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Adaptive capacity and vulnerability. Another prominent concept relative to policy focuses on a system’s adaptive capacity to respond and the vulnerability of functions that cannot adapt to changing climate. More specifically, adaptive capacity, Burton et al. (2002) argue, is “the ability of a system to adjust to climate change, including climate vulnerability and extremes, to moderate potential damages, to take advantages of opportunities, or to cope with the consequences” (p. 149). That is,…

The sun shimmers across the balcony floor in a dancing wave of light, not a cloud in sight and only the slight breeze through the trees gives any character to todays summer weather. I remember being a child, when the weather was either radiating or the polar opposite; When it was too hot in the summer and unbearably cold in the winter, leaving the house was always a chore which either required you to be almost naked or hold five layers on your torso. That was before the anti-global warming act…

“By endurance we conquer.” - Ernest Shackleton. Polar expeditions are some of the most dangerous expeditions out there and are very demanding. Planning the trip, animals, living conditions, food and each crew member struggling to help each other out and keep their sanity are just some of the hurdles in these treacherous expeditions. You might already have a clue about how hard these expeditions are because well, everyone knows how harsh Antarctica is being known as a “frozen desert”, but in this…

In recent decades, there has been an increased level of concern about the upward trend of average global temperature caused by climate change. Global surface temperature in 1999 increased at a higher rate than any other recordings of the previous years, going from changes of a couple hundredths to the more previous change of 0.2˚C (Hansen et al, 1999). The rising of average global temperatures is a worldwide problem, and this temperature change seems to be an ongoing upward tendency. Global…

are trends of rural depopulation through migration to coastal urban centers in the 20th Century (Yim, 1993). A rapidly growing number of coastal mega cities could lead to certain circumstances such as overcrowding and vulnerable to varieties of weather-induces hazards including, typhoons, landslides and floods (Yim, 1993). The government faced a greater future concerns, as due to overcrowding, the level of vulnerability in the mega cities increases such as the issue of floods and landslides.…

senior fellow in environmental studies at the Cato Institute, states that each one of the phenomena occurring in the movie is physically impossible (Michaels) and Dr. Jeff Masters, Director of Meteorology at Weather Underground, says: “[t]he laws of meteorology get seriously abused here” (Weather Underground). Thus, the general consensus amongst scientists is that the movie is full of impossibilities and therefore it is often discarded as a nonsense blockbuster by the scientific…

Administration, there is extremely substantial evidence that points to and proves that global warming is a very prominent and real issue. The most notable evidences are rising sea levels, overall increase in the average global temperature, extreme weather events, and ocean acidification, just to name a few. The first thing indicating global warming, is that it’s actually getting warmer. Scientists from NORA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) have stated that: For most of the…

The human impact on the environment is undeniable; according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), from 1880 to 2012 the average global temperature increased by .85 degrees Celsius. This temperature increase may not appear noticeable or extensive; however, when considering detrimental worldwide effects there are many clearly correlated drawbacks to uninhibited climate increase. Each one degree increase in temperature leads to about a five percent decrease in grain yields.…

Kevin Williamson writes in his essay “Apocalypse Soonish: The End Times Roll On” regarding the evergoing discussion of climate change and humanity 's’ love for apocalyptic drama. Williamson is an excellent writer who knows how to engage the reader with humor and wry comparisons as well as point out some obvious trends within the past that show how dramatic civilization can be. However, his frequent disregard for the consequences of the warming 's effects, inability to keep a concise argument and…

In order to understand the effects that Global Climate Change has had on weather we need to first understand the difference between weather and climate. Weather is what is happening in the atmosphere, on a given day and location. Examples of such include temperature, wind, and precipitation. On the other hand, climate is more of a broad, generalized condition that covers a region during a longer period of time. Examples of such include warm, cold, wet and dry. In the past decade, with only a…