The world’s wetlands contain approximately 771 billion tons of greenhouse gases, namely carbon dioxide and methane which is equal to one fifth of the entire earth’s store of carbon. If the world’s wetlands are destroyed they could release this powerful carbon bomb and unleash a climatic catastrophe upon the planet. As if we weren’t in bad enough shape as it is.
Laziness is probably at the root of this problem, Trash. Everywhere you look there is trash on the roads in the medians, on your lawn, broken beer and alcohol bottles in the middle of the street. What the heck is your problem.
While there is still much debate about whether global warming is a reality, there are many signs that the earth is undergoing changes which may be a sign of global warming. The causes of these changes may not be exactly known but our polluting the atmosphere with fossil fuel byproducts certainly can’t be helping the situation. Changes in the way we live and the products we use may help decrease the effects of pollution in our atmosphere.
