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Global warming won’t disappear
Posted 11.17.06 at 9:51 AMBy Justin Enox
Many organizations over the years have presented the idea of global warming, but almost all major political groups will either deny the problem or push it aside to deal with later. The few politicians that are complete supporters of all global warming acts presented for the EPA usually have their own motivation, and it is not the environment.
Many talk as if global warming will not produce severe environmental changes for many years. Sorry to burst their bubble, but the changes are already happening.
I have personally seen a very old oak tree die. This is when I began paying attention. When forests of pine and acres of oak that have been around for hundreds of years begin to die, there is a problem. We cannot go into the woods now without being surrounded by recently dead and decaying trees.
I can remember, in my lifetime, months of rain at a time. In the past three or four years, I cannot remember a full week of rain. The ground is begging for it, but in the past few years, no water has come. A day of rain does not wet the soil; it muddies the surface.
An oak tree 50 feet tall has roots 50 feet deep. Every part of it needs water. Everyone says that it is just a dry year, but I don’t think so. There is a difference between a dry year and five dry years in a row.
Probably most noticeable, though, is the temperature. Regardless of whether we are in Texas or not, the temperature should not be pushing 90 degrees in November. It should not get over 110 anywhere besides the desert. We have a problem, and I fear there is nothing anyone will do.
Justin Enox is a PJC freshman from Paris.
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