Global climate change should be of concern because of the change in weather patterns and increase in extreme weather events that will occur as a result of the variation in the climate. In his book, An Inconvenient Truth, former Vice-President Al Gore states that global climate change “is [also] growing more and more dangerous, and at a pace that has now made it a planetary emergency.” One “dangerous” effect is the increase in severity of tropical storms, such as hurricanes. Global climate change causes the water temperatures in the oceans to increase, which gives hurricanes more energy and the ability to cause more destruction. Another result of the change in climate is the increased chance of a drought. Within the last forty years, three extensive droughts have occurred, the most recent being the national drought that the United States experienced from 1999-2002. It is also possible for global climate change to cause severe flooding because of its impact on the timing and location of rainfall. Some areas will experience more precipitation because of the additional moisture in the air that comes from a greater amount of water being evaporated from the oceans.
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