Letter to the President

Dear Mr. President,
As you know, global warming is the process where the temperature of the earth rises because of green house gases. There are four gases in the green house gas category: carbon dioxide, water vapor, nitrous oxide, and methane. These gases rise into the air and pollute the earth’s atmosphere. They let heat into our atmosphere and then trap the hot air, making the temperature on earth hotter and hotter every year, especially as the gases build up more and more. The process is like when heat from the sun gets into a car that is sitting in a parking lot, and the inside of the car stays hot because the heat cannot escape the windows of the car. The windows let the heat in but do not let it out. The gases play the windows for our atmosphere.
I feel like we have to worry about having too much heat on the surface of our planet, because global warming is coming fast and a lot of people are not well-informed. I feel like people are just taking this as a joke. There are too many activities that release pollution into the atmosphere which people wouldn’t even imagine would affect the earth’s atmosphere. Little things such as watching tv, using a hair dryer, not having enough air in your car tires, accelerating on the pedal of a car, listening to a stereo, or even just turning on a light causes pollution to the air. Cutting down on these things can save people’s houses and maybe even lives.
We are in danger of flooding our planet. The warmer the air gets, the more the glaciers melt, and the higher the water rises on the earth. According to National Geographic, “Arctic ice is rapidly disappearing, and the region may have its first completely ice-free summer by 2040 or earlier. Also, Montana's Glacier National Park now has only 27 glaciers, versus 150 in 1910.” This directly affects all the people who live on small islands or on sea level. Florida is one of the biggest states in the country and it is sea level. What if Florida in a few years went under water because the ocean rose to high? This would leave the fourth largest state in population in the United States with no homes or jobs. The citizens would have to find new places to live and new jobs. I just believe if people knew about how badly global warming could affect our lives, it could be slowed down drastically. If parents just made their kids play outside more instead of watching tv or playing video games, or if people just filled the tires of their car with more air, these simple little corrections could help global warming miraculously. With your help, Mr. President, we can educate and resolve the worries of so many people on the topic of global warming. These people should not worry about something that we the people can resolve. The people should only have to worry about things we cannot control, like hurricanes and tornadoes, not global warming.