Blog Post On Climate Change

I read Climate Change by Shelley Tanaka and the overall main idea of the text was warning humans about climate change and global warming. She included chapters about the idea of the Earth warming, how it started, what humans can do against it, and how far humans are behind in all this. She included details about the number of emissions we are currently burning, and how much forests are left in the world. She mentions that major countries have lost most of their forest, for example the US has lost 94% of its forests. She makes many predictions about what is upcoming for humans, that polar bears will only be able to live in the arctic circle by 2050, that almost all farming will have to be stopped by 2050, that by 2020 there won't be any ski resorts in upstate new york because it will be too warm. One quote is,"we consume things, discard them, replace them, expand them." Humans are constantly trying to get things that are better and bigger, and that is causing the world to lose energy and warm up the planet. These details contribute to the main idea, which is that global warming and climate change are happening and that is the fault of humans.
I think the author wants us to be very shocked by this book and to get so shocked you want to help. She includes scary facts and ideas that really stun people. While I was reading this book, I began to feel almost depressed because the book was depressing. She did underestimate anything; if anything she overestimated. She included facts that she knew people care about, such as "a polar ice cap melting by 2050, leaving 30 million without water". People will realize right off the bat that they need to step against global warming because it could mean the death of people. Instead of including facts such as, the amount of burning emissions have gone up 3.6%, which most people won't even understand what that means or could cause for them, but including people will scare the readers.
After reading this book, I began to feel worried about how the Earth is going to change for everybody on the planet. I read it and was surprised by the harsh facts in the book. I knew a little of global warming, but not that much and did not realize the harsh affects that are going to come this way. My thinking has been changed and I am more serious about global warming. I will try to remember the little things I can do to save our planet, like turning off the lights when I'm not in the room and conserving paper. Some questions I still have are how can people try to stop global warming. Although Tanaka did a good job explaining all the bad things that are coming our way, she didn't mention that much how to solve it. One of the downsides of the book is it gets you worried about our planet, but it doesn't tell you much how to save it.