California Climate Changes

First, global climate change is a serious problem because it increases natural disasters. If you have ever watched the news in your lifetime, you know that this issue is becoming more frequent and worse over time. “Globally, the number of reported weather-related

Most of us consider drought as a period of dry and hot weather with too little or no rain, and while any or all of these conditions might be existent during drought, the definition of drought is more complex and subtle. According to the United States Geological Survey, California Water Science Center (as cited in Congressional Digest, 2015, p. 2):

Because most greenhouse gases would remain in the atmosphere for a long period of time, the temperature of the earth will be continuously rising. If global heat-trapping emissions proceed at a medium to high rate, temperatures in California are expected to rise 4.7 to 10.5°F by the end of the century1. With the rise of temperature, the climate of California would also be changed. California has large area of forest and farmland, hundreds of miles of coastline, large amount of snowpack, and other natural wonders. And these special treasures of nature are especially at risk2. So it is very necessary to understand the strategies of California to combat climate change.

As most of us know California for the past four years has been in a drought. As I read an article called “How Much Of California’s Drought Was Caused By Climate Change? Scientists Now Have The Answer.” written by Katie Valentine it said,”Over the last few years, as California’s historic, four-year drought has intensified, scientists have found clues linking the extreme weather event to human-caused climate change.”If we are the cause what can we do to help stop this? The reason I say this is because we have started to put restrictions on water

As much as we could hope and try, there is no way to have control over the weather. There is the possibility to move water in, but it is much harder to keep water out when many states reach their levels. In chapter four weather and climate is the main goal. According to figure 4.30 in the book California is in the CS, Cfb and H. Which means some are in the highlands with wet winters and hot summer. It seems like the north part is getting plenty of rain, while the southern is consistently battling droughts. On page 104 of the book they mention climate change and how it is not only affecting the US, but the rest of the world as well. Many say that these drought that are happening in California will be short-term, but it unknown how long they

Title: Interactive Map of San Francisco Shows Potential Health Impacts of Climate Change AND Climate change: Future Bay Area weather will be more like San Diego’s

California is one of the most progressive states in America, and is constantly evolving and advancing in fields such as technology, food, and entertainment. The biggest change in California is not one of those three but rather the climate. Climate change is a term coined by physicist Gilbert Plass during the 1950’s to describe the total change in global climate patterns. In his research Plass discovered that the earth was heating up due to carbon dioxide emissions trapping heat from escaping the earth’s atmosphere. What he really discovered was the connection between climate change with global warming and the greenhouse effect. California specifically has contributed significantly to carbon dioxide emissions and the warming of the earth. We

All too often in the Western U.S., we hear things like, "Fire danger is extremely high" or, "We are in a tinder box right now." By mid-summer, our surroundings 'dry-out ' and it seems conditions become perfect as we segue into a fifth season. Wildfire Season. Wildfires can wreak havoc! Millions of dollars are spent annually, preparing for Wildfires. Money is allocated for education, training, and preparing to fight Wildfires. Money is spent fighting them and protecting structures that might be in the way. Wildfires can be costly, but they also impact us in other ways. Wildfires tax our resources. They impact our structures and influence where we build and how we build. Wildfires affect our health, especially for those who have health concerns. Wildfires impact our weather and overall environment. Wildfires can even be deadly, impacting our communities.

I read an article published on CNN titled "Climate change could leave Californians with 'weather whiplash". In the article, it explains how California is known for its nice and soothing environment but with the enjoyable weather comes major shifts in its climate causing the weather patterns to be weak between drought and flood. The climate patterns have significant impacts on society and human life, causing extremely climate conditions only making mitigation and adaptation that much worse. According to UCLA Center for Climate Science, the dramatic swings from wet to dry will be twice as likely every 25 years, by 2100.

The world needs water and there are sometimes limitations. The amount of water on Earth has not changed, but people still worry about water shortage because of the population growth. Droughts are limiting the fresh water and a solution is desalinization. Water pollution is also a problem, but there are many things to stop it. Humans need to work together to prevent these things.

Wildfire risk in California refers to the chance wildfires may occur as a result of human interference with nature. In the book, “Our Changing Climate 2012” by the California Natural Resources Agency, the author discusses how computer projections project that in the future, the global warming will increase at a higher rate. The author claims that “wildfire risk increases in California will also be driven to a large extent by changes in land use and development.”(Agency 3). In other words, developing real estate and construction increases the chance of wildfires. Gathering from the Agency, only by consciously constructing the human environment can society reduce the risks of wildfires. This awareness is relevant today because over the 2017

Disasters occur naturally, but climate change causes them to be more violent and more unpredictable. Climate change also makes it more likely that a natural disaster will happen. “The kind of surge related flooding that Superstorm Sandy brought to parts of New York City is about 50 percent more likely than it was in 1950” (Borenstein). Flooding on coast lines can be caused by the melting of the polar ice caps. The thing that causes the polar ice caps to melt is the rising temperature of the atmosphere. The melting of the polar ice caps is bad because it raises the level of the ocean. When the level of the ocean is raised it can cause less land to be by the ocean. Another way the rising temperatures of the Earth is catastrophic is the harm it does to some national parks. There are several national parks that are getting hit the hardest. A couple that are affected are Glacier National Park, and Joshua Tree National Park. “Across the West, bark beetles, which thrive on warmer winters, are infesting more and more pine trees, turning once-green hillsides into fire hazards” (Duncan). This is a problem because trees are major producers of oxygen, and they help take the carbon monoxide, that we breath, out of the air. Even though there is a lot of evidence that climate change is man made, there are still people who deny it and say that it occurs

In California, there is a big drought. It is effecting a lot of people. When people are limited to the amount of water that they can use, this can change their living situations. You will end up seeing a lot of brown on their grass. I think it will be harder for people to survive with less water. People such as farmers, workers, and residents are changing their lifestyle, because of the drought.

The figure on the left is the modern climate of California and the figure on the right is the prediction in 100 years. One can see the changes expected in biomes which will affect where vineyards are located. Areas of tropical rainforest will increase which are unsuitable for grapes as it limits the differential between warm, dry summers and wet cool winter. It would be suggested for vintner’s to analyze what their region’s climate will transition to, and begin preparations to grow grapes better suited for the environment. Transitioning grape types could be a comparatively inexpensive adaptation to climate change versus moving ones vineyard to a climate best suit for their variety. In addition, moving vineyards could be detrimental to complex ecosystems. It should be noted that grape vines on average live at least 20 years. Therefore, future planning will be necessary to transition vineyards.

Whenever a natural disaster occurs, scientists often points towards global warming to justify the cause or the intensity of the natural disasters, and they would be correct. Hurricanes for example, intensifies due to the heating of the oceans, both on the surface and the increasing depth of the ocean. This causes coastal areas, particularly cities, spending billions of dollars yearly to prevent something that’s caused by humans. Wildfires are another big natrual disaster that costs millions of dollars. Wildfire can start with a cigarette and turn into a billion dollar contastophy due to global warming, logically one can due the equation, if the earth’s temperature is getting hotter than that means wildfires will be triggered more easily and