Film Review: An Inconvenient Truth

An Inconvenient Truth by US Vice Pres Al Gore exposes the deadly effects of global warming. If there is no action taken, global warming will be irreversible in 10 years.

An Inconvenient Truth is a documentary film pertaining to global warming made by United States Vice President Al Gore. The movie has this to say about the pressing environmental problem afflicting all of us - Global warming is real. And we are to be blamed for it.

Controversies Hounding Global Warming

Action must be swift to address this environmental concerns. If things don’t change immediately, in ten years the planet may reach a "tipping point" causing the destruction of our civilization and most of the other species on this planet. When the “tipping point” is reached, it will no longer be possible to contain the problem.

These are the facts in Al Gore’s documentary film "An Inconvenient Truth." According to Gore "there is no controversy about these facts. Out of 925 recent articles in peer-review scientific journals about global warming, there was no disagreement. Zero”.

Gore shows the famous photograph "Earthrise," taken from space by the first American astronauts. Then later, space photographs show that glaciers and lakes are shrinking, snows are melting, shorelines are retreating.

Signs of Global Warming

Statistics that Gore relayed in the film are equally disturbing:

The 10 warmest years in history were in the last 14 years.
South America experienced its first hurricane in 2005.
Japan and the Pacific are setting records for typhoons.
Cores of polar ice show that carbon dioxide is much, much higher than ever before in a quarter of a million years. It was once thought that such things went in cycles but not anymore as carbon dioxide content keeps growing higher.
The main man-made cause of global warming is the burning of fossil fuels. Energy stored over hundreds of millions of years in the form of coal, gas and oil, are extracted and released suddenly. This is one of the causes global warming. Glaciers and snow reflect sunlight but sea water absorbs it. Therefore, the more the ice melts, the more of the sun's energy is retained by the sea making it warmer.
Among scientists, Gore says there is "100 percent agreement" on the reality of global warming. But among the media, only 43 percent supports it. This is due mainly to the disinformation campaign started in the 1990s by the energy industries to "reposition global warming as a debate" instead of an unquestionable fact. The energy industries has much to lose if environment-friendly measures are adopted such as use of hybrid and electric cars.

How to Address Global Warming

There is still hope though if we act right now. The damage is still reversible. What to do in the face of this global threat? Use or support the development of alternative energy sources such as solar, wind, tidal, and, yes, nuclear. Drive only hybrid and electric cars. The government should subsidize public transit and fares. Save energy in your houses. You can start by turning off the lights when not needed.