Introduction To Oceanography Analysis

I am writing you in hopes of expressing a few concerns. Like it or not, climate change is a real thing and is increasing at an unnatural rate because of humans and their release of greenhouse gases such as CO2, Methane, Nitrous Oxide, Tropospheric Ozone, Chlorofluorocarbons, and Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs, HFC’s) .

Some would say that global warming emissions are not something to to worry about right now because it would take a long time to see a large effect. But in reality, any type of effect to the environment we live off could be devastating to future human existence. We don't want to be at risk later just so we can live our extravagant lifestyles now.

Climate change is an issue that affects all, and yet some do not even accept that it exists. Climate change is causing glaciers to melt, sea levels to rise, more droughts and heat waves to occur, and even more intense tropical storms. These are just a few examples of the effects of climate change, but there are even more devastating effects such as polar bears having to search for new food sources, on land, because of the sea ice they rely on for hunting melting at a more rapid pace. Climate change enthusiasts have even said, “The struggle to save the global environment is in one way much more difficult than the struggle to vanquish Hitler, for this time the war is with ourselves. We are the enemy, just as we have only ourselves as allies”(“Al”). The effects of climate change are indeed devastating, but the question I want to find an answer to is how do we lessen the effects of these effects that climate change causes? The reason I want to find a solution to my question is that I believe that the Earth is counting down towards catastrophe, and a solution must be found to save it. To find an answer to this question I explored five sources, all of which are articles.

Climate change has been a subject of discussion in the media for many years, supported with the use of arguments against oil polluting the environment and extreme scare tactics of Polar ice caps flooding civilians backyards. The issue has been ignored by the majority of lay people as seeming too complicated, and with all the conflicting information in the media in the past, who can blame them? However, scientifically, climate change and what perpetrates it is fairly simple to understand and society as a whole is beginning to come to a clear consensus on climate change. Thanks in part to more readily available forms of media and information, people have become cognizant of the fact that climate change is a legitimate problem which requires immediate amelioration. While this may seem melodramatic, society is realizing that climate change is an issue which can no longer be denied if the human race wishes to continue.

As Earths average temperature increases every year, the discussion of climate change has become a significant topic in the scientific community. Human activities such as powering factories, running automobiles or something as simple as burning wood for heat, emit dangerous greenhouse gases. What makes these greenhouse gases so detrimental is that they absorb the heat radiating off of Earth and keep it in the lower atmosphere creating a “blanket” of warmth around the Earth’s surface. This causes a drastic increase in the Earths average temperature. Due to the rise in temperature, the polar caps have been melting faster than ever, this is dangerous not only because of the risk of floods and sea level increase but ocean water will become less saline and ecosystems will be destroyed, impacting humans just as much as marine life. In the article, Understand faulty thinking to tackle climate change by George Marshall, Marshall states that most people in our world today do not care about climate change because it will not affect them, “Which points to the real problem: climate change is exceptionally amorphous, … no deadlines, no geographic location, no single cause or solution.” (Marshall 2014). Because the author makes it clear that climate change is indeed a great plight, and fails to be acknowledged by people, it is a significant matter that should be discussed

With a degree in Marine and Environmental Science, I intend to change America and bring us into an era of environmental revolution. I intend to research method through which climate change can be slowed, incite action nationwide with environmental lobbyists, and open the eyes of government administrators to the issue. If enough of America believes in, understands, and acts on climate change deterrence, prevention methods can be instated to protect the nation.

If we don’t act now, all of humanity will suffer the consequences. Plants, weather patterns, humans, animals, the oceans, we all have everything to lose. Why not act now? Bernie Sanders doesn't listen to the fossil fuel lobby and neither should anyone else. Large energy companies have billions of dollars to advertise “Clean Coal” and lobby to imbecilic congressmen who were elected through gerrymandering and would rather eat a hundred dollar steak, or keep their seat in the House or Senate than do what their constituents sent them there to do. The evidence for climate change is riveting: sea level rise, temperature rise, warming oceans, shrinking ice sheets, declining arctic sea ice, glacial retreat, extreme weather events, ocean acidification, and decreased snow cover. Today the level of carbon dioxide in the air is 400 parts per million meaning every million parts of the atmosphere we breath in is .04% carbon dioxide. Although four hundredths percent may not seem like very much, but carbon dioxide is a Green House Gas which means it can store and emit radiation. Green House Gases are also the reason for the Green House Effect which causes the Earth to heat up by the storing of radiation from the Sun’s rays in Green House Gases. Common green house gases are water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide. Since 1880 Earth’s temperature has raised 1.7 degrees Fahrenheit (“Climate Change: How do we know?”). In order for the Earth to not completely ruin our climate, we will all need to emit less than one trillion metric tons of carbon between now and 2050. Basically there is only enough space in our atmosphere to burn or vent less than a quarter of all known oil, natural gas and coal reserves

Have you heard what is happening to the environment? Like how Greenland loses is 286 Gigatonnes of ice per year! And as of January 22, 2017, it has lost 3778.7 Gigatonnes since 2002! Why you ask? It’s due to Climate change. Climate change is a serious problem in our world, It can either end it or make it prosper that is why I chose to research it. Climate change won’t just effect on a country or continent, it will affect the whole world, and we are a part of that world. So, I decided to research it to see what we as humanity can do about climate change. To help I asked myself more questions such as “What will happen if we don’t intervene?”, “What is the source of the problem?”, “What are our choices as humanity?” After my research, I believe that there is a way to stop climate change and to do that we as humanity need to work together.

This New York Times Bestseller is very informative and influential which was imperative because most of our population does not understand the significance of climate change and our world dying out. With the knowledge and help of several other

Indeed, if we accept the danger of global warming to be a real and present one, then the question of how to address it must be given serious consideration. Research conducted from as early as the 1950s through the present has afforded us a solid understanding of its causes. In the most basic sense, the problem lies in the burning of carbon-based fossil fuels such as carbon and oil which leads to the emission of carbon dioxide (CO2). Gases such as CO2 are referred to as greenhouse gases (GHGs) which accumulate in the atmosphere. GHGs can

Global warming must stop before it makes the Earth uninhabitable that is caused by humanity. The world is becoming dangerous because of greenhouse effect which traps solar energy in amounts that provides temperatures adequate to sustain life, and it is caused by C02(Gas) that occurs naturally and is produced by the burning of fossil fuels (most notably in cars and other vehicles) and deforestation. An quote that that supports this evidence is that in “An Overview of Global Warming” by one of the authors in Ebscohost, it said “Most scientists also agree that global warming is the result of human activity” and “Human activity increases the amount of these gases in the atmosphere and, as a result of the greenhouse effect, increases the earth's

Brimming with absorbing and educative statistics and facts, What We Know About Climate Change first chooses to challenge the

Global warming has been a controversial topic for years and some have even denied its existence; however, as more studies are being published every day in regards to our changing climate, it is hard to ignore this growing issue and how humans contribute to it. The term greenhouse gases refers to the group of gases that are primarily responsible for global warming and chief among these gases is carbon dioxide. Rising carbon dioxide levels can be attributed to a combination of burning fossil fuels such as coal, natural gas, and petroleum as well as deforestation in general ( Source A). To slow the effects of global warming, it is important for leaders in our society to consider their greenhouse gas emissions, especially carbon dioxide, and make

Even if we stopped all of these gasses emitted into the atmosphere tomorrow, we would still see a rise in planetary temperatures of 1.1 degrees Celsius, which is twice the warming experienced over the past century. (Marshall, 2) The IPCC predicts a global temperature rise of between 1.4 degrees and 5.8 degrees by 2100. A global warming episode 250 million years ago wiped out 95 percent of all species on earth. It took a rise in average global temperature of only 6 degrees to trigger this catastrophe. The IPCC?s current worst-case scenario is 5.8 degrees. One can scarcely imagine a more somber warning. (Marshall, 2) If we do not take immediate action to cut down on emissions of greenhouse gasses, we will in effect condemn our children and grandchildren and all other generations to follow to a permanently impoverished and more threatening world dominated by extreme weather and ecological collapse. But who cares about the generations to follow us? One may ask. Well, it has been speculated that low concentrations of toxins into the atmosphere may be the cause for some learning disabilities among children in America. How would you feel if your family was know for being stupid and all generations that follow even dumber, and the reason for such stupidity rested on your shoulders, because you were too lazy and ignorant to realize the

According to a recent study, humans having been causing global warming for about 180 years. The study reconstructed 500 years of climate to determine when the warming shift started. They found that the earliest stages of human-caused greenhouse warming began in the Industrial Revolution, mainly around the 1830s in the Arctic and tropical oceans, followed by change in North America, Europe, and Asia. At this time in human history, we has started burning fossil fuels like coal. This was used to power factory machines, and steam engines used in trains and steamboats. Fossil fuels originate from the remains of ancient plants and animals, and when burned, release carbon-dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the