738). 2. Extreme heat waves associated with global warming have been blamed for thousands of deaths from India to Egypt, from Europe to the United States, even Japan and Hong Kong (Freedman, 2015, para 1). 3. “According to scientists, global warming caused by human emissions has most likely intensified the drought in California by 15-20%” (Gillis, 2015, para. 1). I. In addition to the drought here in California, in August, while on vacation in Ethiopia, I personally witnessed the death of several domestic animals due to lack of pasture and water, which was itself due to the drought. B. Global warming has a profound negative effect on the global economy. 1. According to a Guardian report, global warming costs the world more than $1.2 trillion per year, or about 1.6% of global GDP, and by 2030 this cost will rise to 3.2%, but developing countries will suffer losses of up to 11% of their GDP (Harvey, 2012, par