Global Climate Change Everyone is talking about it‚ and the news is constantly covering it. But nobody ever does anything about it. The “it” is global warming. Global warming has been steadily increasing since the industrial revolution at alarming rates causing extreme weather including droughts‚ floods‚ heat waves‚ and hurricanes‚ which is a major concern. In fact‚ it’s increasing at a rate of 10% every year (IPCC). The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is a group of scientists
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Climate Change Politics – Notes Kyoto Protocol – * December 1997 * Signed by 168 countries * First internationally legal binding target for the reduction of green house gas emissions * Target – cut green house gases by 12.5% based on the 1990 levels by 2012 * Emphasis on developed countries- developing nations‚ ie China and India – exempt from cuts * This protocol not enforced until 2005 * Largest undermining factor – USA failed to ratify the protocol * KEY as
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Climate Change: Long‚ Medium and Short Term Long term evidence: Type of evidence | Explanation | Reliability | Ice cores – CO2 | CO2 trapped in ice cores. Low concentrations of CO2 occur naturally during glacial periods and high concentrations during interglacial periods (present). 2007 measured 383 parts per million. | The number of CO2 sequences that correlate well with each other suggest it is reliable. | Ice cores – O2 isotopes | Ratio of oxygen 16 to 18 is a good indicator of past sea
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article explains how climate change has been rapidly melting the Arctic over the course of a few years. As a result‚ the faster the arctic melts the more damage will be done to the ecosystem‚ planet‚ and humans. A few examples of how drastically climate change has shaped the North are that the sea ice covering the Arctic Ocean began to decrease in size when it should have been increasing in size. Also‚ temperatures at the North Pole rose more than 20 degrees Celsius. These changes are causing polar
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EFFECT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON COMFORT LEVELS OF OLDER PEOPLE IN NURSING HOMES IN FLORIDA John Onyango1 & Angelica Tavarez 1 School of Architecture‚ University of Miami‚ USA‚ j.onyango@miami.edu 2 School of Architecture‚ University of Miami‚ USA‚ g.wang2@miami.edu Abstract It is estimated that temperature and humidity levels in Florida will increase on average by between 4° F and 11° F by 2080 due to effects of climate change. This will results in the characteristics of the indoor
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Climate refugee In 2011‚ IDMC reported that disasters such as floods‚ storms and earthquakes triggered the displacement of over 15 million‚ more than 90% of which were related to climate or extreme weather events. Displacement related to slow-onset disasters‚ including drought and long-term processes of environmental degradation and habitat loss displace many more‚ but is un-quantified. International Organization for Migration The links between climate change and migration‚ however‚ are complicated
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Climate Change SUMMARY: Climate change is one of the most contentious public policy go through the world today. While there is just about no argument challenging the matter of the ongoing global warming‚ what is essentially being questioned is whether climate change is anthropogenic or simply a natural‚ cyclical phenomenon upon which human activities do not cast a major impact. This paper will make an effort to compare these two opposing perspectives on climate change. Greenhouse Effect Because
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Climate Change and its effects on Migration in Mexico and Central America Climate change has quite an impact on migration throughout Mexico and Central America. Changing temperatures‚ droughts‚ catastrophic weather and rising sea levels at times force people to migrate to another area. It appears that the changing climates impact on livelihoods and migration are much stronger in rural areas than in urban area (Nawrotzki‚ 2016). Sometimes its temporary migration while other times it’s permanent. Each
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Water Crisis in India: Side Effect of Climate Change There is one very famous quote which says‚ “Water is life’s mater and matrix‚ mother and medium. There is no life without water”. This quote highlights the importance of water and its value in sustenance of life on earth. It has multiple uses and each of them supports life‚ directly or indirectly. Even though 75 percent of our Earth is covered with water‚ less than two percent is fresh water. To make the matters worse‚ only about 1% is available
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