Climate

During the dates of November 30th – December 11th, 2015 the United Nations Climate Change Conference took place in Le Bourget, Paris. This conference main priority is to address the issues of global climate change, and to construct a draft report on how to deal with these issues. One of the main focuses of the conference is, “To hold the increase in the global average temperature [below 1.5 °C] [or] [well below 2.0°C] above preindustrial levels by ensuring deep reductions in global greenhouse…

Over the past few years, the subject of climate change has been heavily discussed in the media, scientific research articles, and literature. In 2011, Richard Bean published his play “The Heretic,” which deals with the controversial topic of anthropogenic climate change. According to the dictionary by Oxford University Press (2016), anthropogenic means “originating in human activity”. He initiates his play by a claim made in 2007 by Al Gore, the former Vice President of the United States.…

The main reason I chose Global Warming/Climate Change as my topic is that I have been taught that global warming is not real, but so many think it is; I decided to look into it myself. Evidently, it is a pretty hot topic all over the world. The sides of the issue are whether global warming is real or not. According to NASA, “global warming describes the average global surface temperature increase from human emissions of greenhouse gases” (NASA). The debate of whether it is real or not has…

In a 2016 article entitled “Changing Climate” the author Thomas Sumner discusses a variety of topics that revolve around how humans have impacted the Earth’s climate. “Changing Climate” examines climate change research, ocean circulation, hurricane research, and geology and climate. This article uses past and present research to validate the importance of these issues to create a well written exploration of human’s effect on the climate. Despite the fact that there is not a lot of data about…

Considering an unusual amount of natural disasters recently, many people are asking if we can still treat climate change like some kind of folk tale. If the answer is no to the preceding question, the next one in line is what can we do to combat climate change? In his article, We Don’t Deny Harvey, So Why Deny Climate Change, Nicholas Kristof attempts to respond to these two questions. In this paper, I am going to start by summarizing his argument, then analyzing his claims, and ending with my…

transformation in Earth’s climate over time. It is a a change due to an increase in the average atmospheric temperature: Melting glaciers imply that life in the Arctic is affected by climate change. This could be a change in a place normal temperature for a month or season. It refers to any distinct change in measures of climate lasting for a long period. In other words, it means major changes in temperature, rainfall, snow, or wind patterns lasting for decades or longer. Climate Change may…

unionize. Globalization may also cause countries to get at each other’s throats; Climate can force a nation into a state of crisis and violence. Globalization also has the possibility to one day slow down; countries may try to limit globalization to preserve culture or other important items, such as oil or fresh water. As our world progresses, so do the possibilities of globalization - unionization, violence correlated to climate or even the of globalization. The future of…

According to the studies conducted on climate change, the speed at which the earth’s climate is changing exceeds the ability of all types of ecosystems (marine, coastal, freshwater, and terrestrial) to adapt as well as compromising their ability to function effectively (IPCC, 2007b; DEA, 2011) An intention of enhancing public awareness and understanding of climate change causes and impacts whilst promoting participation and action at all levels is among the principles outlined in the government…

This investigation is about the changes in climate and if human/anthropogenic causes are the reason for its change, and to what extent they are responsible. This is an issue because a change in climate has an immediate effect on every aspect of our lives. Due to this, it is critical that understand what effect we are having on the environment and to the future of life on earth. CHEMICAL BACKGROUND The burning of Fossil Fuels plays a huge part in climate change. (Evans, McCann, & Morton,…

In the article “Understanding Faulty thinking tackle climate change” author George Marshall explains the psychological reasons why we ignore climate change. The article presents many biases we employ which affect how important we deem an issue and prejudices on why we choose to ignore it. After throughly analyzing the article based on its content and use off logos, ethos, and pathos I have concluded that every UTA alumni would be able to make their own connection with any of the statements…