Bill Nye said, “Climate change is happening, and I think this is perhaps the most serious environmental issue facing us.” Bill Nye is a mechanical engineer, who is most known for being the face of the educational program, Bill Nye the Science Guy. He has become one of the most popular figures in the science community. In his quote, Nye is talking about climate change, which is a change in global or regional climate patterns such as a change in temperature of a region. Climate change is one of the largest issues facing our modern society, and its causes and effects are leaving people and organizations to take charge in saving the planet.
The causes of climate change are separated into two categories: natural and human-made.
During the early years of civilization, nature causes climate change. For example, in August of 1883 in Indonesia, the volcano Krakatoa erupted which, as stated in Climate Change: In Context, “sent ash 50 mi (80 km) into the atmosphere” (Lerner 98). The volcanos’ eruption caused the atmosphere to become covered in ash, which didn’t allow for sunlight to go through; the global temperature dropped more than two degrees Fahrenheit. Another natural cause of climate change is agriculture. Agriculture is the growing of crops and livestock for food and other purposes. It contributes to climate change …show more content…
Humans causing climate change started in the later 1800s with the start of the Industrial Revolution. The Industrial Revolution brought the introduction of power-driven machines, factories and the shift of society from rural to urban. Stephen Gardiner once said about the revolution saying, “The Industrial Revolution was another of those extraordinary jumps forward in the story of civilization.” As society continued to industrialize, humans began finding ways to power mechanics and this led to another cause of climate change: the burning of fossil fuels and
The causes of climate change are separated into two categories: natural and human-made.
During the early years of civilization, nature causes climate change. For example, in August of 1883 in Indonesia, the volcano Krakatoa erupted which, as stated in Climate Change: In Context, “sent ash 50 mi (80 km) into the atmosphere” (Lerner 98). The volcanos’ eruption caused the atmosphere to become covered in ash, which didn’t allow for sunlight to go through; the global temperature dropped more than two degrees Fahrenheit. Another natural cause of climate change is agriculture. Agriculture is the growing of crops and livestock for food and other purposes. It contributes to climate change …show more content…
Humans causing climate change started in the later 1800s with the start of the Industrial Revolution. The Industrial Revolution brought the introduction of power-driven machines, factories and the shift of society from rural to urban. Stephen Gardiner once said about the revolution saying, “The Industrial Revolution was another of those extraordinary jumps forward in the story of civilization.” As society continued to industrialize, humans began finding ways to power mechanics and this led to another cause of climate change: the burning of fossil fuels and