An Inconvenient Truth

This movie really gets you thinking about the environment and what we are doing to it. The facts stated and the information revealed has shocked many, including myself. Gore used many graphs and statements to show us that global warming does exist, and it is causing many problems for us and the Earth. For example, he had stated in the movie that the top ten hottest years on record have occurred in the past fifteen years. The hottest year was the same year this movie was released, 2005. Also, it was shown that temperature increase is largely dependent on the amount of CO2 released into the atmosphere. Gore also talks about how all of the fossil fuels we are taking for granted, and not only is it hurting the environment that we're using them so much, and if we continue our children may not have the same luxury people have today.

 Besides the fact that our atmosphere and environment are being altered, Gore talks about how weather is affected as well. Gore states that hurricanes have become larger and more violent in recent years, giving Katrina as an example. "Remember that it was only a Category 1 hurricane when it hit Florida" he said. But when it passed over The Gulf of Mexico, the very warm waters caused the hurricane to grow rapidly and become more powerful, so when it hit New Orleans, the result was devastating.

Gore also mentions the Kyoto Protocol. These our guidelines that help us reduce the amount of pollution that is caused, and ultimately help reduce global warming. After Gore stated all of his reasoning for why it should be supported world-wide, I too, would agree with him. 

But is everything that Gore said a bit of a stretch? I'm not saying that what he is saying about global warming isn't true, but I feel he does use a bit of propaganda to make viewers agree with him. But, that doesn't mean you shouldn't listen to him, necessarily, because what he's trying to do is going to help us, not hurt us. 

All in all, An Inconvenient Truth is a very important movie that talks about a major issue, global warming. What's happening to our planet is terrible, and it is the cause of our own ignorance. We are taking advantage of all of the resources that we have been given, and if we keep wasting them, they will one day be gone. I knew about global warming and how what we're doing affects our environment, but I had no idea it was on this large of a scale, or that it was happening so quickly.