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Climate Warming And Its Effects On Climate Change Essay

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For the last 10,000 years, the Earth’s temperature has been fairly steady, fluctuating by only about one degree Celsius. Since human existence the Earth’s temperature has fallen within this narrow range; however, for the first time in our history we have pushed above our historical temperature range due to emittance of anthropogenic carbon emissions. Scientists are uncertain of how much warming humanity can tolerate before experiencing the most destructive and dangerous effects of climate change, but most believe that two degrees Celsius is a good starting point to aim for. Thus, the stated goal of many international climate dialogs, such as the Paris Agreements, has been to stop the planet from warming an additional two degrees Celsius in order to mobilize the action need to get the whole world to work collaboratively to solve more extensive warming. In order to prevent further warming countries must stick to and follow through on their agreed emission cuts and find innovative solutions to make more significant cuts in the future. While there is some uncertainty about how much of a problem two degrees of additional warming will be and how humanity will be able to adapt to it, most scientists such as Michael Oppenheimer from Princeton University, believe that we will be likely to see longer droughts and more intense heat waves, which will cause further disruptions to the world’s already limited food supply. Moreover, at two degrees’ sea levels could rise several feet,

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