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Climate change is also described as global warming, the unnatural or manmade cause of the planet’s increase in temperature. Climate change is physically caused by the release of greenhouse gases which get trapped in the atmosphere, in turn trapping heat from the sun on the planet (Meyer & Roser, 2006). Other pollutants can cause problems for the environment as well, such as toxins released into the water from chemical plants, or nuclear meltdowns that result in oceans being poisoned. These are also lumped in with climate change, since they also… Continue Reading...
technology, including the development of fossil fuel engines.
2. The NASA site outlines the falling different supporting data for climate change:
Global temperature increase of 1.1C since the late 19th century
Oceans warmed 0.302F sine 1969
Shrinking ice sheets, especially in Greenland and Antarctica
Glacial retreat
Decreased snow cover
Sea level rise
Declining Arctic sea ice
Increase in extreme weather events
Increase in ocean acidification
The Met Office cites
Higher temperatures
Changing rainfall
Changes in nature
Sea level rise
Retreating glaciers
Sea ice
And ice sheets
Many of these are the same: temperature rise, declining ice sheets, glacial retreat and sea level rise are on both lists. But there… Continue Reading...
the current trend has a probability of a staggering 95% to have been generated by human intervention (“Climate Change”).
The fact that the current change has been generated by human activity and intervention is what makes the shift so especially worrisome. Industrialization since the nineteenth century has generated an explosion in the number of “heat trapping” gasses, most notably carbon dioxide, and “ancient, or paleoclimate, evidence reveals that current warming is occurring roughly ten times faster than the average rate of ice-age-recovery warming” (“Climate Change”). One of the most glaring examples of the manifestation of global warming has been the melting of the polar ice caps, which… Continue Reading...
Global Warming and Climate Change
Natural versus anthropogenic forces in climate change are a common topic for discussion. Some people believe that the global warming experienced now is part of a natural cycle while other others believe it is accelerated thanks to human evolution on earth. Although there is a natural cycle on the planet concerning global warming, this is not the case regarding the information provided from scientific data on the effects of human-generated global warming. Natural global warming takes long periods of time to develop.
People that have analyzed previous global… Continue Reading...
which created substantial volcanic activity, filling the atmosphere with carbon dioxide, leading to global warming.
Part II. Global Climate Change
6. The four greenhouse gases that are being measured by the simulation are carbon dioxide, water vapor, methane, and nitrous oxide.
7. The average temperature in the "Today" simulation is 59-60F. Adding clouds appears to do little, maybe up one degree. In 1750, the average temperature was around quite a bit lower, around 53-54F. The gas levels are as follows:
H20
CO2
CH4
N20
Present Day
70%
388ppm
1.843ppm
0.317ppm
1750
70%
280ppm
0.73 ppm
0.27ppm
Ice Age
?
180ppm
0.38ppm
0.215pm
During the ice age, the average… Continue Reading...
with a semi-controversial issue that polarizes a lot of people (no pun intended): yes, were talking about climate change.
This topic has been in the news for a good long while.
Topic
Climate Change
There have been movies made about it, conferences held about it, and many works of scholarly and not-so-scholarly literature written about it.
So lets take a look at how to turn this subject into the main topic of a cause and effect essay.
Well start off with a title, give you the hook, underline the thesis, and highlight some important parts for you to consider.
Best of all, well show you how to… Continue Reading...
Case Study: Climate Change and Dealing with Sea Level Increase
Rising sea levels have emerged as one of the major concerns in today’s world because of the increased devastating impacts of climate change or global warming. While increase in sea levels is expected to affect the whole world, some regions will be affected more than others. One of the regions that will be significantly affected by sea level increase in China based on a recent report from Climate Central. China is among one of the major Asian countries that has experienced tremendous… Continue Reading...
6. Thesis Statement
7. Body of Essay
8. Conclusion
9. Works Cited
Titles
Feeling the Heat: Global Warming and Climate Change
What Can be Done to Reverse Climate Change?
The Arguments For and Against the Anthropogenic Causes of Global Warming
Meltdown: Why Global Warming is Going to Become Even Worse in the Future
Recommended Topics
International Strategies for Addressing Global Warming
Global Warming and Policy Development in the United States
The Effects of Global Warming on the Earth’s Oceans
Science or Myth? The Truth about Global Warming
Outline
I. Introduction
II. Review and Analysis
A. Arguments implicating anthropogenic sources as the cause of global warming
B. Arguments against anthropogenic… Continue Reading...
building constructions form a major part of human threats on the woodlands. Adding to the human activities is the climate change, which has been very devastating on many of the species that inhabit these forests. The threats on their inhabitants are a direct danger of extinction to these woodlands, as what makes them thrive in the first place are their natural inhabitants. There is a need to increase the awareness level of the importance of trees in society. This paper explores different forests that exist in the world, with primary focus on one of the coastal forests and woodlands in different regions and continents.
The benefits of trees to… Continue Reading...
population growth and the global environmental issues.
One of the main global environmental concerns in the modern world is the anthropogenic climate change triggered by greenhouse gas emissions. The emissions, widely, occur due to fossil fuel combustion, clearance and burning of forests, agricultural emissions, pastoralism and other changes in land use (“The environmental crisis”, 1). Changes in the climate affect both the ecological system and social setup. Scientists have estimated that these effects will soon lead to changes in the average surface temperature, distribution of species, climatic zones, seal level, ocean movements, ecosystem functions and precipitation patterns.
The climate in the north east is changing. The changes are also expected to… Continue Reading...
Global Risks
Climate change is something affecting all countries, with particular relevance to low-lying coastal regions. Island nations in the Indian Ocean, for example, and the dozens of nations in the Caribbean are at risk of inundation not just from the constantly rising sea levels from melting glacial ice in polar regions. Climate change leads to warming ocean waters, which in turn lead to more frequent and more severe storms. In addition to island nations, low-lying coastal regions on mainland continents will also become increasingly vulnerable to the effects of climate change.… Continue Reading...
for reversing global warming. In this presentation, I delve into this issue.
The presentation will be made at an upcoming climate change conference held at a local community center. The audience comprises a range of stakeholders including environmentalists, climate change advocates, business organizations, academicians, as well as local and state government representatives. The presentation is intended to contribute to the growing discourse on addressing global warming. The presentation is expected to influence policy and decision making in the area of climate change.
Though disputed by some commentators, global warming is real. We can no longer afford to bury our heads in the sand. It is estimated that with the present… Continue Reading...
in 2015. Sub-Saharan Africa accounted for the greatest increase in undernourishment recording a high of 237 million undernourished people in 2017.
Figure 1; Source: FAO, IFAD, UNICEF, WFP, and WHO. 2017.The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2017. Building resilience for peace and food security. Rome, FAO.
The negative trend in the continent has been perpetuated by a combination of the global economic recession, climate change, and civil conflicts. The Africa Development Bank notes that the widespread poverty in Africa is triggered by food insecurity. Lower levels of prevailing development in Africa increases the region's vulnerability to climate change. The region is already experiencing weather variabilities such as the 2015–16 El Niño that left the Southern Africa region in catastrophic drought and devastating flooding in Easter Africa which increased the danger of food insecurity (ECA & FAO, 2018). The 2015–16 El Niño left over 10 million people in Ethiopia in need of food and… Continue Reading...
a huge portion of the world’s biodiversity and essential in global climate change (Addis, p.5). Ocean or marine biodiversity is recognized across the globe as an essential component of life not only in the oceans, but also on Earth. The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development states that ocean or marine areas are key components of the Earth’s ecosystem to an extent that without them life on Earth would be difficult and relatively impossible in its current form (p.3). The significance of ocean or marine areas to life on Earth is attributable to their role in regulating the climate and… Continue Reading...
Climate change can no longer be denied... And action can no longer be delayed. – U.S> President Barack Obama, 2015
As reflected in the epigraph above, there is a growing consensus among climatologists that anthropogenic activities have caused the entire world to become hotter and some experts even caution that the balance scale may have already been tipped and global warming will continue unabated for the foreseeable future. Some scientists, however, maintain that the current trends in global warming are a natural part of the cycles the earth goes through… Continue Reading...
creation of the artificial snow in different parts of the country. Artificial snow is created because climate change has led to different towns receiving shorter winters unlike previously when people skill for as long as they wished (Falk and Vieru 16).
Effects On The Environment
The environment is negatively affected by the creation of the backcountry skiing terrains. As stated earlier, there is little research on backcountry skiing, which in return presents a big challenge to wildlife and land managers when it comes to the provision of access to the public lands. The more skiers there are, the more the terrain that is needed to facilitate… Continue Reading...
worldwide has also led to widespread problems that are no longer localized. Climate change impacts even those areas with the least infrastructure or industrialization. Wind and water currents know no geo-political boundaries, and nor does the ozone layer. A build-up of greenhouse gases impacts all people, which is why solutions to environmental problems need to be tackled in a spirit of collaboration. In “The Environment: Re-Addressing Global Trends and Contemporary Issues,” Adebobola (n.d.) shows how democratic institutions at the national level are the key to creating collaborative solutions to environmental problems.
Adebobola (n.d.) first discusses some of the main environmental problems, their… Continue Reading...
done to decrease exposure to tick bites.
One of the reasons some believe tick-borne diseases are on the rise is due to climate change. However, a recent study suggests the warming temperatures may reduce pathogen densities in a tick bite.
Several studies have shown that replication rates of mosquito-borne pathogens increase with temperature, but we are aware of no studies addressing this issue for tick-borne pathogens. Alternatively, the immune responses of many invertebrates are temperature sensitive, so it is possible that ticks will be more likely to reduce pathogen densities or even clear their infections at warmer temperatures (Ostfeld & Brunner, 2015, p. 18).
This means that although climate change is an… Continue Reading...
people. Reducing pollution, limiting deforestation, preserving natural resources, protecting sensitive ecosystems, and mitigating climate change bring about the greatest good for the greatest number, what John Stuart Mill (2017) refers to as summum bonum, the fundamental principle of utilitarianism (p. 1). Therefore, most environmentally conscious policies, business practices, and personal behaviors can be viewed in utilitarian terms.
Explanation of Theory
Utilitarianism is a consequentialist ethical theory, which essentially means that its proponents focus more on the consequences of actions than on the motivations for the actions (Haines, n.d.). There are several types of utilitarianism, including act-utilitarianism and rule-utilitarianism. Act utilitarianism suggests that any… Continue Reading...
that global warming and climate change is not taking place. The figures are presented in the article alongside graphs and charts to show as much.
References
Fountain, H., Patel, J. & Popovich, N. (2018). 2017 Was One of the Hottest Years on Record.… Continue Reading...
