101-14 McKella Koho Prof. Moonwomon September 5‚ 2011 “We Can’t Wish Away Climate Change” Al Gore In 2010‚ Al Gore wrote an opinion piece in The New York Times claiming that global warming is a matter our generation must concentrate on in order to halt the rapid increases of change to our planet’s climate. He creates a strong‚ convincing argument by addressing and exemplifying issues pertaining to global climate change. Al Gore‚ the forty-fifth vice president of the United States‚ is one of
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Climate Change: The Fact Background The article overleaf was part of a booklet which came with a newspaper‚ and provided readers with information about key scientific issues facing the world today. The passage is headed ‘Climate Change: The Facts’‚ and focuses on global warming as the main cause of this. Understanding the text First of all it is important to understand what the purpose of the text is and who it is written for. The writer‚ Kate Ravilious‚ intends to inform the reader
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regards to climate change‚ it is often believed that the “hockey stick” graph is the only indication of detriment humans have caused to the world. So if someone can disprove the data from the graph‚ it is believed that all of climate change can be invalidated. However‚ Michael Mann refutes this belief wholeheartedly; the graph is based on data he and his colleagues comprised. To him this mistake in the public’s opinion was created on purpose to easily disregard the idea of climate change being true
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Fact Sheet: Climate Change in Australia Over Millions of years The Ice Age – The Cryogenian Period (850-630 million years ago) Even though there wasn’t ice everywhere when the ice age occurred‚ Australia and the rest of the continent were majorly affected by ice glaciers (known as bulldozers). Due to the environment being very cold and the outskirts of the glaciers turning into artic deserts‚ glaciers preserved the fossils of various plants and animals. Based on this fossil evidence‚ it is proven
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Climate Change and the Ross River Virus Climate change may be a politically contentious issue‚ but the scientific community has reached a consensus: it is real and the effects could be disastrous (Hughes‚ 2003). Within the next century‚ there will be changes in rainfall patterns‚ rising sea-levels and significant temperature increases‚ as well as the impact these conditions will have on flora‚ fauna and disease transmission (Hughes‚ 2003). Of particular concern to Australia is how these changes
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This August‚ a friend of mine who is passionate about climate change and food justice recommended to me the documentary Cowspiracy because it played a huge role in her becoming a vegan. I watched it with my mom‚ and both of us immediately became vegetarians. The documentary discussed‚ analyzed‚ and brought to light animal agriculture’s significant role in climate change. I used to love meat—particularly hamburgers and bacon—but the evidence that the film presented on animal agriculture’s impact on
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movements of energy like wind and precipitation. Climate is the generally prevailing weather patterns of a region. The climate of a region is made up of the different weather patterns. The weather patterns are usually repetitive according to the seasons. Where I’m from in southwest Nebraska it snows in the winter‚ rains in the spring‚ and is hot in the summer. The question is‚ has the weather and climate always been like this in Nebraska? We have proof that climate has changed in the past. Seventy million
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Climate change is controversial for a myriad number of reasons‚ but the main controversy is is it real. According to Sallie Baliunas‚ Ph.D. and Senior Scientist at George C. Marshall Institute‚ the warming of the earth is not due to human-made greenhouse gases. Furthermore‚ Baliunas asserts sunspots and the natural cycles of warming and cooling in the Pacific cause it. Baliunas makes this argument by deducing from from scientific studies‚ facts‚ and computer models; presenting the studies and models
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People of higher power are calling on activists‚ and new laws are being made every day supporting this. Everywhere you go it’s all about energy effiency and new products being made that don’t give off CO2 emissions. It makes you wonder... does climate change really matter? Global warming is the increase of the earths average surface temperature caused by burning fossil fuels and releasing greenhouse gasses. Pretend the atmosphere is a decent blanket‚ not to thick not to thin‚ just good enough
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While climate change is part of daily conversation‚ it gets disguised as something else. Whether we are talking about climate change on the farm‚ in the classroom‚ or in Washington‚ people shy away from uttering the words itself. Instead‚ they disguise it as “just talk about the weather”‚ like Gil Gullickson says‚ an editor for Successful Farming magazine. The article I have chosen‚ highlights the different realms in which we discuss the current change in climate. The article “In America’s Heartland
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