Review: Inconvenient Truth

"This is not so much a political issue as it is a moral issue..."

ARE WE CAUSING GLOBAL WARMING...



"AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH, which offers a passionate and inspirational look at one man's fervent crusade to halt global warming's deadly progress in its tracks by exposing the myths and misconceptions that surround it." --www.climatecrisis.net

"WE ARE WITNESSING A COLLISION BETWEEN OURSELVES AND OUR EARTH"

• Summary of the reviewed piece:

The video "An inconvenient Truth" was a very earth shaking film. (no pun intended) This film was a through review by Al Gore, of the effects that global warming has on our earth, lives, and futures. It showcases the situations that we are currently facing in the world because of global warming (i.e. extreme glacial melting, sever tropical storms, and increase average temperatures.)

It further continues to demonstrate situations we will be in if we continue to participate in the negatives behaviors that do not protect and serve the earth that we have but rather continue to abuse it. As quoted from the website that goes along with the film, "Are we causing a global crisis?" A firm question with scientific evidence that places blame in the hands of the earths citizens and makes claims that we truly are causing our earth to melt. This being said the video proposes ideas for revising our current behaviors and suggests that this is a political matter as well as a moral issue.

Al Gore showed strong belief and represented his case and position on global warming very passionately in this film. He was very convincing that we must as a society work to combat global warming in a very intense manner.

• List of new terms with definitions:

Global Warming - Global warming is the increase in the average temperature of the earth's near - surface air and oceans since the mid-20th century and its projected continuation.

Kyoto Protocl - "The Kyoto Protocol is a protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC or FCCC), an international environmental treaty produced at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development."

Polar Ice Caps - A polar ice cap is a high-latitude region of a planet or natural satellite that is covered in ice.

Extinction - is the death of every member of a species or group of taxa.

Permafrost - permafrost or permafrost soil is soil at or below the freezing point of water (0 °C or 32 °F) for two or more years

• New concepts that challenged your thinking:
  

I honestly am not really quite sure where to start because the film as a whole really challenged my thinking in most areas. This video was a very reflective film for me personally. I saw strong political ties, although I understand how it may also be a moral issue. Considering global warming is still just speculation, it was extremely hard for me to not be totally convinced by the supporting evidence that was presented in this film.


Specifically, the thoughts that challenged my thinking:

1. We had one of, if not the most catastrophic storms in the history of the U.S Hurricane Katrina, any correlation... what do you think? Stated in the film , "warmer oceans = stronger storms?"
   
2. If we continue in the same direction we will literally drowned Florida and NYC, and various other parts of the world! !
3. In the last 14 years the temperatures have been at all time highs.
4. Currently, 279 species of plants and animals are already are feeling affects of global warming.
5. The overall melting of glaciers, and the photos that were shown that depict this melting...shocking, scary, and really eye opening.
   
6. The photos of the earth from a distance were really striking.
   
7. Idea of "varnish on a table" related to the "atmosphere on the earth" --painted a great visually for me!
   
8. India had a day the temperature 122 degrees F last summer.
   
9. 200 cities and towns in the U.S. (specifically the west) set all time records for temperature/heat!
   
10. "Make sure your facts are based on science"
    
11. "Make sure you act to change."
    

• Links to additional resource that readers can go to for more information:

Check out this link, http://www.wecansolveit.org/content/new/
It is a organization named WE, where you are able to do the following items listed below (they are taken from the website directly) and the link is to the specific area of the web site where you are able to register you blog to receive updates and news about happiness of WE. Awesome! Check it out! In addition I have link terms in the following selection of reading that were linked on the web page the information was received. I found this website resource while searching on the Inconvenient Truth Official Site. an equally great website!

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