The Effects Of Climate Change On Earth

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Scientists have documented the rise in average temperatures worldwide since the late 1800s. Earth 's average temperature has risen by 1.4 degrees Fahrenheit (0.8 degrees Celsius) over the past century, per

When you hear the words “climate change” what comes to mind? Probably weather and the changes. Many of us watch the news or use an app on our cellphones/electronic devices to keep an eye on the weather for the day, week, or even the month. But, there is actually a difference between weather and climate. Weather is actually “the changes we see and feel outside from day to day. It might rain one day and be sunny the next. Weather also changes from place to place” (Dunbar, 2014). Whereas “climate is the usual weather of a place. Climate can be different for different seasons. Different places can have different climates” (Dunbar, 2014). This paper will focus on the ins and outs of climate change, specifically focusing on what climate change

Straightaway, I knew that the topic that I felt was most interesting to me was geoengineering. I felt it was important enough to research since it could affect everyone on the globe. I wanted to know the reasons behind it, so I began the research process questioning if we know enough about climate change to put geoengineering techniques into play. The research process has not only given me time to learn more about a subject I find so important, but I have gained much more knowledge about climate change in general, and the experience has taught me how to critically look at opposing sides to a topic just as intently as I would my own view.

Our planet is experiencing a level of climate changes previously unreached. Through the analysis of ice cores, tree rings, glacier lengths, pollen remains and ocean sediments (EPA, 2016), scientists have been able to piece together the Earth’s climate for roughly the last million years (some claim several millions of years). Through this research and the study of historic environmental events, it has been determined that the Earth’s climate changes from warmer to cooler over thousands of years due to natural reasons such as changes in solar energy, volcanic eruptions, and natural changes in the emission of greenhouse gases (EPA, 2016). However, in the last ~150 years or so, this trend has deviated severely due to human causes.

Global warming can be defined as the increase in the earth's sea level due to an increase in surface temperature. In decades past, there have been debates on what can be causing global warming. Greenhouse gasses and ozone depletion are one of the most important factors that geologists are facing in the fight against global warming. It presents a major problem for not only geologists, but also for policy makers, foresters, scientists, and most definitely the inhabitants of the Earth. Greenhouse effects consist of natural processes in which the temperature of the earth stays habitable. There are also many medical issues and health hazards that can harm humans, due to global warming and climate change. The ozone is also a major defense

Climate change is when there is an identifiable change in weather over time. Unlike weather, scientists can predict the climate for the next fifty years; they can predict the changes in the atmospheric composition and the long-term weather in a certain area. Climate change is the predicted average weather and the change in an average weather, also known as the different temperatures, seasons, and precipitation. Climate can be viewed within the entire Earth itself, rather than just one place. This means that the Earth can have changes in the atmosphere, land, oceans, precipitation, and land. The Earth’s climate is always changing. An example of climate change within the entire Earth, between summer and winer. The seasons change because of geographical patterns of energy absorbed and radiated away by the Earth. Climate changes are formed by the changes in heat energy in the Earth’s system. Human activities are also a major factor to climate changes. Humans have made various changes in the amounts of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, as well as changes made in the land.

The development of society and economy has caused varieties of environmental problems in the past decades. Carbon dioxide (CO2), the most common greenhouse gases has caused a great impact on climate change, and to reduce the emission of CO2 becomes a worldwide agenda. (Christopher R.I, 2013) While, Buildings, taking up third of the total UK greenhouse gas emissions (CCC, 2014http://www.theccc.org.uk/charts-data/ukemissions-by-sector/buildings/), have a great potential to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions and improve the sustainable development in the future. One of the non-neglect issue to reduce the energy use and CO2 emission of building is in the construction phases. The embodied carbon accounting 20-50% of the total

Global warming alludes to the marvel of expanding normal surface temperatures of the Earth in the course of the last one to two centuries (Weart). The idea is identified with the more general marvel of environmental change, which alludes to changes in the totality of characteristics that characterize atmosphere surface temperatures, as well as precipitation examples, winds, sea ebbs and flows, and different measures of the Earth 's atmosphere according to (Brown). A global temperature alteration alludes to a normal increment in the Earth 's temperature, which thusly causes changes in atmosphere designs. A change in the net vitality accessible to the global climate framework is called 'radioactive constraining it can be characteristic or anthropogenic.

Melting ice caps, intense heat waves, and rising sea levels are all clear indicators that the climate is changing. Many scientists from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predict a temperature rise of two to ten degrees Fahrenheit over the next century (“Global”). The future forecasts also calls for greater intensity hurricanes, droughts, and an ice free arctic. The public does not believe that climate change will significantly affect them but it will and already greatly has. Many different factors come into play when trying to find a cause for the changing climate, but a major one is greenhouse gases produced by human activities.

Humans’ contribution to Climate Change are constant, not ceasing or slowing down. Most anything in the modern society has made a contribution, whether it be the technology being used or the cars being driven. Climate Change is the changing of global weather and temperatures at an abnormal rate --- that many choose to ignore, proceeding with their everyday activity. Meanwhile, on a global scale, the rate of these changes is detrimental to life on earth. NASA explicitly addresses that these fluctuations of climate are natural, but the rate in temperature changes is quicker than ever before. Prior observations show that typically the changes last about a thousand years before the next period of changes, but recently human innovations have backfired with the earth at stake. With the advancement of a more technological society, comes great responsibility.

Is it too late to go back? Can we leave our plan in sustainable place for future generations? Climate change is happening weather we like it or not, what are we going to do? Mahtma Ghandi once said “ you need to be the change you wish to see in the world”. Climate change is causing unbelievably high levels of carbon dioxide , the global economy is estimated to drop by 23 percent by 2100. Our glaciers are melting at an unbelievable pace, Zacharie Isstrom is melting at a pace of 5 billion tons per year.

Climate change can be a very controversial topic because many people are skeptical about whether or not it is caused by humans, or if it even exists. Regardless of whether people believe in climate change or not, there is an immense amount of evidence to support that the earth’s core temperature is slowly rising, and humans are directly causing it. Everything humans do impacts the earth in some way. Many of the resources needed for everyday life are retrieved in ways that are harming the planet. For example, burning coal for energy releases immense amounts of chemical pollutants into the air.

There is no denying that the effects of climate change are here. The cause of climate change, however, is often a debatable topic. The livestock industry is expanding at an alarming rate to meet the needs of an increasing population. Throughout the world, between the years 1971 and 2012, meat production has tripled, to 600 billion pounds a year, while the population only grew by 81%. This generation is currently eating meat on a much larger scale than their parents and grandparents ever did, just a few decades ago (Scheer). Climate change can be referred to as “any long-term change in Earth 's climate, or in the climate of a region or city. This includes warming, cooling and changes besides temperature.” according to NASA (Dunbar). To combat these undesirable, extreme temperatures, everyone has been told before to turn off the lights when leaving a room or to plant a tree, but rarely does one hear the suggestion to eat less or no meat. With an increasing threat of global warming largely due to the livestock industry, it is imperative that Americans start practicing vegetarianism to decrease methane produced by farm animals, carbon dioxide from transporting meat and by eliminating the deforestation required to make farmland for the livestock industry.

It is evident that troposphere warming has been occurring since the mid-20th century. This has caused major changes in global surface temperatures. Measurements and observations have shown that during the last three decades, the surface of the Earth has been warmer than any prior decade since 1850. Furthermore, the period between 1983-2012 has been the warmest period of the last 1400 years in the Northern Hemisphere (Stocker et al., 2013). All the continents have experienced warming and increase in surface temperatures, except for Antarctica where there is no data available yet. Global warming has also caused changes in the weather and climate. The number of cold days and nights have decreased, while the number of warm days and night has increased on a global scale. Large parts of Asia, Australia, and Europe have experienced an increase in heat waves, and Europe and North America have experienced an increase in the intensity of heavy rain (Stocker et al., 2013).