Social injustice: global warming and the animals

There are many social justices in the world today. There are also many social injustices. A major topic that I think is very important is global warming, and the animals that are involved in the fallout. Global warming is an increase of the average temperature in the earth’s atmosphere. Through the greenhouse gas effects, this process has sped up and has really started to affect the earth. Average temperatures have climbed approximately 1.4 degrees Fahrenheit over the past hundred years. Arctic glaciers and the polar ice caps are disappearing, and the coral reefs around the world are deteriorating. And, all of the greenhouse gas emissions have contributed to stronger hurricanes over the years. But, with all of this atmospheric change, there are some things that we forget about, and those are the animals. Because of the drastic climate changes, ecosystems are being wiped out all together, and it is really affecting the animal’s habitats. Because of all of the deforestation happening in many forests, many animals are being forced to change their habitats and lives. The greenhouse effect is horrible for all forms of life. For polar bears, because the polar ice caps are melting quickly, the polar bears have to swim longer in order to find shelter. According to wwf.panda.org, Polar bears in the Hudson Bay area of Canada are losing weight and getting less fit because the ice breaks up 2 weeks earlier in spring, robbing them of 2 weeks’ hunting. Also, the coral reefs in many of our tropical oceans are slowly deteriorating, and without the wildlife to help keep them alive, the oceans could be in serious trouble. According to dosomething.org, 1.6 million species face extinction from disappearing habitats, changing ecosystems and acidifying oceans. Also, global warming causes climate change, which affects the seasons changing the length and intensity of them. Because of the extreme weather changes, it puts stress on the wildlife, so food becomes scarce for many animals; climate change as a whole has affected food sources and has made insects, plants, and other foods harder to come by. These changes both negatively affect humans and animals. Unfortunately, animals all over the planet are helpless to the harmful effects of global warming. If nothing is changed, the world as a whole is in trouble. We as humans need to do something in order to improve the conditions of global warming in order to save the planet.Just like global warming, the situation with Emmett Till is unfortunately still going on today. We need to raise awareness and find ways to stop these acts of violence both environmentally as well as humanly.


http://www.nwf.org/Global-Warming/Effects-on-Wildlife-and-Habitat.aspx
http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/aboutcc/problems/impacts/
http://www.dosomething.org