An Inconvenient Truth

An Inconvenient Truth is a documentary film about global warming directed by Davis Guggenheim and presented by former US Vice President Al Gore. Al Gore is an American environmental activist who served as the 45th Vice President of the US from 1993 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton.

An Inconvenient Truth focuses all efforts to educate the public about the severity of the climate crisis. The film follows a presentation that Gore presented around the world. It explains his exploration of data and predictions regarding climate change and its potential for disaster.

The film includes pieces intended to disprove critics who say that global warming is not proven or that warming will not be serious. The film ends with Al Gore saying that if appropriate actions are taken soon then the effects of global warming can be successfully reversed by releasing less CO2 and planting more vegetation to consume existing CO2. Gore also asks his viewers to learn how they can help him in these efforts.

Global Warming

Global warming is the increase in the average temperature of the Earth's near-surface air and the oceans since the mid-twentieth century and its continuation. The Greenhouse Effect is real without any doubt and it helps to regulate the temperature of our planet. It is essential for life on Earth and is one of Earth's natural processes. The Greenhouse gases absorb the heat and light from the sun and filter the harmful radiations.

There are many different causes for global warming. The causes are split up into two groups, natural causes and man-made causes. One natural cause is a release of methane gas from arctic tundra and wetlands. Methane is a greenhouse gas. A greenhouse gas is a gas that traps heat in the earth's atmosphere. Another natural cause is that the earth goes through a cycle of climate change. This climate change usually lasts about 40,000 years.
However, man-made causes probably do the most damage. Pollution is one of the biggest man-made problems. Burning fossil fuels is one thing that causes pollution. When fossil fuels are burned they give off green house gases like CO2 and Methane gas. Also mining coal and oil allows methane to escape. Another major man-made cause of Global Warming is population. More people mean more food, and more methods of transportation which means more methane because there will be more burning of fossil fuels.

Blog Project Task 1

My name is Ahmed Naser and I’m 19 years old and I will be 20 on the 7th of June. I was born and raised in Abu Dhabi where I lived for my entire life. I really like living in Abu Dhabi because it is familiar to me and very different from the other Emirates. I’m currently studying Business in the Higher College of Technology. I’m studying for a Bachelor Degree in Financial Services. When I finish my studies I might work in a bank or in any government financial department. And another thing I want to like experience is living in the other emirates which I’ll do this summer.

In my blog project, Mr. Hedley is encouraging me to think critically and analytically about the issues of climate change and global warming. I think that there are a lot of different reasons that led to this problem. In my blog I will talk more specifically about the climate change and global warming.