How Much Hotter Is Your Hometown Than When You Were Born?
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In 2001, the year I was born, Topton, Pennsylvania only had 13 days where the temperature reached 90 degrees. In 2019, Topton can expect to have 16 days where the temperature reaches 90 degrees. This number could reach up to 37 days by the time I'm 80 years old. Studies show that temperatures will continue to rise even if we lower greenhouse gas emissions, but lowering these numbers could prevent temperatures from reaching even greater levels. Higher temperatures have been found to increase illness and death for the elderly and infants, as well have as lower food production.
I find this to be very scary. The temperatures in our own hometown have already risen since my birth and will continue to raise dramatically throughout my lifetime. Not only could this effect the environment, but it could also effect illness and death rates for children and elderly people. We definitely need to take action to lower emissions as soon as possible before this issue gets any more out of hand.
In 2001, the year I was born, Topton, Pennsylvania only had 13 days where the temperature reached 90 degrees. In 2019, Topton can expect to have 16 days where the temperature reaches 90 degrees. This number could reach up to 37 days by the time I'm 80 years old. Studies show that temperatures will continue to rise even if we lower greenhouse gas emissions, but lowering these numbers could prevent temperatures from reaching even greater levels. Higher temperatures have been found to increase illness and death for the elderly and infants, as well have as lower food production.
I find this to be very scary. The temperatures in our own hometown have already risen since my birth and will continue to raise dramatically throughout my lifetime. Not only could this effect the environment, but it could also effect illness and death rates for children and elderly people. We definitely need to take action to lower emissions as soon as possible before this issue gets any more out of hand.
This is a very interesting approach to showing people how rapidly the earth's temperatures are rising. I agree that taking action to lower emissions is vital to slowing these rates and preventing irreversible damage to the planet.
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