The article "2012: Hottest Year on Record for Continental U.S."
written by Ker Than is overall about 2012 being the hottest year of
the U.S. 2012 has also been very high in temperature. In the U.S. last
year we had a warm fall, the fourth warmest winter, a pretty warm
spring, and the second warmest summer. The average temperature in 1998
in 48 states was about 54.3 degrees Fahrenheit, and then in 2012 it
went up to 55.3 degrees Fahrenheit. Going up by just 1 degree is a big
deal though it looks like nothing.
In the article it says, "A single degree difference might not seem
like much, but it is an unusually large margin, scientists say. Annual
temperature records typically differ by just tenths of a degree
Fahrenheit." Knowing how little the temperature is supposed to go up,
it is clear that in the future the U.S., as well as all of Earth, can
become very hot.
The author definitely wants us to think about how rapidly the
temperature is starting to change. We can see action of climate change
happening, and it is caused by us humans. “A factor that makes the
U.S. annual mean temperature kind of jog up and down from year to
year. It won't just gradually go straight up with global warming,” it
says in the article. The author also wants us to feel cautious. By
just writing this article, they are telling people how bad things can
happen without actually mentioning what bad can happen. By reading
this article, everyone should learn that we can try to do something to
prevent the temperature going up; because after all, we are causing
the temperature to rise more rapidly.
What I have learned from reading this article is how fast the
temperature in the U.S. is rising. What good are we getting if our
country is getting hotter and can possibly burn into ash in the
future? We all should definitely take awareness of this and try to do
what we can to fix this. My thinking has been changed on this topic
because I never really realized that the temperature rising was such
an issue. I think now we should do whatever we can to keep the U.S.
“healthy”. I want to know how far the U.S. can take this climate
change. How many degrees will the temperature have to rise until the
U.S. can’t take it any longer?
I liked your post. I liked how you used direct quotes from the article. I also find it surprising that the temperature is rising rapidly. I didn't know that 2012 was the warmest year in the U.S. What do you think people should do to stop the rising temperature?
ReplyDeleteOne thing we can do is use energy-efficient cars. Gas is one really big problem that makes the temperature rise.
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