Read the following extract from an article.

Read the following extract from an article. > August 2017 was the second warmest August in 137 years of modern record-keeping. The measured value is consistent with the trend in global average surface temperatures that has been observed during the past few decades, according to a monthly analysis of global temperatures by scientists at NASA in New York. > (Adapted from NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, September 18, 2017) Write an essay to an educated reader to explain the causes of global warming and what measures governments and individuals can take to tackle the issue.