The Earth is our one and only home. Without it, life as we know it would not be sustainable. We, this current generation and the previous generation, seem to take the fragile nature of the Earth for granted. These generations did this because they did little, if anything, to solve the problem of global warming. Most often, people ignore the global warming situation because they don't know anything about global warming and its effects on the planet. What is global warming? Global warming can be defined as “an increase in the Earth's atmospheric and ocean temperatures, widely predicted to result from an increase in the greenhouse effect resulting in particular from pollution” (“Global Warming”). This greenhouse effect poses several problems. These problems include global climate change, which will eventually lead to environmental chaos. These greenhouse effects are particularly felt in the Arctic. They trap gases that capture and retain heat in the atmosphere, causing the Arctic to warm and the ice to melt. Without appropriate action to reduce the effects of global warming, the Earth and its inhabitants will face several environmental and security challenges in the near future. Global warming creates one main problem, which leads to several other problems. By capturing and retaining heat in the atmosphere, greenhouse gases negatively impact the global climate. The majority of global temperatures have increased significantly, but in the Arctic the temperature has increased significantly. “Recent climate change has been particularly pronounced in the Arctic region, with surface temperatures increasing two to four times faster than the global average” (Screen and Simmons). T...... middle of article ......ic." World Policy Journal 26.4 (2009): 53-64. Academic Search Premier. Web. February 19, 2014. “Global Warming.” Merriam- Webster. Merriam-Webster, nd February 18, 2014. Lippsett, Lonny. “Is Global Warming Changing the Arctic? And Will Polar Changes Trigger Climate Change Beyond the Arctic?” : 24-25. Web. February 5, 2014. Screen, James and Simmonds, Ian. “Arctic summer snowfall: causes, impacts and feedbacks” 2243-56. 2014. Vavrus, Stephen, et al. “Twenty-First Century Arctic Climate Change in CCSM4” (2012): 2696-2710. West, Mary Beth. human and security”. Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law 42.1081 (2009): 1081-1107 Web.. 2014.