After a very cold and snow-less winter, the United States warmed up almost instantaneously. As temperatures soared into the low 20s (in Celsius), millions of farmers started their growing season nearly 6 weeks early, in hopes for a better growing season. For almost two weeks, the weather was perfect. Winds from the South brought adequate heat and moisture. Moreover, the jet stream moved upwards, thus removing the stream of cold air. Unfortunately, this spell of utopian weather stopped this week. Without a moment's hesitation, cold high-speed winds came in from the North, bringing dry, freezing air. Snow started to fall in some regions of the Mid-West while most of the country was trapped in a cold air bubble. This sudden malignant change destroyed saplings and crops mercilessly. In a week, estimates state that farmers seem to have lost millions of dollars with the death of most of their plants. Officials blame the melting ice in the North, which keeps the ocean temperature cool, which in turn lowers the temperature of the air. The melting of ice in the North Pole is, obviously, due to global warming. People release an abnormal amount of greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide and methane, thus increasing the average world temperature gradually. Thus, the ice on the North pole starts melting. The situation explained above is just one of the ways that global warming is harmful. It is important for humans to stop it, regardless of the cost.
