This week on CNN, Rachel Ramirez and Bill Weir reported on a growing trend where Americans are starting to recognize that global warming and climate change might be the reason we are experiencing an increased amount of extreme weather. This may seem like common sense to some, but this has really been a gradual acceptance as we talk more and more about the effects of climate change. Now, we just need all Americans to understand that WE, as human beings, particularly with the burning of fossil fuels, are causing global warming.

One of the most apparent changes is the water level of many water reservoirs and lakes such as Lake Powell. The article highlights how Powell has dropped 100 feet in the last two years alone. Now, the water level’s ability to bounce back due to snow melt is only supposed to be 10 to 20 feet.