For this assessment, the topic I am looking at is climate change. I chose this topic because climate change is one of the most serious issues that the world is facing today. I will be looking in particular at global warming. Global warming is defined as the phenomenon of increasing average atmospheric temperature of Earth over the past one to two centuries, caused by the effect of greenhouse gases . It is also one of the most challenging environmental problems. It is mainly caused by the greenhouse gases released by human activities and it contributes to climate change due to its potential future effects. Its possible effects threaten the health of the earth and the organisms living in the earth including human beings. Global warming has …show more content…
The objectives of conferences and summit meetings are to hold negotiations towards a global climate agreement, unite in actions to produce a low-carbon world and minimize global warming. Furthermore, the countries have implemented global warming policies to reduce the impacts of global warming. For example, the United States has created Clean Air Act to regulate the greenhouse gases. Moreover, countries have joined the Kyoto Protocol - aimed to combat global warming. Currently, there are 192 parties to the Kyoto …show more content…
The average global land-ocean temperature in 2014 was 0.69°C (1.24°F), the warmest during the period of record (1880–2014), above the 20th century average of 13.9°C (57.0°F). The average temperature recored in February 2015 was the second highest for February in the 136-year period of record, at 0.82°C (1.48°F). Several countries have experienced consequences of global warming. For example, in February 2015, Argentina experienced heavy rainfall which triggered floods in the region of Cuyo and Cordoba and Santa Fe provinces. Australia experienced the second warmest February since national records began in