Dear​ ​President,

It’s​ ​amazing​ ​how​ ​single​ ​variables​ ​can​ ​add​ ​up​ ​to​ ​contribute​ ​to​ ​a​ ​worldwide​ ​crisis.

Global​ ​warming​ ​is​ ​influenced​ ​by​ ​many​ ​disasters​ ​either​ ​waiting​ ​to​ ​happen,​ ​or​ ​have​ ​already

occurred.​ ​Disasters​ ​that’ll​ ​have​ ​havoc​ ​worldwide​ ​and​ ​the​ ​people​ ​on​ ​earth.​ ​The​ ​issue​ ​has

control​ ​of​ ​many​ ​factors​ ​that​ ​will​ ​impact​ ​how​ ​we​ ​live​ ​and​ ​what​ ​we​ ​need​ ​to​ ​live.​ ​Addressing

this​ ​issue​ ​and​ ​diminishing​ ​the​ ​causes​ ​of​ ​the​ ​problem,​ ​or​ ​preventing​ ​them​ ​from​ ​causing

more​ ​harm,​ ​will​ ​stop​ ​global​ ​warming​ ​from​ ​becoming​ ​worse​ ​and​ ​leading​ ​to​ ​more​ ​destruction

that'll​ ​have​ ​a​ ​major​ ​affect​ ​on​ ​the​ ​earth.

Sitting​ ​on​ ​the​ ​couch,​ ​the​ ​news​ ​coming​ ​on​ ​tv,​ ​the​ ​news​ ​anchors​ ​listing​ ​the​ ​many

different​ ​occurrences​ ​that​ ​have​ ​been​ ​caused​ ​due​ ​to​ ​global​ ​warming.​ ​Many​ ​of​ ​them​ ​that

abuse​ ​what​ ​I​ ​love​ ​about​ ​the​ ​world.​ ​Plants​ ​dying​ ​because​ ​of​ ​the​ ​change​ ​in​ ​climate,​ ​animals

dying​ ​because​ ​of​ ​the​ ​loss​ ​of​ ​plants​ ​or​ ​because​ ​their​ ​habitats​ ​are​ ​affected​ ​by​ ​the​ ​rising

temperatures.​ ​Wildlife​ ​is​ ​dying.​ ​life​ ​on​ ​earth​ ​isn’t​ ​the​ ​same​ ​and​ ​has​ ​been​ ​changing​ ​over​ ​the

years,​ ​because​ ​we​ ​didn’t​ ​take​ ​charge​ ​of​ ​the​ ​problem​ ​before​ ​it​ ​became​ ​severe.

Human’s​ ​actions​ ​contribute​ ​to​ ​the​ ​cause​ ​of​ ​global​ ​warming​ ​because​ ​of​ ​the​ ​waste

they​ ​create.​ ​Greenhouse​ ​gases​ ​has​ ​the​ ​majority​ ​impact​ ​on​ ​the​ ​issue.​ ​Carbon​ ​dioxide

gases​ ​has​ ​increased​ ​majorly​ ​over​ ​the​ ​years​ ​and​ ​is​ ​causing​ ​the​ ​earth’s​ ​heat​ ​to​ ​increase

because​ ​of​ ​the​ ​amount​ ​of​ ​sun​ ​rays​ ​that​ ​the​ ​earth​ ​is​ ​trapping.​ ​Due​ ​to​ ​the​ ​burning​ ​of​ ​fossil

fuels,​ ​the​ ​amount​ ​of​ ​gas​ ​has​ ​increased​ ​over​ ​the​ ​years.​ ​Earth’s​ ​average​ ​temperature​ ​is

essential​ ​for​ ​life,​ ​because​ ​we​ ​and​ ​animals​ ​and​ ​plants​ ​have​ ​already​ ​adjusted​ ​and​ ​built​ ​a​ ​life

based​ ​on​ ​the​ ​average​ ​temperate.​ ​But​ ​the​ ​greenhouse​ ​effect​ ​has​ ​caused​ ​the​ ​earth​ ​to

become​ ​warmer,​ ​because​ ​of​ ​how​ ​much​ ​of​ ​the​ ​sun’s​ ​rays​ ​are​ ​trapped.​ ​According​ ​to​ ​Nasa

Global​ ​climate​ ​change,​ ​“​About​ ​half​ ​the​ ​light​ ​reaching​ ​Earth's​ ​atmosphere​ ​passes

through​ ​the​ ​air​ ​and​ ​clouds​ ​to​ ​the​ ​surface,​ ​where​ ​it​ ​is​ ​absorbed​ ​and​ ​then​ ​radiated

upward​ ​in​ ​the​ ​form​ ​of​ ​infrared​ ​heat,”​ ​then​ ​stating​ ​that​ ​90​ ​percent​ ​of​ ​the​ ​heat​ ​is

absorbed​ ​by​ ​greenhouse​ ​gases,​ ​such​ ​as​ ​CO2​ ​and​ ​fossil​ ​fuel​ ​gases.​ ​After,​ ​it​ ​travels

back​ ​to​ ​earth’s​ ​surface​ ​and​ ​increases​ ​the​ ​temperature;​ ​repeating​ ​for​ ​over​ ​50​ ​years.

Different​ ​gases​ ​all​ ​take​ ​part​ ​in​ ​making​ ​the​ ​effect​ ​of​ ​global​ ​warming​ ​worse;​ ​water

vapor,​ ​carbon​ ​dioxide​ ​gas,​ ​methane,​ ​nitrous​ ​oxide,​ ​and​ ​chlorofluorocarbons.​ ​For

example,​ ​water​ ​vapor​ ​radiates​ ​heat​ ​back​ ​to​ ​the​ ​earth’s​ ​surface​ ​and​ ​increases

temperature,​ ​which​ ​also​ ​causes​ ​evaporation​ ​for​ ​bodies​ ​of​ ​water,​ ​causing​ ​the

production​ ​for​ ​more​ ​water​ ​vapor,​ ​repeating​ ​the​ ​cycle.​ ​Human​ ​activity​ ​is​ ​increasing

and​ ​we​ ​were​ ​completely​ ​unaware​ ​on​ ​how​ ​we​ ​were​ ​affecting​ ​the​ ​earth​ ​over​ ​the​ ​years,

until​ ​the​ ​situation​ ​began​ ​to​ ​impact​ ​how​ ​we​ ​live​ ​and​ ​our​ ​surroundings.

The​ ​causes​ ​of​ ​global​ ​warming​ ​are​ ​severe.​ ​Importantly,​ ​climate​ ​change​ ​has

generated​ ​a​ ​domino​ ​effect​ ​and​ ​has​ ​branched​ ​off​ ​into​ ​individual​ ​troubles.​ ​First​ ​of​ ​all,​ ​since

the​ ​temperature​ ​of​ ​the​ ​earth​ ​is​ ​rising,​ ​glaciers​ ​are​ ​already​ ​melting,​ ​so,​ ​sea​ ​levels​ ​are

growing.​ ​There​ ​is​ ​a​ ​large​ ​amount​ ​of​ ​fresh​ ​water​ ​that​ ​was​ ​trapped​ ​in​ ​ice​ ​caps​ ​and​ ​glaciers,

which​ ​are​ ​melting​ ​straight​ ​into​ ​the​ ​ocean​ ​and​ ​is​ ​becoming​ ​undrinkable;​ ​critical​ ​because

freshwater​ ​is​ ​becoming​ ​scarce​ ​and​ ​we​ ​are​ ​already​ ​in​ ​a​ ​drought.​ ​According​ ​to​ ​National

Geographic,​ ​“​Floods​ ​and​ ​droughts​ ​will​ ​become​ ​more​ ​common.​ ​Rainfall​ ​could​ ​decline​ ​by​ ​10

percent​ ​over​ ​the​ ​next​ ​50​ ​years.​ ​Less​ ​fresh​ ​water​ ​will​ ​be​ ​available,”​ ​affecting​ ​our​ ​water

source​ ​and​ ​our​ ​need​ ​on​ ​living​ ​off​ ​of​ ​fresh​ ​water.​ ​​Also,​ ​the​ ​habitats​ ​for​ ​animals,​ ​in​ ​places

where​ ​the​ ​glaciers​ ​are​ ​land,​ ​are​ ​melting​ ​and​ ​triggering​ ​difficulty​ ​for​ ​how​ ​they​ ​live,​ ​killing

them.​ ​Also,​ ​as​ ​water​ ​evaporation​ ​increases,​ ​clouds​ ​accumulate​ ​the​ ​water​ ​and​ ​rain​ ​is​ ​more

frequent.​ ​Next,​ ​the​ ​warm,​ ​evaporated​ ​seawater​ ​will​ ​rise​ ​into​ ​a​ ​huge​ ​amount​ ​of​ ​warm​ ​heated

air​ ​and​ ​make​ ​hurricanes.​ ​Stated​ ​on​ ​NASA,​ ​“​ ​The​ ​intensity,​ ​frequency​ ​and​ ​duration​ ​of​ ​North

Atlantic​ ​hurricanes,​ ​as​ ​well​ ​as​ ​the​ ​frequency​ ​of​ ​the​ ​strongest​ ​(Category​ ​4​ ​and​ ​5)​ ​hurricanes,

have​ ​all​ ​increased​ ​since​ ​the​ ​early​ ​1980s,”​ ​which​ ​is​ ​dangerous​ ​for​ ​people​ ​living​ ​on​ ​the

coast.​ ​Not​ ​only​ ​will​ ​it​ ​cause​ ​more​ ​hurricanes,​ ​but,​ ​the​ ​heat​ ​is​ ​sparking​ ​excessive​ ​forest

fires,​ ​therefore,​ ​ruining​ ​food​ ​sources​ ​for​ ​the​ ​wildlife,​ ​as​ ​well​ ​as​ ​the​ ​animals​ ​homes.​ ​Not​ ​only

leaving​ ​species​ ​vulnerable,​ ​but​ ​killing​ ​trees,​ ​which​ ​provide​ ​oxygen.​ ​Overall,​ ​the​ ​effects​ ​of

global​ ​warming​ ​has​ ​a​ ​chain​ ​reaction​ ​and​ ​is​ ​beginning​ ​to​ ​kill​ ​many​ ​species.

Ultimately,​ ​we​ ​can​ ​diminish​ ​the​ ​amount​ ​of​ ​carbon​ ​dioxide,​ ​that​ ​is​ ​being​ ​produced

and​ ​polluted​ ​in​ ​the​ ​air,​ ​from​ ​cutting​ ​down​ ​on​ ​burning​ ​fossil​ ​fuel.​ ​According​ ​to​ ​Union​ ​of

Concerned​ ​Scientists,​ ​“Dramatically​ ​reducing​ ​our​ ​use​ ​of​ ​fossil​ ​fuels—especially

carbon-intensive​ ​coal—is​ ​essential​ ​to​ ​tackle​ ​climate​ ​change,”​ ​saying​ ​that​ ​because​ ​we​ ​burn

too​ ​much​ ​coal,​ ​we​ ​can​ ​reduce​ ​the​ ​amount​ ​we​ ​use.​ ​As​ ​a​ ​solution,​ ​we​ ​can​ ​prevent​ ​power

plants​ ​from​ ​releasing​ ​toxic​ ​gases,​ ​or​ ​companies​ ​that​ ​may​ ​also​ ​produce​ ​one​ ​of​ ​the​ ​many

gases​ ​that​ ​trigger​ ​global​ ​warming.​ ​At​ ​any​ ​chance,​ ​we​ ​can​ ​possibly​ ​prevent​ ​forest​ ​fires​ ​from

occurring​ ​so​ ​often.​ ​Also,​ ​we​ ​should​ ​use​ ​renewable​ ​energy,​ ​because​ ​burning​ ​fuels​ ​isn’t

essential​ ​and​ ​because​ ​it​ ​is​ ​more​ ​efficient.​ ​Mainly,​ ​we​ ​have​ ​to​ ​adapt​ ​to​ ​the​ ​heat,​ ​restrain​ ​any

future​ ​destruction​ ​from​ ​the​ ​causes​ ​of​ ​global​ ​warming,​ ​and​ ​address​ ​the​ ​tragic​ ​problems​ ​that

have​ ​already​ ​occurred.

In​ ​conclusion,​ ​this​ ​is​ ​an​ ​important​ ​subject​ ​that​ ​I​ ​hope​ ​you​ ​can​ ​take​ ​into​ ​account.

Global​ ​warming​ ​has​ ​caused​ ​damage​ ​to​ ​the​ ​United​ ​States,​ ​as​ ​well​ ​as​ ​the​ ​world.​ ​Confronting

and​ ​trying​ ​to​ ​solve​ ​the​ ​issue​ ​will​ ​possibly​ ​make​ ​the​ ​event​ ​better.​ ​But,​ ​take​ ​into​ ​account​ ​the

problems​ ​caused,​ ​that​ ​are​ ​affecting​ ​people,​ ​animals,​ ​and​ ​economy.​ ​The​ ​citizens​ ​of​ ​the

United​ ​States​ ​depend​ ​on​ ​you​ ​to​ ​resolve​ ​this​ ​issue​ ​and​ ​keep​ ​it​ ​from​ ​getting​ ​worse.​ ​The

future​ ​is​ ​in​ ​your​ ​hands,​ ​use​ ​your​ ​power​ ​wisely.

Sincerely,

Kaitlyn​ ​Khemmanivong