The Day After Tomorrow And How It Portrays The Climate Changes

There are always two sides to every story and every different point of view has a right to be heard. When it comes to the discussion of global warming—a gradual increase in the earth’s surface temperature—there are two very distinct and opposing points of view. The world seems to be split between global warming being caused by humans and it being a natural occurrence; the latter being the viewpoint that I strongly support due to the evidence I will present in detailin this paper. In contrast, I will also discuss, in Part II, the “anti-thesis” or the opposing viewpoint that humans are actually the

In the movie by PBS, “Global Warming: The Signs and the Science” it discusses how our planet is affected by global warming and some potential consequences we will encounter because of the effects of Global Warming. It also describes different strategies that could help reduce greenhouse emissions.

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

Global Warming is a raising issue, that if it is not brought to be resolved, then planet Earth has the potential to face many consequences. Each year in the 21st century it has been recorded that the years are the hottest.

That is a really deep question. For this paper, I wanted to understand the climate change issue better. I wanted to understand how humans acknowledge (or even deny) climate change, still yet do nothing to remedy the problem. Most people are guilty of this. I, myself am guilty of this. As Nordhaus and Shellenberger state in their article, the problem seems to be a thing that will only be a priority once it is in our faces. Rust says that these films create an awareness that is somewhat being lost in this postmodern globalization. The Day After Tomorrow, Soylent Green, and The Mist all send a message that could get us thinking about cutting back to prevent climate change. But as my topic has illustrated, it seems a bit farfetched that change would actually

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

Global warming is a topic which has been on the minds of many over the past decade. There have been political debates, scientific experiments, and scientific studies conducted that solely addressed global warming. Some say that global warming is not a major problem in the world and should not be a primary concern of today’s governments. Some even go so far as to say that global warming, which is also known as climate change, is a hoax. However, the documentary “Before the Flood” attempts to persuade its audience that the Earth is deteriorating due to the effects of global warming.

Global warming is a realistic event rapidly taking place before our eyes, although its existence is a controversial political issue. In the documentary entitled Antarctic Edge: 70 Degrees South, the creators claim that drastic climate change is currently inevitable and threatens to destroy humanity. Antarctica, a place of harsh and extreme temperatures, has undergone the effects of climate change for several years now. The melting ice is raising the sea level in the world’s oceans, which can lead to problems such as Hurricane Sandy transitioning from a “hundred year event to a ten year event”. Therefore, the creators of the film are arguing that something must be done to stop climate change for the destruction taking place among Antarctica’s ecological system is only a precursor of what the rest of the world could later witness.

Climate change, specifically in reference to C02 Emissions released by human use of fossil fuels and their consequential effects on the environment, is perhaps one of the most pressing issues we, not just as Americans, but as human beings face in our lifetimes. Though it may sound like a sensationalist statement the facts are hard to deny. In May of 2013, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

The Long Thaw by David Archer discusses what has been a topic of great debate during the last couple of years: global warming. He begins by explaining the fundamental cause of global warming—the greenhouse effect, something we have all heard plenty about but haven’t really understood. Archer presents his ideas in a way that educates us all on the topic by delineating the sequential history of this issue which has been a topic of discussion since the 19th century. By providing a sound explanation on what causes global warming and what it will mean for the future, I feel I learned a great deal about this oh so important issue which affects us all as a planet. One thing Archer points out is how relatively new global warming is to us, and this is because we’ve had such

The Day After Tomorrow reflects American anxieties about the United States failing to address climate change. A huge climate change argument arose in 2001 when newly elected president George W. Bush opted out of the Kyoto Protocol. Wikipedia explains the Kyoto Protocol:

Without the cover of climate change, The Day After Tomorrow is a film about family and love, which its audience can easily connect to. Watching the scenes where characters lose their love ones, the audience can be emotional related. As Professor Hall speaks on the UN conference on global warming, “If we do not act soon, our children and grandchildren will have to pay the price”, the idea of climate change is related to children. It does not effect only one generation but more, drawing people’s attention of the importance of climate change. Also, in the film different people all suffer from the disasters, making each individual feel responsible for climate change and understand that it is not only related to scientists. For example, my respondee expressed that she thought “everyone on the Earth is responsible for the climate change” as we all enjoy the benefits of nature. Moreover, in the film the environment is put on the opposite position of economy. Vice president refuses Professor Hall’s advice because “it would cost the world’s economy hundreds of billions of dollars”, but in the end the disastrous results prove him wrong, which might change its audience’s attitude towards environment and money.

Thesis Statement: Global warming is a growing concern of scientists and researchers who believe that it is a serious problem for our planet. The concerns and research have also been questioned and have even been called myths. Millions of people find themselves affected by these weather pattern changes and are concerned for their futures. Activists on both sides of the argument are very passionate and not afraid to attack each other in every way they can. There are many questions that are still not answered, however, we continue to see drastic weather changes to Earth. We must go beyond the arguments and learn as much as we can to stop what could possibly lead to the destruction of our planet, our way of life and our future.

This paper is a detailed interpretation of the movie The Day After Tomorrow. I will be thoroughly going through this movie and how it connects with my personal philosophy of nature. This movie is a representation of Global Warming and the drastic effects that it can have on this Earth. Although the movie might be greatly over-exaggerated, it is meant to stir the audience and conjure up emotions and feelings of wanting to change. I would never want to see the world come to that much turmoil, which is why there is an urgency to act now before we see our world destroyed. The paper will include my thoughts on the movie, other writer’s contributions of thoughts on the movie and global warming, my personal philosophy of nature and how we can redeem ourselves from our influences towards global warming.

In this research paper, I will discuss what climate change is and what causes it. I will also describe how the political and scientific communities differ on the topic. Next, I will discuss the causal chain of climate change starting with the Industrial Revolution until today. After that I will cover the differing beliefs of Democrats and Republicans, and what each party is doing in regards to climate change. Lastly, I will cover what is being done by businesses, governments, and individuals in the world to combat climate change, and provide possible solutions, including the use of renewable energies to solve this problem.