{"id":1742,"date":"2017-03-16T13:21:09","date_gmt":"2017-03-16T17:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/journalism\/?p=1742"},"modified":"2017-03-16T13:21:09","modified_gmt":"2017-03-16T17:21:09","slug":"ice-age","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/journalism\/2017\/03\/16\/ice-age\/","title":{"rendered":"Ice Age"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ice Age. Throughout its long history, Earth has warmed and cooled time and again. Climate has changed when the planet received more or less sunlight due to subtle shifts in its orbit, as the atmosphere or surface changed, or when the Sun\u2019s energy varied. But in the past century, another force has started to influence Earth\u2019s climate: humanity. What is Global Warming? Global warming is the unusually rapid increase in Earth\u2019s average surface temperature over the past century primarily due to the greenhouse gases released as people burn fossil fuels. Temperatures are certain to go up further.<\/p>\n

Earth\u2019s temperature begins with the Sun. Roughly 30 percent of incoming sunlight is reflected back into space by bright surfaces like clouds and ice. Of the remaining 70 percent, most is absorbed by the land and ocean, and the rest is absorbed by the atmosphere. The absorbed solar energy heats our planet. Mohammad Ali Darwish says \u201c Global warming may possible jeopardies our world and all we are doing is adding additional dangers that may harm our planet such as GreenHouse Gasses.\u201d Are we jeopardizing our planet by the increase in GreenHouse Gasses?<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Millions of years ago we have went through five major Ice Ages in the Earth\u2019s Past. As the temperature of the earth rises glaciers are melting and possibly will end up becoming a new Ice Age. Scientists predict there will be one coming in the near future; that\u2019s if global warming stops, which it won\u2019t. Ayah Berro says \u201c To think of another Ice Age is crazy and the fact that we have new technology that can\u2019t fix what\u2019s happening.\u201d Since 1870, global sea levels have risen by about 8 inches.<\/p>\n

Our Planet has been here for about 5 billion years!! To think something as Global warming will have such a big effect on us and the Earth itself. Mariam Shenaq quotes\u201d I think that in the near future we will have another Ice Age and will probably be the worst one we have ever had.\u201d Also, Zeinab Osseli says \u201c Global Warming may affect us ok but also animals as well.\u201d Global warming could drive to extinction as many as 1 in 6 animal and plant species.<\/p>\n

In conclusion, Global Warming is a very serious issue and if we don\u2019t act now who knows what will happen in the near future. How much more will the Earth warm? How will Earth respond? Answering these questions is perhaps the most significant scientific challenge of our time.<\/p>\n

Hussein Alsaidi<\/p>\n

Middle School Journalist<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ice Age. Throughout its long history, Earth has warmed and cooled time and again. Climate has changed when the planet received more or less sunlight due to subtle shifts in its orbit, as the atmosphere or surface changed, or when the Sun\u2019s energy varied. But in the past century, another force has started to influence …<\/p>\n

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