awareness. People need to be educated and realize that humanity will be facing major issues in the coming decades because of greenhouse gases. We also need to do more to reduce greenhouse gases, especially carbon emissions. Ocean Acidification needs more attention since it is a big problem that is just recently gaining notice. |