Climate change also known as global warming, is the rise in the Earth's surface temperatures. Even though the rise in the Earth's surface temperature may be slight it can still have a wide range of effects on ecosystems, rising sea levels, severe weather events, and droughts. A staggering amount of scientist believe that climate change is caused mainly due to the human use of fossil fuels. When fossil fuels are used, carbon dioxide is released along with other greenhouse gases into the air. Those gases trap the heat within the atmosphere. Some examples of ways humans use fossil fuels are oil, coal, and natural gas. Humans depend on theses fossil fuels to function everyday life. For example we use these fuels to heat our homes, run our vehicles, and are used in the power industry to produce electricity.
Climate change is a worldwide issue. Not only is firm action and leadership critical in the United States, but also international efforts need to work toward reducing emissions. Strong public demand for climate change is crucial to enact effective global warming solutions for the future. Unless immediate action is taken, climate change will continue to escalate and continue to affect the entire planet. Ways nations and individuals can help repair the earth's atmosphere is reduce air pollution, use green energy, stop deforestation. Reducing air pollution could have a dramatic effect on climate change. Humans could impact this reduction by simple things such as conserving
I really appreciate all of the work you're doing spreading awareness about climate change while doing your own part to combat it. In this day and age, our work to change the course of our currently unsustainable civilization is more important than ever. That's why we must be very careful when discussing the changing climate and the repercussions that spring from it. Most conversations about climate change focus on the major problems that are going to occur in the future as a result of current human practices. Yet, it is evident that these changes are wreaking havoc in the present world that we all inhabit. That is why the narrative on climate change must change. Not only is climate change real, but it is impacting the earth in devastating ways at this very moment. Climate change should be treated as the atrocity of today, not the possible problem of the future.
As Earths average temperature increases every year, the discussion of climate change has become a significant topic in the scientific community. Human activities such as powering factories, running automobiles or something as simple as burning wood for heat, emit dangerous greenhouse gases. What makes these greenhouse gases so detrimental is that they absorb the heat radiating off of Earth and keep it in the lower atmosphere creating a “blanket” of warmth around the Earth’s surface. This causes a drastic increase in the Earths average temperature. Due to the rise in temperature, the polar caps have been melting faster than ever, this is dangerous not only because of the risk of floods and sea level increase but ocean water will become less saline and ecosystems will be destroyed, impacting humans just as much as marine life. In the article, Understand faulty thinking to tackle climate change by George Marshall, Marshall states that most people in our world today do not care about climate change because it will not affect them, “Which points to the real problem: climate change is exceptionally amorphous, … no deadlines, no geographic location, no single cause or solution.” (Marshall 2014). Because the author makes it clear that climate change is indeed a great plight, and fails to be acknowledged by people, it is a significant matter that should be discussed
We don't think that the climate is changing but it is in fact happening right now and at a very rapid pace and this very quote sums up our view of climate change, "I play fictitious characters often solving fictitious problems. I believe mankind has looked at climate change in the same way, as if it were a fiction." - Leonardo DiCaprio. Most people view it as a minor problem and they believe it won't affect us in the future. But if this isn't stopped now, it may become a major threat to the human race as well as mother earth. Some solutions can be as simple as bringing your own bag to buy your products to place them in. If you bring your own bag when shopping then you can stop the manufacturing of billions of bags being produced by doing a task as simple as bringing your own bag
Climate change has now become a conflict that affects every country in the world whether they are a part of the cause or not. There has been damage done by climate change to our plant that is irreversible. Ranging from the melting ice caps to the extinction of many spices. Yet this is not the peak of effects caused by climate change. If countries do not commit to changing the causes of climate change our planet could possibly turn into an inhabitable planet for humans. It has been stated by many scientist that if we alter the climate of the plant by 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit it would cause drastic changes that would ultimately cause the plant to be uninhabitable. We have already cause a change in climate of .7 degrees Fahrenheit. This should be
Climate change is caused through the increase of greenhouse gas emissions within Earth’s atmosphere. Through trapping sunlight, temperatures have risen over the past years thus being called climate change. However, through things like being energy efficient or changing aspects within daily life climate change can be lessened. Reducing gas emission both in peoples own life as well as world-wide is also an important response to reducing the effects of climate change and it is also important to be involved in organizations for the environment in order to help promote climate change.
Since the beginning of time, climate change has occurred. Everything changes in this world. This theory is explained by Charles Darwin in a process called evolution. Climate is changing, and some people don’t care too much about it. It could be for the good but it could also be bad. Climate change is a very important issue as it could lead to the destruction of our planet.
Climate change is resulted due to unrestrained pollution. Carbon emissions that enter the earth’s atmosphere have a very dangerous effect on our environment, economy and wellbeing. This major problem earth is facing can be fixed if we all work as one.
Glaciers and arctic ice are melting. Oceans are growing increasingly acidic. Sea levels are rising. Droughts, floods, heatwaves, and downpours are becoming a regular occurrence. Climate change is not a hoax. The United States ranks second in the world regarding emissions of carbon dioxide. As more carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere the Earth is gradually warming up. Even the slightest change in temperatures can make drastic changes in our climate. It is time to take action combatting climate change through lowering our use of fossil fuels, increasing our research development on geoengineering, and implementing a carbon tax.
What is Climate Change? Is it real? Or is this some government hoax to win political votes? As unfortunate as it sounds, climate change is real and it’s here. No matter what perspectives there are on climate change there is now undisputed evidence that our planet is indeed under going major climate change. Our comprehension of climate change depends on numerous levels of proof from the highest point of the air to the profundities of the seas, that is reported by several studies directed by great researchers around the globe. As a result of climate change, our planet isn’t the only one being affected every vital creature are being effected by these unnatural acts of nature, political neglect isn’t benefitting the cause and alternatives aren’t producing or accustoming as expeditious as we need them to bas we need them to be.
One of the main themes during my Presidency will be to renew the United States as a global leader in combating the toughest issues, most notably of which is climate change. It is no secret that the United States is a massive producer of greenhouse gas emissions. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reports, “in 2014, U.S. greenhouse gas emissions totaled 6,870 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents” (Climate Change Indicators). In fact, the only other country that emits more greenhouse gases than the United States is China. However, the United States does produce more pollution than China in terms of per capita. Moreover, even though the United States is a major polluter, President Trump has withdrawn the United States from the Paris Agreement in 2017. However, in my presidency, the United States will renegotiate entry into the Paris Accords, and furthermore, I will put the United States on a path to become a leader in green energy, such as nuclear power, as well as renewable energy, such as wind, water, and solar power. The importance of addressing climate change cannot be underestimated. The U.S. government website, globalchange.gov, states, “impacts related to climate change are evident across regions and in many sectors important to society --such as human, health, agriculture and food security, water supply, transportation, energy, ecosystems, and others-- and are expected to become increasingly disruptive throughout this century and beyond” (Understand
Climate Change is a huge issue that has affected so many people already. If it isn’t taken care of, the world will slowly start to cripple to its end. Climate Change is an issue that has been haunting the world ever since the industrial revolution. It has already caused so much damage to the earth and is still continuing. Humans need to figure out ways to combat this and find ways to reduce the damage done and bring the temperatures back to normal. In order to figure out ways to fix what humans have done, they need to figure out what climate change is doing to ecosystems and others in the world, find out what the main cause of climate change is, and figure out ways to combat it.
A new heat wave record! That is a title that is used every year at some point in the year. Either in the summertime or even in the winter time. The world continues to get warmer and hotter, due to climate change and the ever-changing world we are creating. Though it seems like everyone is not noticing or paying attention to the world as it happens. People ignore it and move on with their day while climate change grows bigger. The general public sometimes feels as if it is not important to worry about at all. Just as if it doesn’t exist and is not a problem. If climate change is not taken seriously, it could and will devastate our planet to no end. It is not something to take for granted, as it will ravage the planet till there is nothing left. Yet humanity has known about this problem for a long time.
The human race, and the planet as a whole are facing many problems. Some of these problems are just minor slightly inconveniencing and many of them are leading to catastrophic irreversible damage. The most detrimental of our problems is climate change-the drastic change in global or regional temperatures-and environmental destruction.” Climate change is a global problem with grave implications: environmental, social, economic, political and for the distribution of goods. They represent one of the principal challenges facing humanity in our day: Greed (Laudato Si pp.25).” Many people believe there is no way to solve or stop these problems, but many of the works dealing with Francis and Clare offer solutions to those problem. The solution to our environmental crises lies in our ability to no longer live in excess.
Climate change is a serious problem that will affect all of the inhabitants and systems of Earth. Gaia was previously responsible for maintaining sustainability of the Earth’s systems, however, Gaia is losing its ability to maintain homeostasis because of these severe environmental changes that are taking place. There must be a push to educate people on what the anthropogenic causes of climate change are and how we can prevent them from negatively impacting our environment. People also need to understand the severe consequences of climate change, which include desertification, rising sea levels, more frequent severe weather, and the potential loss of our food supplies. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization also needs to push for regulations on fossil fuel emissions and help create incentives to prevent major corporations from polluting. Last, everyone needs to make an effort to cut back on their individual emissions by using more sustainable energy sources, cutting back on automobile use, and consuming fewer animal products.
The increasing severity and frequency of climate change impacts calls for an immediate need to alter the way we conceive and respond to developing issues. Challenges such as war and financial recessions tend to be relatively short, over in less than ten years. Election cycles and national plans are usually over in less than five. By contrast, climate change and its impacts are set to progressively and noticeably worsen over the next twenty years and accelerate catastrophically into the final half of this century and beyond. Unless measures are put in place over the near term. We must pro-actively consider climate change problems in the long-term and find sustainable solutions that will help vulnerable populations adapt to unavoidable impact while advocating for global changes needed to slow climate change’s pace.