Climate change: Why should we care?

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        We should care about climate change because it could rip our world apart. All this pollution in the air could make it harder, maybe even impossible to breathe. Some places are experiencing drought, like California was just months ago. If there isn't any water to drink, then people and animals, along with plants, will die. If the water is polluted, that could be just as bad as having none. Some places, like Northern Europe are experiencing more and more extreme weather. Hurricanes, cyclones, and tsunamis could very well kill thousands of people living there. As the earth gets warmer because of fossil fuels and greenhouse gases, more forest fires sweep through, killing people and animals and leaving us with less valuable resources. Besides, mosquitoes and other annoying bugs thrive in the heat. As the bugs become greater in number, so do the deathly diseases like malaria. Some places experience to much water, which causes little or no food to be grown there, destroying many people's food supply. The heat will even melt the asphalt in some places, making it hard or even impossible to transport goods, people, and crops. Solar panels and windmills could help us get renewable energy, making climate change even the smallest bit better. And big factories are no help. They spew disgusting pollutants right in people's air and water. Islands like Tuvalu are already mostly underwater, and your dream vacation to Hawaii might not be a dream in a couple years. Cars and buses and other transportation use to much non-renewable resources. Carpooling and using public transportation is better for the environment because less pollutants are spewed out into our atmosphere. Some people see it as a problem in 100 years from now. Actually, climate change is starting to affect us now. And if we don't do something, our precious planet could end up permanently affected.