Everyone now knows that global warming is a real problem for all of us; it will affect every aspect of life, as we know it in years to come.
However in many ways it is affecting the earth now. Nature itself is feeling the effects of global warming, in so much as plants are budding earlier. Birds are nesting a lot earlier than usual, and even the animals that hibernate are being affected as they are coming out of hibernation a lot earlier than they should, it seems as though the whole of nature has been confused by the warmer weather.
There are many animals that have started to migrate earlier than they ever have, and some animals and plants have been found in regions that up to now have been too cold for them to live in. Tests carried out all round the world have indicated that Global warming is indeed having a very marked dramatic effect on nature and animals. This could in fact bring about the total annihilation of some animals and plants.
Tests have revealed that egg laying, flowers and plants blooming, and hibernation is now happening at least five days a decade earlier than it should. The higher temperature means that spring like weather is here a lot sooner and fooling all nature into believing that it is time to reproduce etc. Plants such as the geraniums and columbine are blooming earlier, and animals like the marmots are coming out of hibernation at least three weeks sooner than they should.
Taking this all into account it is up to each and every one of us to do our bit, in conservation, our own personnel carbon footprint. We should all try to go more green and help to preserve the world we live in, give animals a chance to survive and not be prepared to see even more species go into extinction.
You can help by using energy efficient light bulbs, keep your car tires inflated,
Change your air filter; only use your dishwasher when you have a full load, only fill your kettle to give you what you need rather than fully filling time after time. Recycle your paper, take shorter showers, and buy your groceries using more local produce.
It's our world we have a duty to try to look after it. For all of nature, and future generations.
