Variations in the behaviour of the weather over long time periods, such as from one

century another, are referred to as climate change.

The warming of the climate system is unequivocal, as is now evident from observations of
increases in global average air and ocean temperatures, widespread melting of snow and ice, and
rising global mean sea level. The Earths average surface temperature has risen by 0.76 C since
1850. Most of the warming that has occurred over the last 50 years is very likely to have been
caused by human activities. In its Fourth Assessment Report projects that, without further action
to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the global average surface temperature is likely to rise by a
further 1.8-4.0C this century, and by up to 6.4C in the worst case scenario. Even the lower end
of this range would take the temperature increase since pre-industrial times above 2C the
threshold beyond which irreversible and possibly catastrophic changes become far more likely.
The climate can affect every person and our health directly through increases in temperature.
Such increases may lead to more extreme heat waves during the summer while producing less
extreme cold spells during the winter. Particular segments of the population such as those with
heart problems, asthma, the elderly, and the very young can be especially vulnerable to extreme
heat. There can be extreme floods and droughts, hurricanes.
Nowadays there are so many factories that exhale really destructive substances and pollute the
air. We all know very well that air is something we cant live without. When we breathe the
polluted air, we can get seriously ill. Ground-level ozone can damage lung tissue, and is especially
harmful for those with asthma and other chronic lung diseases. Sunlight and high temperatures,
combined with other pollutants such as nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds, can cause
the ground-level ozone to increase.We cannot escape from the polluted air-its everywhere, even
in our homes and we are breathing it non-stop. This can cause cancer and other serious diseases.
Another huge problem is that the sea levels are rising worldwide. Also the expansion of ocean
water is caused by warmer ocean temperatures.. Mountain glaciers and small ice caps are melting
as well as Greenlands Ice Sheet and the Antarctic Ice Sheet. The temperature is rising which
means
that
ice
is
melting
faster
and
faster.
However, these are not the only problems. Another issue are the greenhouse gasses. They are
gasses which trap heat in the atmosphere. Some greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide occur
naturally by natural processes and other are created and emitted solely through human activities.
For example carbon dioxide is entering the atmosphere because of human activities like burning of
fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, and coal). All vehicles exhale too much damaging substances. People
have been trying to reduce them but the problem is still topical and I think we have to do
something like ride a bike not a car to work or school, we should take the shortest route possible,
and plan our drive so that we will not backtrack or travel out of our way.We also may choose a
clean-burning fuel, which reduces ozone-forming pollutants and buy a car that produces fewer
emissions or runs using an alternative fuel.The taxes of cars should be higher and most of the
people will prefer to use the public transport and we will no longer have traffic jams and we will
reduce the damaging emissions.