Recently I started to read about the possible effects of climate change. What I have found so far has been looking quite grim. The only possible scenario that things will get better in the near future would be drastic cuts in industrial emissions, but for now it just looks like things will either get a little worse or a lot worse.
Some people might say that people in 1st world countries will not see major effects on their personal life style, but that is false. Even if people in these countries don't starve, climate change will damage global and local economies. Already, California (America's "bread basket") has seen a decline in crop quantity as well as crop quality due to climate change. This has already damaged the national economy. For these reasons I believe everyone should step up and help make a difference, because no one will be left unaffected.

I think these facts are major things to know! I didn't truly know that climate change will effect global and local economies. The fact that it has already effected my national economy is crazy!

I think everyone should be aware of how a subtle change in a degree could effect the climate and how climate change (in the long run) will effect every single one of us. The effects of change and the causes of climate change are topics we had recently covered in my Environmental Earth and Science class. Some of the causes were natural like volcanic eruptions and ocean circulation but there was also man made causes like the burning of fossil fuels. All which result in the heating of the Earth. The effects of climate change included things like sea level rising from the melting ice caps and an increase energy demand. However it my concern to you, climate change IS a big deal! More awareness and efforts can help slow the process of the Earth heating up but not stop it.

I do believe that climate change would put a huge impact on what how live today. I have watch some movies that shows what could occur. I don't want to be melted by the heat of the sun or frozen like a popsicle.

I definitely agree with you that global climate change will effect all countries. Recently we have been learning about this in class, and we've been look at all of the results that climate change has on things around the world. A one degree change in temperature can make a species go extinct. There are a lot of things that we can do to help with the changes like try to reduce using natural resources.

I completely agree that even small changes will help offset the effect of climate change. Even small changes to help our climate will drastically change our lifestyle and create and more healthy earth for everyone. Even a change as small as one degree could kill off many fish in the ocean as they react drastically to small changes in temperature. All of this means that climate change is a really big deal and should be looked at. More efforts need to be started if we want to save the health of our earth depleting drastically.

I 100% agree with this. We don't realize that although we may not see these changes in our lifetime, the generations to come will. We all need to work together to save what we have left. We need to limit using our natural resources, because eventually they will run out. We need to change what we do. If everyone was a little more careful with how they used their resources, we could reduce the contamination by quite a bit, and possibly slow the process down.

I agree it is a big deal, but also it would take some time to slow it down. Unless we take drastic measures, it won't change over night.

You have a very good point bringing up a first world country, because when people talk about helping the environment, they often think about third world countries instead of their own, which shouldn't make a difference. Helping the environment should be done daily!