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Why cars are an environmental problem

Did you know that pollution is one of the top ten causes of global warming? Things that can pollute the air include, factories, animals, vehicles, smoking, and countless other things. The biggest thing out of all those to me, is cars. When cars burn petrol to move, it produces Greenhouse gases, like carbon dioxide, which causes the air around us to warm up and get polluted. When this happens, it causes global warming.

Global warming is when greenhouse gases pollute the air which causes the temperature to rise, which leads to glaciers, icebergs, and all other types of ice melting. That means, that if this keeps at the happening rate it is now, Antarctica, and the south and north poles might not be there for the later generations. When all the ice melts, it will cause, and is causing, the sea to rise. That could mean that low lying islands, like Fiji and  Tonga, would be underwater! Another bad thing about ice melting is, what would happen to all the animals that depend on the ice to survive? Polar bears, penguins, seals, and countless other species could become extinct!

One way I believe we can help stop this from happening, is by reducing the amount of times we drive around. Think about going for a bike ride, scooter, skateboard instead. It would mean you would be able to take in the scenery more, it would be much cheaper,and it would be safer. Another downfall of cars, is that they require lots of resources. They need lots of plastic, glass, and metal, gravel to make roads, not to mention the inside! Cars can go fast and get you to places quicker, but I think that there are more negative than positive things about them.

This is why I believe cars are an environmental problem.