Essay About Change

A great many Americans are not concerned about or do not believe climate change exists because it does not affect their daily routine. In the Akerlof article, a number of shoreline residents were set up in small group deliberation to discuss rising sea levels and its effects on their community. The top priorities for these residents included material objects such as private property damage or loss. One of the main takeaways from the Bowers article was that audience segmentation is important and…

over how patterns will respond to climate change. In this experiment, I will analyze climate models using a specific metric called sinuosity to determine how climate change will affect circulation patterns in the mid-latitudes. This information is impactful and important as changes in circulation patterns may raise the probability for extreme weather like heat waves. Through this research process, I want to learn more about the effects of climate change and how climate modeling is used to…

greenhouse gass emission and other factors has caused the earth to retain more energy and thus grow warmer. This change in climate is affecting the habitats of many different species who are forced to adapt or migrate to another suitable location to live. This disrupts the food chains thus affecting the ecosystem which is fundamental to life on earth. Some effects that climate change has on life on earth are that it disrupts the food chain. A good example of this are polar bears being…

Basically climate change is a change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns when that change lasts for an extended period of time. Climate change is the greatest threat to nature and humanity in the 21st century and it is happening everywhere. Even today, in many parts of the globe we can see some effects of climate change - melting glaciers, rising sea levels, severe storms, heavy floods, reduced snowfall in the north and a severe drought in the south. Even though the Earth's…

Climate change is affecting not only Canada but the entire world. It is a change in global or regional climate patterns and is the change of mild to increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide produced by fossil fuels. I believe that climate change is something that can be eliminated or lowered with the help from everyone. Some people say we have passed the turning point but I disagree, there is always room for improvement in any situation. One way that I believe climate change can be…

The Climate Change Crisis Global warming is a rising issue around the world that needs to be addressed. There are multiple things that we can do to end global warming or to dampen the amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases being released into the atmosphere. We can come together as a community to promote eco-friendly energy sources or change small things in our homes to save energy individually. In my community, a small and fairly wealthy town, it has been apparent that people…

Before taking the SoS Climate Change course I thought I had a fairly solid foundation on what factors cause climate to change and how those factors interact, how climate has changed over the past hundreds of millions of years and how scientist predict the future climate of our planet. I soon found out that I merely had a solid scaffold on which to build a much better understanding for myself and my students. The biggest take away for me was how Earth’s systems all work together and that there…

Climate change is a problem that threatens our health, basic needs, and national security. Some impacts of climate change include record high temperatures in some regions of Earth, rising seas, and severe flooding and droughts. One of the major causes of climate change is the release of greenhouse gases which in turn build up in our atmosphere. They include carbon dioxide and methane. One of the major contributors is transportation. Transportation makes up approximately 25 percent of Canada’s…

amount of ice outside of the polar region, and within the region, contains the ten largest rivers in Asia, (Wilkes & Eriksson, The Melting Himalayas: Cascading Effects of Climate Change on Water, Biodiversity, and Livelihoods, 2009). Although the Himalayas contain a great source of ice due to high alpine glaciers, climate change is rapidly changing the topography of this area by accelerating the melting of ice, (Wilkes, Eriksson, Yun, Xu Jianchu, & Shrestha, 2009). The geographic area the…

Summary Per the Heart of Change Field Guide, John Kotter stated that a shared urgency for change could propel people into action, but it is the vision that steers the individuals in the proper direction (Cohen). Additionally, the development and creation of the appropriate vision for change is crucial towards transformational success; however, effectively communicating the vision and how it will be achieved is key to capturing the commitment of the workforce (Cohen). For this assignment, John…