Hi there, I am going to university to study Climate change and eventually complete my Masters Degree followed by a Phd.

It is important to remember that Science isn't an opinion of one, two or twenty scientists. Science is fact. We all have to understand and acknowledge that everybody has seperate and different opinions, it't the way of life and has been for many years.

The fact is that whilst some people think that Global Warming is totally due to Human mankind. I agree with the commented i am replying to; It is natural that the Earth warms and cools itself naturally it's a process that has been happening for billions of years, thats fact, NASA and the IPCC websites have this information available to everyone on the planet that has access to the World Wide Web and to these websites.

Humans are speeding up the process of Global Warming at a higher rate that we should be. Some statistics such as, there is more Carbon Dioxide in the air than there has been for the past 650,000 years, that is also a fact. Carbon Dioxide allows heat onto planet Earth, but doesn't let the heat back out (Greenhouse Effect), this is one of the main problems today. reducing the amount of Carbon Dioxide would be a start.

Methane also plays a big part on Global Warming too. Methane is 25 times more effective as Carbon Dioxide but does not stay in the air for as long. We should all be aware of the Global Warming process, in which is happening around the world now.

The more Carbon Dioxide we have in the air the warmer the planet will become as the Carbon Dioxide will not let the heat back out. The heat melts the Ice Caps which makes the sea levels rise. Sea levels rise, therefore meaning there is more water in the oceans, the deeper the oceans the darker the ocens become. As the oceans are darker the sunlight and heat is then absorbed in the water, making the water temperatures to rise.

If ice was still there, sunlight would hit the ice and the sunlight would reflect the light back into space, which is what is currently happening and what has happened for years now. As water levels rise, the more land the water covers. I am sure we (Everyone on this palnet) is aware of what i ahve just mentioned. I must also stress the fact, that what i have mentioned isn't the total problem with Global Warming but just a small part of the problem.

We are correct that every single one of us could do something to help Global Warming, some of us are 100% committed to help our planet Earth. Some people think differently and don't want to help. I personally think that us as people of the Earth have to get the Government to help with Global Warming. Yes the Government are very aware of Global Warming but i don't think are taking the measures that are needed to help with the situation that we all face. I can only see that it will get very close to a very big problem and then the Government will take serious action, but it is beyong me why they don't want to take drastic measure now.

This is our planet, planet Earth, why aren't more or all of us onto our Governments to do something about it? The Government are the voice of our country, they have the powers to do something about the problem aswell as us.