Global Weirdness is a relatively easy read that is focused on the effects of global warming. The title “global weirdness” is incredibly appropriate for it is not just about global warming, but also the other “weird” factors that are occur as well; for instance, relentless droughts, rising seas, severe storms, deadly heat waves, and water movements are just a few to name. The book is consisted of four parts with sixty, short chapters and an epilogue. The first part is entitled “What the science says”, and explains the facts about global warming; our current knowledge, the cause and how. Part II “What’s actually happening” focuses on what is happening presently. The third part “What’s likely to happen in the future” is about the future, the
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Generated models models generate many outcomes, but cannot truly predict the outcome of the planet, at least not 100% of the time, and the authors disclaim this. This is due to human influences, as they are deemed unpredictable. The unpredictability in turn effects the human population as a whole. In “What’s likely to happen in the future”, the authors shares several outcomes and other predicted events. The displacement of species already occurs, it was inevitable that the human would be effected. The rise of sea level will effect even human populations; 2,000 Papua New Guineans were displaced thanks to the high in sea level back in 2011. The same will eventually also occur for the people of Bangladesh and the Maldives due to their low laying geographic location. Our health is also placed into question into the future. Consequently, climate related health risks would [potentially] include the expansion of infectious diseases (mosquitoes & ticks), a higher concentration of ground-level ozone, more heat waves, food contamination, more droughts, and fresh water will become scarcer. All examples are terrifying risks that come with outcomes that would directly effect our species if they are not already. This will be our future, that is what the authors are conveying to us through …show more content…
Human influences are unpredictable, and the aftereffects will take time to change. The final “Can we avoid the risks of climate change” explores the options in which less fossil fuels are emitted, and more recyclable material is utilized, and gives us other alternative for sources of energy from wind to geothermal to geo-engineering. The costs for their alternative energy sources does tend to be an issue for some consumers, but if we were to increase fossil fuel prices and in turn make cheapest option the alternative, then more people would
Generated models models generate many outcomes, but cannot truly predict the outcome of the planet, at least not 100% of the time, and the authors disclaim this. This is due to human influences, as they are deemed unpredictable. The unpredictability in turn effects the human population as a whole. In “What’s likely to happen in the future”, the authors shares several outcomes and other predicted events. The displacement of species already occurs, it was inevitable that the human would be effected. The rise of sea level will effect even human populations; 2,000 Papua New Guineans were displaced thanks to the high in sea level back in 2011. The same will eventually also occur for the people of Bangladesh and the Maldives due to their low laying geographic location. Our health is also placed into question into the future. Consequently, climate related health risks would [potentially] include the expansion of infectious diseases (mosquitoes & ticks), a higher concentration of ground-level ozone, more heat waves, food contamination, more droughts, and fresh water will become scarcer. All examples are terrifying risks that come with outcomes that would directly effect our species if they are not already. This will be our future, that is what the authors are conveying to us through …show more content…
Human influences are unpredictable, and the aftereffects will take time to change. The final “Can we avoid the risks of climate change” explores the options in which less fossil fuels are emitted, and more recyclable material is utilized, and gives us other alternative for sources of energy from wind to geothermal to geo-engineering. The costs for their alternative energy sources does tend to be an issue for some consumers, but if we were to increase fossil fuel prices and in turn make cheapest option the alternative, then more people would