Global
Warming: “Feeling hot hot hot” with Al Gore – An Inconvenient
Truth
Al
Gore’s, “An Inconvenient Truth” is nothing short of
a slap in the face. The bottom line is: If the vast majority of
the world's scientists are right, we have just 10 years to avert a major
catastrophe that could send our entire planet into a tail-spin of epic
destruction involving extreme weather, floods, droughts, epidemics and
killer heat waves beyond anything we have ever experienced.
If that sounds
like ingredients for a movie of dispair – think again!
This documentary, although alarming, offers
a passionate and inspirational perspective on global warming with this
underlying message: We Can Make A Difference!
Global warming is the observed increase in the average
temperature of the Earth's atmosphere and oceans in recent decades. The
main cause of the human-induced component of warming is the increase in
atmospheric greenhouse gases, especially carbon dioxide (CO2) due to activities
such as the burning of fossil fuels, land clearing, and agriculture.
An increase in global temperatures can in turn cause other changes,
such as a rising sea level and changes in the amount and pattern of precipitation.
These changes may increase the frequency and intensity of extreme weather
events. The record number of tornadoes in the Midwest, the torrential
flooding in Mumbai, India, and Hurricane Katrina all in one year gives
realistic evidence of this – But there is much more!
If you want the scientific facts:
If you want a realistic, scientifically supported look into the
future of disappearing rivers, disappearing species, disappearing
rainforests and disappearing cities:
If you want to know what you can do:
This is the movie for you!
Although in documentary form, critic MaryAnn Johanson explains, “If
all lectures were as engaging as this movie, you would graduate from university
with top grades, as Gore manages to keep your attention throughout the
movie.”
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