Global Issues

The most pressing global environmental issue facing us today is global warming.  Global warming is the rising of the earths atmosphere and oceans.  This is such a pressing issue since as the global temperatures rise, the sea levels will in turn rise as well.  Once the sea levels rise, the amount of precipitation will change and there will be an expansion of subtropical deserts.

 If a wealthy benefactor such as the Rockefeller Foundation gave me $100 billion to address this global patter, I would allocate most of the funds to global warming due to the huge impact it has on the earth as a whole, however, I would disperse some of the funds among other global issues such as intensive farming and energy conservation.  By helping the cause of climate change and global warming, this will ultimately help many different ecosystems, especially tundra, coral reefs, and mangroves, which we have right here in southwest Florida. 

As global warming progresses, it will greatly impact the farming conditions around the world.  A change in the earths atmosphere will demand a change in farming methods and techniques.  Once the issue of global warming has been taken care of, many other issues will be covered as well, as they are not mutually exclusive.