Global Warming: An Ethical Issue

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Present generations are reaping what their forefathers had sowed for them; future generations will reap what present generations have been sowing whether they like it or not. Past, present and future generations are dependent on each other’s choices. Technologies are zooming rapidly. Humanities prefer to overwork natural resources and often fell into technologies’ competitive temptations. Generations are getting smarter and innovative each day. New products are constantly changing to catch customers’ attention, while current products are still young and are not even ready to mature yet. While many are embracing technologies, few are concerned with the scars that have been embedded on natural resources. It is so easy to fall into the temptation that new technologies bring. However, scientists are keeping track of the planet’s vital signs. These vital signs are showing that Mother Nature does not agree with the excessive demands on natural resources. Evidences collected by scientists are showing frequent abnormal natural disasters (NASA). These abnormal natural disasters are consequences caused by global warming. Global warming is a global dilemma and everyone is endangered whether or not they were the cause for the increasing global warming. Therefore, we should sustain our natural resources by ethically paying close attention to Climate Change before our future generations will suffer the consequences.
Global warming is defined as “A gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth’s atmosphere generally attributed to the greenhouse effect caused by increased levels of carbon dioxide chlorofluorocarbons, and other pollutants” (Oxford Dictionaries). In the recent decade, the world has experienced stronger and even more freq...

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