A burning issue… By Anita VIDAL

California fires are on the increase, why?

I think it is vital to be aware of the causes and effects of climate change…

According to the IPPC EU directive, global warming is the increase in the average temperature of the oceans and the atmosphere on a global scale over several years; since the late nineteenth century, global temperatures have increased by 0.6 °C...

According to a Washington Post journalist, governments think that there should be a slowdown of global warming over the next twenty years. So far, however, it has increased year on year. 2015 was the hottest on record. Climate change has repercussions: natural disasters such as floods and earthquakes. The journalist ends his article by saying that it is not a purely scientific problem but rather a political one.

An article in la.curbed.com discusses the effects of the global rise in temperatures on California. In this State, temperatures can reach  40°C. Fires are becoming more common because of the resulting drought, and pollution has increased. If people do not change their bad habits, the situation can only get worse, though some scientists say it is too late…

Links:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/02/24/top-scientists-insist-global-warming-really-did-slow-down-in-the-2000s/

http://la.curbed.com/2015/8/26/9926742/the-many-terrifying-ways-global-warming-will-soon-be-ravaging

Anita VIDAL wants to work for an environmental NGO.