Global warming. You know it as the phenomenon that’s going to kill all of us in due time. The accumulation of carbon dioxide gases in the atmosphere has now reached 400 parts per million, higher than it has been for millions of years. The increasing amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases act like a thickening blanket spread over the planet, warming it up.
Of course, there are those who consider global warming and its effects to be a myth, but there are also those who don’t do anything significant enough to prevent it. I, for one, believe that at this point we might as well fully contribute to global warming, delight in our heaters and air conditioners, get rid of that troublesome carpooling and those too-quick-for-comfort showers and just let Mother Nature run her course.
Let stronger hurricanes, the melting of glaciers and severe dust storms integrate themselves into our world’s bright future. What better way to water our country’s farmlands than with the use of hurricanes? And say goodbye to allergies because pollination would be reduced. Less pollen and fewer bees. I’m sure the world will feel like a safer place, without dangerous stingers lurking around every rosebush.
Not to mention that the drastic climate changes will ultimately lead to the deaths of millions of people, maybe even billions, if the Earth’s temperature continues to increase at this rate, solving our Earth’s problem of overpopulation. There are nearly seven billion humans living on our planet and scientists claim that the carrying capacity is two billion. I’m sure those scientists would be overjoyed if the population were decimated by several billion.
The reduction in human population is the perfect remedy for global warming, for those of you who believe humans are the cause. It’s a solution that will eventually put an end to extreme climate changes, and we don’t even have to lift a finger, we only have to continue living our lavish lifestyles. And with the ever-approaching destruction of our climate zones and death of over half of our population, why care about the choices we make? Future generations will be left with the consequences.
Schools can indulge in using Styrofoam trays, we can explore California’s wilderness with our Hummers or Jeeps and those multimillion dollar oil and coal companies can continue to use fossil fuels to drain us of our money.
It’s obvious that we should ignore the impending doom that is upon us. The question AP Environmental Science teacher Mr. Scott Randles asked pops into my mind, “Is life as we know it worth less than an economy based on fossil fuels?” But really, why should we listen to him?