Global Impact

I do believe the effects of global warming or something of that nature is effecting the world.  Listening to the three foreign students in the class talk about it was interesting to me.  I can really see where they are coming from.  When I was in Europe, there was not one country I went to that raised awareness to recycle and better the planet.
I saw an impact when I traveled to Europe.  In England, for example, there was no awareness of protecting the earth and recycling.  It was very sad.  London is one of the dirtiest cities because so many people are packed in such a tight space.  There is no room for garbage.  I do not know where their land fills are at.  The river that runs through London is very dirty, I am guessing, from pollution.  France also had no awareness.  Well, in Paris, there are more dogs than people.  The river there is also dirty.  There are so many cars and boats.  I saw the biggest impact when I was in Switzerland.  I stayed on the beautiful Swiss Alps and I was surprised how warm it was.  Of course, at the top of the mountains was snow, but not as much as I thought there would be.  I went to one look at one of the highest points in Switzerland, the Matterhorn.  We had to go to a lookout point at a couple thousand feet.  I was expecting it to be cold because we would be so high up.  I was wrong.  It was a beautiful 70 degrees.  The sun was bright and there was grass and trees.  I was a little shocked to feel how warm it was.  We all had brought jackets and had to take them off.  This was the biggest shock to me to see how we are affecting our earth.  I believe that eventually the snow will be melted off the caps of the Alps and the little natural streams will dry out.  This would not be good for the humans because this is how they get their water.
The rest of the countries were the same way as England and France.  So, I have come to the conclusion that the rest of the world is not as worried as Americans are when it comes to global warming.  I think they should be aware and do there part even though America has the biggest impact.  They should do their part to conserve their beautiful land and resources and also to preserve their history.