Students for Stopping Water Pollution Class Magazine

that are used by cities for their water supply. Also, bacteria will flourish in a warmer environment and will spread more rapidly. Serious illnesses could easily spread from city to city in the warmer environments because the warm weather acts like an incubator and a catalyst for bacteria growth (“How Does Car Pollution”).

Global warming also could have a local effect. For example, with warmer water in the Gulf of Mexico, hurricanes become much more frequent. Also, with more water in the Gulf from the rising sea levels the hurricanes would become much more powerful. Cities, like Mobile, Gulfport, and New Orleans would flood and many people would be left homeless and stranded (“Sandy Stirs Climate”).

Rising temperatures affect the weather patterns also. The rising temperature can cause areas that receive a good amount of rainfall to absorb too much rain so that areas with not enough rainfall get even less. Also the increased temperature of the ocean has had recent affects. Scientists believe that global warming has already lead to serious changes. Scientists believe that Hurricane Sandy may have been caused by the rising sea levels in New York (up about a foot in the last century) and the rising water temperature (up about 2 degrees on average). They believe that these factors will lead to more and more hurricanes in the Northeast and other natural disasters worldwide that would normally not occur in certain areas. ("Sandy Stirs Climate”).

Even though many people are unaware, there are people who are dedicated to stop global warming. One way that people can help stop it is by walking places that are close by instead of taking a car. Also people can ride bikes more to school or when they are going to someone’s house. To reduce