EARTH DAY

My whole blog has been based on Colombia and I have also been trying to make it about people´s values. People´s values are shrinking and with them the world is to. Our earth has been terribly affected by huamna beings in many aspects.
Here are some interesting facts of some of those aspects:

• The rate of warming is increasing. The 20th century's last two decades were the hottest in 400 years and possibly the warmest for several millennia, according to a number of climate studies. And the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports that 11 of the past 12 years are among the dozen warmest since 1850.
• Arctic ice is rapidly disappearing, and the region may have its first completely ice free summer by 2040 or earlier. Polar bears and indigenous cultures are already suffering from the sea-ice loss. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/12/1206_041206_global_warming.html
• 80% of the world´s forests are gone
• 2000 trees a minute are cut down in the Amazon alone. That is seven football fields a minute.
• Over 40% of all tropical forests have been destroyed and another acre is lost each second
• Raw sewage, poison runoff and other pollution have caused 8,000 beach closures
• Gas from cows is a big contributor to global warming.
• Coral Reefs Can Be Used As Global Warming Indicators
• One of the many global warming interesting facts is that coral which grows in the ocean can be used to determine the effects of this phenomenon. These underwater reefs are extremely sensitive, and even a temperature change of one or two degrees in the water can cause the coral to die off. This will alert scientists to areas which are increasing in temperature.
• Rising Sea Levels Will Affect Hundreds Of Millions Of People
  Rising sea levels are a big cause for concern. Currently more than one hundred million people live in coastal areas which will be flooded, and this can include entire states and countries, as well as islands.
• Global Warming Can Cause Many Species To Become Extinct
  Global warming interesting facts include the number of species that will become extinct if this trend is not reversed. Over a million species will no longer exist, except maybe in history books or museums, unless steps are taken to correct the issues and protect the earth.
• The Last Thirty Years Have Been The Warmest In Almost Half A Millennium
  In the last three decades the earth has seen warmer temperatures that were recorded in more than four hundred years before this point. More people, industrial plants, and pollution mean the problem is growing bigger and speeding up.
• http://www.bionomicfuel.com/top-10-global-warming-interesting-facts/

This is just a small portion of what´s happening I hope you do something to cange what´s happening in our earth.