The Consequences Of Global Warming

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In Thomas Gale Moore’s article, “Happiness Is a Warm Planet”, Moore tries to convince his readers that global warming will be beneficial for Americans. Although Moore has an impressive argument, I must disagree because I do not believe that he has considered all of the consequences of global warming, especially the long- term ones. In my opinion, the first links in the chain of reactions will be minute and most people will enjoy the warmer climate, but problems will begin to occur. The changes will be gradual, so it may take years for people to actually begin to see the irreversible damage that is being done, and that global warming may possibly be the beginning of the end for mankind and all other forms of life.
Temperatures will begin to rise and will affect people in small ways. Ski resorts will be affected since the warmer weather will cause there to be no snowfall and will prevent workers from being able to make artificial snow. In West Virginia alone, thousands of people will lose their jobs, and even though these jobs are only seasonal, they are the main source of income for the households for most of the employees who work there. The employees and the owners of ski resorts will not be the only ones who will suffer if skiing ceases to exist in West Virginia, because although tourists come here to ski, they spend their money in many other places while they are here. They stay in our hotels or motels, they eat in our restaurants, and they shop in our stores. All of these businesses will endure losses if ski resorts are forced to shut down. Tourism will also decline in other states where skiing is important, such as Colorado and Vermont.
Another problem that will occur is that if the temperatures do not drop low enough during the winter months, then the bugs will not die off. This will cause overpopulation in the insect colonies, and will affect people in many ways because the bugs will not only become a nuisance, ...