For years it has been talked about as an environmental problem not only for the United States, but for the rest of the world. Global warming. But is that really what people have been told their whole lives? Is it just a fluke of nature or caused by the hand of man? Is there a way to stop it from progressing? The world may never know. (Mr. Owl, Tootsie Pops). Global warming is interpreted in many different ways depending on current societal views and the environment or seasonal weather outside your door. In years past, there was no concern about global warming, it wasn't even recognized as a problem. In more modern times, global warming has become a serious problem, especially as scientists continue to find more information about its impacts. Despite these efforts, it is still widely misunderstood for its lack of long-term research. Global warming is known, however, to have large impacts on the world, including increased intensity of heat waves, increased spread of disease, and melting of the polar ice caps (NASA). According to the United States International Paper “Climate change, or global warming, refers to any significant change in measures of the Earth's climate, such as temperature, precipitation, or wind, that persists for decades or longer” (International Paper). This is a natural event in the world, it is expected to happen. The weather becomes warmer, the rain begins to fall faster before retreating and becoming cooler again. If these changes did not occur, the ecosystem would develop a resistance to the negative elements that influence it, changing the way in which the different parts interact with each other. Technological innovations of the human race and things that are... middle of paper... Works Cited"Climate Change and Infectious Diseases." The Center for Global Health and Environment. Harvard University School of Public Health, 2012. Web. 01 June 2014."Effects." Global climate change. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, n.d. Web. June 01, 2014."Global Warming and Heat Waves - National Wildlife Federation." Global warming and heat waves - National Wildlife Federation. National Wildlife Foundation and Web. June 1, 2014."The Greenhouse Effect." The greenhouse effect. Columbia University and Web. May 29, 2014.Sullivan, Justin. "Drought in California." Earth Justice: Environmental Law: Why the Earth Needs a Good Lawyer. Earth Justice, 2014. Web. 01 June 2014."Impacts and adaptation on human health." BEE. Environmental Protection Agency, September 9, 2013. Web. June 1, 2014."Tootsie Pop Commercial." Tootsie. 1969. Address.