TRINITY COLLEGE L6 SCIENCE GEOGRAPHY CLIMATE CHANGE: NATURE OR NEGLIGENCE The climate of our world is changing‚ but why? There is a great debate going on in the scientific community on whether our current climate change crisis is a natural occurrence over millions of years – as what has happened on the planet of Mars – or this natural process is being accelerated by man’s negligence. But first we must establish what is climate change? Climate Change is a long-term shift in the statistics of
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Climate Changes The world’s climate is not so good‚ in the article wrote by Thomas L. Friedman “Stuff Happens to the Environment‚ like Climate Change” (The New York Times) where it is explained how climate change is taken differently by all the large industrial economies‚ including United states. Friedman’s claim is that some candidates running for presidents do not pay attention to the severity of these problems and why voters should not vote for them‚ which is a good start to address climate problems
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Consensus on Climate Change” written by Naomi Oreskes is intended to let the readers understand that there is a consensus that anthropogenic global climate change is occurring. In her essay‚ Oreskes states that although some groups claim there is not substantial evidence that Earth’s climate is being affected by human activities‚ overall‚ the scientific community is in agreement that evidence is quite clear. “IPCC states unequivocally that the consensus of scientific opinion is that Earth’s climate is being
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Climate Change Will Hit Genetic Diversity By Virginia Gewin of Nature magazine Climate change represents a threat not only to the existence of individual species‚ but also to the genetic diversity hidden within them‚ researchers say. The finding promises to complicate assessments of how climate change will affect biodiversity‚ as well as conservationists’ task in preserving it. DNA studies have revealed that traditional species‚ as defined by taxonomists
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but there is a lot of evidence to show that the change in climate is global and is seriously dangerous. Because climate change has been‚ and is still is being; extensively researched. As the climate gets warmer‚ the more extreme the weather will be and 97.4% agree that human activity is a significant factor in changing global temperatures. I am exploring the reviews and research of many people who have thought towards global climate change. What they feel is affecting it: Humans‚ natural
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Approximately every 100‚000 years Earth’s climate warms up temporarily. These warm periods‚ called interglacial periods‚ appear to last approximately 15‚000 to 20‚000 years before regressing back to a cold ice age climate. At year 18‚000 and counting our current interglacial vacation from the Ice Age is closer to its end than its beginning (Geo Craft). This leads to the growing debate of today‚ is global warming man-made? Or is it just a cycle that the Earth goes through? This is a controversial
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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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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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