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In the article "Global Warming Will Happen Faster Than We Think," Yangyang Xu, Veerabhadran Ramanathan and David G. Victor urge people to panic about the future reality of our planet. They began by illustrating the tremendous catastrophes countries and people experienced in 2018 like the massive wildfires in California due to an increase in droughts. The main cause of the predicted rapid increase of global warming is a result of the increase of greenhouse gases and decrease of air pollution (Xu, Ramanathan, & Victor, 2018). This decrease of air pollution plays a vital role in shading the Earth's surface from the sun. The problem is that emissions are accelerating. These specialists warn that global warming needs to stop at a 1.5 degrees Celsius increase, instead of the 2.0 degrees Celsius increase as proposed in the Paris Agreement (Xu, Ramanathan, & Victor, 2018). This excess 0.5 degrees Celsius increase could cause a horrific increase in natural disasters and human casualties. These specialized professors discuss the "four fronts" plan that needs to be taken seriously in order to logically approach the issue, including "assess science in the near term, rethink policy goals, design strategies for adaptation and understand options for rapid response" (Xu, Ramanathan, & Victor, 2018). They conclude that in order to save the planet, people must urgently cooperate together.

Xu, Y., Ramanathan, V., & Victor, D. (2018). Global warming will happen faster than we think. Nature International Journal of Science. Retrieved from https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-07586-5?fbclid=IwAR1qd0gD98NNOs0S2929UMtbSXwdJdpKsOZ9I_CUEobfD1jluZdtcDelEAg


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