An Inconvenient Truth

My first reaction after listening to Al Gore's collection of statistics and data on global warming was one of utter shock.  I could not believe, after 10 years of the film's existence, that I had never watched or even heard of these facts.  Of course I was aware that global warming was a problem, but it didn't matter to me when I was younger because I couldn't see the large-scale effects of this catastrophe.  I never imagined that, I, so minuscule, could do anything about it anyway. I was impacted by the immense importance of truly understanding this ongoing event.  I wondered why this wasn't mandatory to watch in high schools at the very least.  I've already started telling people about this because I was just so appalled and I can not stress enough how vital it is that we comprehend and act as soon as possible.  This film eliminated any doubt I had that global warming is a threat to humanity.

One of the most interesting things that caught my attention was the severe climate changes that we have already inflicted on our home planet. We are unbalancing conditions towards the point of extremes that we have already experienced.  For example, in the 14 years before 2005, we have already noted the world's 10 hottest years. In addition, we have already experienced more hurricanes in warmer waters by the coasts. There is expected flooding in almost all of the world coasts. Ancient glaciers are now melting away and sea levels are rising and killing millions and dismembering homes. We are facing the consequences now and the time to act is now.