Cause And Effect Of Climate Change

Our world is changing. Not for the good, it’s getting worse. Within the last two hundred years our climate has been changing. Ever since the discovery of how useful nonrenewable resources are our climate has been gradually getting warmer. Climate change is threat with many consequences from the ecosystems that people live in all the way down to the evolution of species in the wild. There are many clear and present dangers in the world today, but climate change is of the most importance causing species to go explode in numbers, average temperatures to increase, uncontrollable forest fires, and the quality of air depleting.

Most people have heard about the heating of the planet at some point. It is an almost inevitable topic of conversation. However, in a survey done on YouGov.com, it was found that only 36% of Americans believe that global warming is a serious issue (Global Survey Dahlgreen), and, based on another survey done by Monmouth university, only 70% admit that it is happening at all. (Monmouth University). However, global warming is a huge issue in the world, one that will only get worse if we continue to ignore it.

Climate change is the single biggest environmental and humanitarian crisis of our time. Our Earth’s temperature is climbing at an alarming rate. Earth 's average temperature has risen by 1.4°F over the past century, and is projected to rise another 2 to 11.5°F over the next hundred years. The planet is seeing the devastating effects of a warmer earth; warmer oceans, melting ice caps, and rising sea levels. As these and other changes become more pronounced in the coming decades, they will likely present challenges to our society and our environment.

Climate change is expanding worse and more dangerous each hour. Shocking facts are arising about climate change. What is more startling is how humans have been causing it, and it may affect us. For centuries, we as a human race have been completely belligerent to the signs staring us right in the face. If the damage is not repaired or progress slowed, consequences will be paid. The dangers of global warming are threatening wildlife and humans with conditions like rising sea level.

Global warming is occurring all over the world. It is causing dangerous new weather patterns, including, hurricane and tornado strength. It also impacts the ocean in a bad way quickly destroying habitats. People are the main reason that global warming is happening because of all the fossil fuels we burn daily. Overall, global warming is dangerous and is happening.

Humans may be causing the world to end? According to Melissa Davey, “Greenhouse gas emissions caused by humans over the past 45 years, on the the other hand, ‘have increased the rate of temperature rise to 1.7 degrees Celsius per century, dwarfing the natural background rate,”’...(Okco 2). Furthermore, scientists have proved that simple chemistry, the monitoring of climate control, and the ruling out of natural factors were an essential part in proving how this had hurt our climate. Climate change will be disastrous if not changed.

One of the most severe issues facing the world today is global warming. There are several scientists who argue that society’s production of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are having an intense heating effect on the earth’s atmosphere and that this would eventually mean catastrophic effects for human life. Global warming is the gradual heating of the Earth’s surfaces, oceans, and atmosphere. Most of the leading scientific organization in the world acknowledges global warming as a global threat, 97% of climate scientists agree that the rate of global warming trends the planet is now experiencing unnatural occurrences, but it is primarily the result of human activity. The effects of global warming are visible as climate change continues to endanger the Earth’s atmosphere, along with the inhabitants, industries, and ecosystems. To decelerate or end global warning we should give tax breaks …, promote the manufacture eco-friendlier vehicles (such as eco-boost, hybrids and electric), and relying on natural resources.

“Natural disasters have killed more than 600,000 people and left behind trillions of dollars in damages in the last two decades, the United Nations said Monday.” (Chan) Extreme weather has caused millions of casualties and extreme damages over the years, but lately there has been an increase in severe weather events. This is causing problems in the US, with the amount of tornadoes rising in tornado alley “Tennessee experienced a 67 percent increase in tornado activity in 1983-2013 compared to the 1954-1983 time period. Oklahoma experienced a nearly 35 percent decrease in tornadoes in 1983-2013 compared to 1954-1983.”

It is obvious that climate change is real, and humans are having an inordinate impact on the natural processes of the earth. This impact is leading to changes in the storm system of the Atlantic Ocean. The increase in overall global temperatures is leading to an increase in ocean surface temperatures. When looking at the process of hurricane creation, it is clear that this increase in temperature will affect the creation of tropical storms. Warmer oceans create more intense hurricanes. Also, historical records provide definitive proof of an increase in hurricane activity in the Atlantic. Over the past few centuries, increases in size, intensity and rainfall have been detected by thousands of scientists. Scientific models such as those created by the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) suggest an increase in intensity of tropical cyclones due to anthropogenic changes. These changes are detrimental to society and are a direct consequence of human induced climate change. If climate change continues to worsen, so will the intensity and effect of tropical storms. The increase in sea surface temperature due to human activity is unquestionably contributing to an upsurge in intensity of tropical storms and hurricanes.

Global warming is not a topic to take so lightly as many people make it seem. Global warming disrupts the life of humans, animals and mother nature very drastically even if we do not see it with our own eyes. It is an increase in the overall temperature of the earth's atmosphere caused by the high levels of carbon dioxide, chlorofluorocarbons, and other pollutants. The rising temperature is melting glaciers and rising sea levels. Global warming is disrupting many habitats drastically throughout the world. Unfortunately our president Donald Trump is not willing to take actions to help slow down global warming. Global warming is already affecting our pockets, it is costing us millions in natural disasters caused by the rising temperatures. Global warming is also starting to affect the health of humans throughout the world but in some places way more. There are very big multi million companies that let out greenhouse gases that affect the atmosphere. If global warming does not start slowing down then there will be major consequences for everyone in the world. There are some ways to prevent or slow down global warming that people can do from their homes. After analyzing various sources like ¨Global warming 101¨ by Amanda MacMillan, “The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health” by the U.S, global change research program and ”Global Warming In An Unequal World” by Anil Agarwal ,global warming is definitely not a hoax.

and droplets that are produced by nature, in this case it would be ashes from volcanic eruptions.

Has anyone wondered why climate is in flux? Who is the major culprit behind this extreme climate changes? “Swedish physicist Svante Arrhenius was the first scientist to assert that heightened concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere could lead to global warming in 1896.” As global warming is the greatest environmental challenge today, we should be aware that it is actually “a gradual rise in the average temperature of the Earth's climate system and its related effects.”

The Earth’s temperature is rising, the oceans are warming, glaciers are retreating and because of this, our sea level is rising and more (Climate Change Evidence). The climate changing has the potential to completely damage our world. Animals, plants, ecosystems and our health will all be affected. Changing weather patterns are already wreaking havoc in coastal areas and areas prone to flooding. While other areas are experiencing droughts and wildfires (The Threats of Climate Change). Human activity on Earth is to blame. We are causing a “greenhouse effect.” Burning fossil fuels, coal, oil, driving cars and more are attributing to this (Climate Change Causes). Yet, with all this evidence in hand, climate change is still a hotly debated topic in our society. However, a study in 2010 found that 97-98% of climate researchers that are most active in their field all agree that human activity is the primary culprit for global climate change. This same study also found that the proficiency of researchers that do not believe humans have caused climate change is "substantially below" that of researchers who believe that humans have caused the climate to change (Climate Change Procon.org). Instead of increasing funding to research, or putting forth funds to establish clean energy, our President, Donald Trump, has slashed the budget of the Environmental Protection Agency. He cut 80 million dollars from them (Mundahl). May Boeve, executive director of the environmental group 350.org,

"The amount of heat accumulating on Earth because of human emissions is roughly equivalent the heat released by 400,000 Hiroshima bombs exploding around the world every day," (FactRetriever). The heat is a direct effect from global warming which is becoming more and more relevant in today's societies. There are a number of effects due to the one major cause of global warming, which is greenhouse emission, and those are: increased temperature, melting ice sheets, rising sea levels, increased power of hurricanes due to acidic oceans and surface temperature, and finally, air pollution which increases death rates globally. The quantity of greenhouse emissions in the atmosphere is intensifying due to human activities that burn fossil fuels which in turn is increasing the temperature on earth, causing the oceans to become acidic, and increasing the effects of air pollution.

Due to the warming of the Earth and the changing climates, more major shifts in the weather could happen more frequently. Many scientists worry that the continuous warming of the atmosphere in the future decades could causes destructive storms and extreme climatic events to occur more often. El Nino, the Pacific coast phenomenon that causes a warm current along Peru’s coast, has occurred for the last four years in a row. It has led to crop failures in Australia and floods in California and has affected the monsoons of Southeast Asia (Bender 77). Meteorologist Gerhard Berz states that global warming is affecting the severity and frequency of natural disasters. The amount of destructive storms in recent years is four times more than there were in the 1960s (Bender 77). These temperamental storms could have vast effects globally, wiping out countries, and taking lives of all kinds of species on Earth.