| The global warming climate change is a big | | | | every human on earth, floods and heat waves |
| issue, since we all start to witness more and | | | | are. Floods like we have seen hit the U.S and |
| more extreme weather and frequent natural | | | | parts of a Asia and Europe. The change in the |
| disasters, and many of the old generation | | | | average temperature around the world, all |
| will tell you that they never experienced a | | | | above their usual averages and well above the |
| warmer summer, a colder winter and a rainier | | | | slow global warming recorded in the last few |
| season we all start to comprehend that what | | | | decades. Heat waves that kill many hundreds |
| started 20 years or more as a small group of | | | | in eastern Europe and western Europe, places |
| scientists started making noise about the | | | | that have not felt such high temperatures |
| greenhouse effects and global warming was not | | | | ever and certainly not for so long as 10 or |
| something scientific at all, it is very much | | | | 15 days. Sudden snow storms early in the year |
| a part of our every day life and may turn | | | | have a significant effect on many industries |
| into a very important consideration in the | | | | and their transportation systems. |
| near future. | | | | |
| | | | It is assumed that all humans on the planet |
| As glaciers in Antarctica start melting in a | | | | will feel a direct discomfort or even worst |
| seriously dangerous rate and the temperatures | | | | in the next few years, all connected to |
| in the ocean rise as a result of the glaciers | | | | global warming. If we are really concerned we |
| temperature more and more people understand | | | | should do our best to raise the awareness to |
| that the next few years will not be the same | | | | global warming and the dangers involved. The |
| in terms of temperature and the extreme | | | | development of India and China makes the risk |
| weather all of the globe experience, extreme | | | | even more significant as more and more people |
| temperatures are experienced everywhere | | | | of these two great nations purchase cars and |
| around the blue planet and there are many | | | | use more electricity then ever before. |
| side effects to this phenomena. | | | | |
| | | | While it is hard to explain to them why they |
| Just speak with a ski instructor in Europe | | | | cant use the same thing the Americans and |
| and you will understand that some people in | | | | Europeans enjoyed for so long, it is fairly |
| this industry are very concerned for its | | | | simple to explain that if we continue to live |
| future, as snow peaks quickly lose most of | | | | like that the days of humans (as the lives of |
| its mass, even in the European alps the rate | | | | many creatures that share earth with us) are |
| of snow loss is overwhelming, glaciers fall | | | | numbered. |
| apart and the increase of summer vacationers | | | | |
| coming to see parts of mountains fall apart | | | | It is a clear and very true threat on human |
| as a result of the decrease of glaciers to | | | | life on earth and global warming has only |
| hold them together is raising serious concern | | | | reveled a part of its power, it is estimated |
| for the future of skiing, with less snow and | | | | that once we hit a certain degree things will |
| higher temperatures it will not be a popular | | | | escalate very quickly and everyone will feel |
| and relatively cheap sport anymore. | | | | this very fast, we might see a complete |
| | | | change of the weather system in the next few |
| But snow and ski is the least of concerns for | | | | years if we do not act now. |