Global warming's effects

Earth First has a poignant article detailing seven areas of the world that are being directly and direly affected by global warming.

As the global temperature increases, so does the severity of natural phenomena such as major storms like hurricanes and cyclones, insects are able to survive and prosper in climes that used to be too cold for them, and melting glaciers cause oceans to rise and create severe flooding.

Airline and car travel create greenhouse gas emissions that contribute greatly to the man-made problem of global warming.

Read the full story: 7 places global warming is smacking the crap out of the Earth right now