An Inconvenient Truth

In An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore sets out to explain the misconceptions people have with global warming and climate crisis. He explains this is indeed a big thing, and it is happening now. The CO2 levels that are escaping into our atmosphere are rising and it is "beating up" the nutrients our earth needs. Within less than 50 years, CO2 levels will be off the charts. The more CO2 that there is in our atmosphere, the hotter it is. The less CO2, the colder it is. Gore states that 2005 was one of the hottest years that we have experienced and 35,000 people in Europe died because of a horrible heatwave. In India, it can get as hot as 122 degrees!  He claims this documentary to be a version of a world wide message.

In 1968, the Apollo 8 Mission took the first picture of the earth: Earth rise.

Gore also states that within the decade, things will start disappearing. For example, glaciers. He claims that during the decade there will be no more glaciers left. For 40% of people, they acquire their water from glaciers. If they melt then those individuals will be going without drinking water. The Artic is experiencing a faster impact from global warming, with that said, polar bears are having to swim sometimes up to 60 miles to find ice and in the process many of them are drowning. 

Al Gore brings a lot of issues to attention. If we don't take care of our environment, will it be there for our children or a later generation? 

"What we take for granted might not be here for our children." - Al Gore in An Inconvenient Truth

"Future generations may well have occasion to ask themselves, "What were our parents thinking? Why didn't they wake up when they had a chance?" We have to hear that question from them, now. " -Al Gore