How would you like to live in a house that is starting to fall apart, but only go about your day and continue to neglect it until everything falls apart ? Humans and animals share this beautiful planet we call home. But our beautiful home is steadily and increasingly being torn apart by our own ignorant actions. Our actions have begun to upend the very world we live in, causing a self-inflicted crisis known as global climate change. Global climate change poses a serious dilemma, and it is becoming increasingly clear to the world's population that climate change is caused by changes in the reflectivity of the atmosphere and the earth's surface, by the ever-changing variations in the energy from the sun reaching the earth, and the worrying increase in greenhouse gases. When sunlight is emitted by the sun, it is either reflected or absorbed by the Earth's atmosphere. The reason is that the sun's rays are either absorbed or reflected depending on the dark and light colors of the earth's surface. But deforestation and urbanization of the Earth's terrain are damaging this effect by changing the visual appearance of the Earth's landscape. Deforestation and urbanization cause drastic climate changes in the specific areas where they occur, due to the constant change in the visual appearance of the Earth's surface. If the climate seems strange or sporadic in the area you live in, deforestation or urbanization may be the cause. This type of human activity continues to change the Earth's reflectivity. Reflectivity and its effects may appear small when viewed as a whole across the Earth; but it caused global change due to the sporadic c...... environment of paper ......anet and taking action to create change. We may not be able to control the laws of nature, but we can control how we affect the lands we live on. The health and quality of life of you and those around you will only continue to deteriorate and be affected by your choices and how you decide to treat the environment of this planet we call home. Don't let the planet collapse; don't let your house collapse. Works cited “Causes”. Global climate change. NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory / California Institute of Technology, nd Web. March 27, 2014. “Causes of climate change.” EPA. Environmental Protection Agency, March 18, 2014. Web. March 27, 2014. “Changing Sun, Changing Climate.” Change of sun, change of climate. Np, February 2014. Web. March 27, 2014. “Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rising in the United States” Msnbc.com. Associated Press, December 3, 2008. Web. March 28. 2014.