Topic > Persuasive Essay on Fracking - 1246

Climate change causes sea levels to rise, the ocean to become more acidic, extreme weather, El Nino, melting polar ice caps, droughts, and many other things. With the weather changing so rapidly, humans are unable to adapt and can easily get sick and contract diseases. Extreme heat can cause dehydration. As sea levels rise, cities flood, people have been forced from their homes, and people may die because of it. All of this is obviously bad but also easily preventable. Natural gas is a fossil fuel and the name is very misleading and people can easily assume that it is better than oil or coal because of its name, but it is just as bad for the environment and contributes to climate change more than any other fossil