There are so many naysayers when it comes to global warming. I happen NOT to be one of them, obviously (although I did get quite a laugh when my local news weather forecaster made this little snafu!).
In all reality though, it’s sometimes hard to imagine how one simple degree matters. Can it really change our world? Can it really change the composition of something and create a calculable alteration? Can it really make a difference?
The next time you wonder, consider this:
At 32° F a popsicle stays solid enough to take a bite; at 33° degrees it melts and falls off the stick.
This is the perfect example to share with our children. It certainly put it into perspective for me and the example left me wide-eyed and wondering.
Besides all of the most familiar effects of global warming (melting polar ice caps, weather extremes, changes in species and geography, and even our health) someone also compiled a rather extraordinary list of 600 ways global warming is changing our planet.
But the next time someone you know questions global warming, invite them over for a popsicle… serve it at 33 degrees and tell them you didn’t think it would matter.
That is a really good example. I sometimes teach energy efficiency classes and I am always looking for a new way to explain the difference we can make by changing our lifestyles in small but meaningful ways.
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Ginny – glad the example could help! 🙂
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