No, it is no surprise that we now have this problem that has evovled into an even bigger problem.
If there had been stricter protocols and restrictions on industries, automobiles, and pollution, global warming wouldn't have gotten worse. But it has. First we must find a way how to stop the damage that is still being made and then do our best to reverse the damage.
But even getting the majority of people to help contribute to the stopping of pollution and destruction of the environment is a problem itself.
We need to realize that even though buyng hybrid and biofuel cars might be more expensive, it is worth it in the future.
- That renewable and alternative resources need to be used now- not when gasoline, fossil fuels, and coal have completely been used up.
- That we need to recycle and reuse things- not send more things to the landfills unecessarily. Most things that are sent to the landfill are recyclable- but would take millions of years to decompose. (glass and plastic)
- Become less dependent on oil.
- Realize that littering and dumping chemicals is affecting the water supply. Even the toxins from the landfills are entering the underground water supply.
We need to act now. We have less than 1% of fresh water- the rest is salt water or unaccessable.
I totally agree that things should have been done a long time ago- and maybe this problem wouldn't be this bad.