The article “Five Facts that Reveal a Warming Planet” from Live Science talks about how some politicians still deny the fact that the climate is changing in the past few years, and that the mean global temperature is in fact increasing as time goes by. The article presents as a response 5 facts that prove that the climate is changing.

The first fact is that climate change never took break. Since 1880, the average global temperature increased 1.8 ^oF. 2015 was in fact the hottest year in history, and the predictions for this year is even worse.

The second fact is that the climate is changing faster than any time period in history of human civilization. Today, humans unload an average of 30 gigatons of carbon dioxide into atmosphere. Besides that, temperatures are increasing faster than they have in the last 10,000 years. These statistics shows that the climate change rate is significantly higher now than it was before in the past.

The third fact the article talks about is the cause of climate change: humans. Some people believe that natural variations in Earth are the main cause for climate change. But the truth is that humans are the main cause. Carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases emitted by humans from trucks, power plants, and factories, have a much bigger effect on climate change than natural variations.

The fourth factor is the fact that 97% of climate scientists agree with it. When comparing an opinion about climate change of a politician with a climate scientist, it is obvious that climate scientists have a much bigger understanding and knowledge about the topic than politicians. And when we see the statistic that 97% of them agree that there is climate change occurring in our planet, we definitely need to take that in consideration.

The fifth and last factor the article talks about is that climate change poses a serious risk. With this change occurring in our planet, sea level will rise and as a consequence we would have less freshwater. Besides that, cities that are located on the coast would be in danger of flooding.

Reference: http://www.livescience.com/53554-five-facts-that-show-earth-is-getting-warmer.html