This article briefly discussed the fact that the Earth is heating up and it will be doing so in future years to come. It also mentioned how the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) meeting, a meeting consisting of thousands of scientists and a number of other experts on the topic, have met to discuss this current issue. It was mentioned that there is conflict in these meetings because many cannot agree on how to go about reducing the emission of greenhouse gases. Some want there to be immediate changes while others want to focus on future cleaner technologies to help with the issue. The article also briefly mentioned the many negative affects the rise in temperature could bring. It stated that this rise in temperature not only melts the Arctic ice, which can harm the many animals that live there, but cause more widespread issues. It also mentioned how this rise in temperature can also aid in the spread of disease. All-in-all this was an informative and interesting article to read because it is something that can affect us all in the long run in the near future.
