Climate Change Causes

Global warming is one of the most controversial topics in the world today. Global warming describes a condition where the average temperature of the earth’s atmosphere and oceans increase. Global warming is predicted to have significant harmful effects on life on earth. The controversy arises from conflicting evidence in the scientific community as to whether humans are contributing to global warming, whether it is a result of natural forces that are beyond the control of humans, or in some cases, whether it is even occurring at all. This research will examine credible evidence of global warming and will explore its causes and

In the last few decades, the issue of anthropogenic climate change (ACC)—human caused climate change—has come to the forefront of public, political, and scientific awareness. There has been much debate regarding the legitimacy of ACC, despite an article from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration stating:

The United States Environmental Association (EPA) has listed natural changes in greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations, volcanic eruptions and solar energy as some of the natural causes of climate changes on earth. However, the recent climate changes cannot be explained by natural causes alone. Research indicates that natural causes are very unlikely to explain most observed warming, especially warming since the mid-20th century. Rather, human activities can very likely explain most of that warming. These human activities are the causes of anthropogenic climate changes. The article also adds “Since the Industrial Revolution began around 1750; human activities have contributed substantially to climate change by the addition of CO2 and other heat-trapping gases to the atmosphere. These greenhouse gas emissions have increased the greenhouse effect has caused Earth’s surface temperature to rise. This is the primary reason which is affecting the amount and rate of climate change is greenhouse gas emissions from the burning of fossil fuels.” Other activities that initiate climate changes are caused by the gas emissions from fossil fuels used to heat homes, petroleum based fuels like gasoline and diesel used for transportation and electricity production which comes from burning fossil fuels.

Global Warming has been a very serious conversation over the last decade, because it affects every person living on the planet whether we choose to believe it or not. Most of the scientific community claims that global warming is to blame for the changes in Earth’s climate. However, there are a small number of scientists who deny the very existence of global warming. Temperatures on earth have increased approximately 1.4°F since the early 20th century. Over time, atmospheric levels of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) have notably increased. Both sides in the debate surrounding global climate change agree on the CO2 and CH4 being increased and that’s it.

In the last 100 years, Earth’s average temperature has risen by 1.4°F. The rising global temperatures have caused changes in weather and climate. Global warming refers to the ongoing rise in the average temperature near Earth’s surface. This is causing a climate change, which refers to any significant change (major change in temperature, precipitation, or wind patterns) in the measures of climate lasting for an extended period of time (several decades or longer). Due to this, it is projected that the temperature will rise from 2 to 11.5°F in the next hundred years (US EPA, 2014). The “drivers,” which are the principal causes making this occur, are very controversial. It is debated whether a change in temperature is due to the work of

What is Climate change? Is a change in the usual weather at a certain place. In this case earth. Earth keeps getting warmer and its temperature has risen and is still rising. The Arctic has been warming at a faster speed due to climate change. It is mainly caused by human burning of fossil fuels. Which is the process that produce greenhouse gases. Climate change does not only affect us humans but as well as the amazing species that surrounds us. Polar bears or Ursus maritimus who are carnivorous mammal and mainly live in the sea ice of the Arctic have been added to the the list of endangered species. Polar bear’s spend most of their time on the ice and depend on it as a platform to hunt seals, rest and breed. As a researcher wrote on the The Guardian, “Satellite data revealed that the total number of ice-covered days across the 19 regions declined at a rate of seven to 19 days per decade from 1979 to 2014.” The change in temperature is leading to the rapid melting of the sea ice. The ice is melting earlier in spring and it freezes later in autumn. Because of it polar bears have to spend more time on shore or traveling further to keep up with the melting ice. To which without the sea ice polar bear’s must look for other less nutritious food since they cannot out swim seals.

What are the main contributing factors in climate change, and what should we do about it?

Climate change is a large-scale, long-term shift in the planet's weather patterns or average temperatures. Earth has had tropical climates and ice ages many times in its 4.5 billion years. From Climate Change in Australia 2016, changes to the climate system have been observed at a global scale, in the measurements of temperature at the surface, the middle atmosphere, increased, increased sea surface temperature, increased ocean heat content and increased water vapour in the atmosphere. One of the main causes of climate change in recent years and that is projected to cause major increases in global temperature in the future is greenhouse gas emissions. The concentrations of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide in the atmosphere have increased to unexpectedly high levels since pre- industrial times.

Everything is affected by climate change. Like socity, oceans, animal species and many other things. Many people disagree on what caused climate change. Some people say it is caused by natural causes and the natural orbit of the earth. Some people say that the some of the cause was from humans or even the only cause if from humans. In recent research people have concluded that there are nature things that can influence climate change but the is no way to explain it without bringing humans and society into the equation. Humans have been affecting the earth's atmosphere for many years. Climate change is mainly caused by humans and no nature.

As climate change and global warming remain some of the most debated topics in the contemporary social and political spheres, there is need to establish the leading causes of these global phenomena. To date, climate change scientists have differed on the causes of climate change, with one faction holding that climate change is natural and another one arguing that human activities are the primary drivers of climate change (Crowley, 286). More recent studies have embraced a softer stance on the climate change debate by concurring that both natural and human events contribute significantly to increase of the earth's average temperature. Nevertheless, the ongoing discussion of the causes of climate change raises severe concerns since life on planet earth depends heavily on the energy that comes from the sun. Usually, some of the heat that comes from the sun reaches the earth, where it is absorbed by greenhouse gases to help in maintaining a life-supporting temperature. About 10% of heat is reflected back to the atmosphere before reaching the earth's surface (Ball, 279). The change in climate, which is also popularly known as global warming, is as a result of excessive heat being trapped in the earth's atmosphere.

Climate change is described as a phenomenon in which the regularity of the climate undergoes temperal or precipatation changes. Climate itself is the constant long term weather pattern of a particular region. Each region has it's own variations of climate, of which there are 5 groupings, and each climate dictates the regions vegetation, species type, soil fertility, and even population locations. First and foremost, one cannot examine the evidence and result of climate change without first discussing the greenhouse effect, a natural warming of the earth and it's recent increase which has exacerbated the issue of climate change. The greenhouse effect is a process in which certain gases within the atmospere trap some of the sun’s solar radiation projected down to Earth. This process composed of the gases, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, ozone, and even water vapor, is essential as it allows the Earth to regulate a regular warm temperature and thereby allow liquid water to reside on the surface (Reichard, 2014). These greenhouse gases, a normal part of Earths biosphere, can be released through natural process like from a Volcanic eruption or the decaying of vegetation.

Climate change is a change in the atmospheric layers of Earth that is caused by the increase of carbon dioxide levels concentrated in the atmosphere.This change is impacting Earth and will continue to do so if nothing is going to be done to reduce its effects. Climate change is the main cause of many natural disasters that happened in the past and are still happening today such as Hurricane Irma which is considered to be the strongest hurricane to ever hit the United States after Hurricane Katrina as mentioned in the article “Florida Smashed by Strongest Hurricane Since Katrina” by Eric Holthaus and Daniel Mcking. The question derives from these events, are human activities causing climate change? Many scientists and studies do believe so. I agree that climate change is caused by human activities, a point that needs emphasizing since so many people still believe that humans do not contribute to climate change.

Global warming has been a topic all around the world since 1904. This debate has scientists wondering who is the cause of climate change . I think that humans are the cause of climate change. Rising level of human-produced gases released into atmosphere create a greenhouse gases affect trap heat and cause global warming. Dramatic change in precipitation, heavier storms and less snow both are signs global climate change. Temperature on earth has rapidly increased farther than can be explained than by natural climate change. The type of CO2 increasing in earth's atmosphere can be connected to human activity?

Human activity that impacts climate change is the main argument in the debate regarding the reality of climate change. A consensus agreed upon many scientists is that Earth’s climate is changing tremendously and humans are to blame for the change. The scientific evidence supporting these claims has grown and become reinforced in the past fifty years due to the arrival of computer models, ice core samples, and years of research to the causation of climate change (Rich and Warhol 2).

As shortwave radiation from the sun reaches the Earth, about eighteen percent of this radiation is absorbed into the atmosphere. The remaining energy is reflected back or absorbed by the Earth. This reflection is known as albedo. Objects with a higher reflectivity have a higher albedo and vice versa. Similar to the sun, the Earth and its atmosphere also emit radiation. Because the Earth is much cooler than the sun, this radiation is in the form of longwave radiation (Nature of Radiation Lecture). Although, not all of this radiation exits the Earth’s atmosphere, some of this radiation is absorbed back into the Earth. This is known as the greenhouse effect. Greenhouse gasses absorb radiation. This radiation is emitted by greenhouse gasses and absorbed into the Earth, which in turn, heats up the surface of the Earth. By increasing the amount of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere, the temperature will continue to rise. In the polar regions of