The development of environmentally degrading industries across the globe contributes to global warming, which causes other environmental concerns. Global warming occurs mainly due to a concept called “Green House Effect.” There are certain gases like water vapor, carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide and methane that are called “Greenhouse gases.” These gases trap the energy from the sun, especially the infra-red rays and in turn warm up the Earth’s surface.
Transportation is one of the greatest contributors to global warming. Transportation is a means to ease different separated activities.
The use of fossil fuels has become an increasingly important part of our lives. These fuels are used to run our cars and to ship goods for worldwide consumption. Whenever fossil fuels are burned for energy, greenhouse gases, such as nitrogen oxide builds up in the earth's atmosphere and these causes global warming.
The effects of global warming caused by globalization can be seen on humans, animals, and the environment. Climate disruptions caused by global warming put our food and water supply at risk, endanger our health, jeopardize our national security, and threaten other basic human needs. Some impacts such as record high temperatures, melting glaciers, and severe flooding and droughts are already increasingly common. In humans, it has a long term health effect which includes chronic respiratory disease, lung cancer, heart disease, and even damage to the brain, nerves, liver, or kidneys. Younger children and elderly people are more sensitive to pollution compared to the general public. Continual exposure to air pollution affects the lungs of growing children and may aggravate or complicate medical conditions in the elderly. The young children and elderly people often suffer more from the effects of air pollution.