The Effects Of Climate Change On The Earth

The earth is constantly undergoing changes. This ranges from tectonic activity to atmospheric and climate changes. The most recent change that we have noticed, is the increase in temperature. Some believe that this increase is the result of human activity. However, this is not the case. The increased temperatures are within the normal tolerances from the past few thousand years (Robinson, Robinson, & Soon, 2008). This and other changes to the atmosphere have been going on for millions of years. Global warming is not our fault because it is a natural occurring phenomenon.

Recently, there has been a warmer climate change, causing earth to get warmer, as well as negatively affecting earth, animals, and humans. Since 1880, the average temperature of earth has risen about 0.8 degrees celsius, which is a drastic change, even though it may not seem like much. Also, there has recently been a large amount of greenhouse gases being released, which is a large cause of why earth is getting warmer. Many consequences come with this change in climate. The fast-changing climate on earth has caused countless consequences that could permanently affect the earth.

The first argument examined on the man-made global warning side is that increasing greenhouse gases caused by human activities is causing directly observed climate changes. The first resulting climate change discussed is warming global surface temperature. There has been an increase in global surface temperature of 0.74 degrees C since the late 19th century. In the last 50 years alone the temperature has increased by 0.13 degrees C per decade. North America and Eurasia have seen the largest increase in warmth. However, some areas of the earth have actually cooled some this past century (Easterling & Karl, 2011, para6). After the mid 20th century 70% of the global land mass saw reduced diurnal temperatures. From 1979 to 2005 the maximum and minimum temperatures have shown no change; both indicate warming (Easterling & Karl, 2011, para10). Furthermore, borehole temperatures, snow cover, and glacier recession data all seem to agree with recent warming (Easterling & Karl, 2011, para11).

There has been a rise in average temperature by 1 degrees Fahrenheit over the last 100 years. This rise to due to the human effect on the Earth.

It has been observed through various researches that in the last century, average temperatures across the globe increased by over 1.3°F with an increase of more than two times in the Arctic. (Bates, Kundzewicz, Wu, & Palutikof, June 2008). The results of climate change can also be seen in changing precipitation patterns, increases in ocean temperatures, changes in the sea level, and acidity and melting of glaciers and sea ice (USEPA, 2014).

The Earth's climate has changed throughout history. According to the findings of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the change of the earth’s climate has evolved through time. The global sea level rose about eight inches in the last century; the planet's average surface temperature has risen about 2.0 degrees Fahrenheit since the last 19th century; the oceans have absorbed much of this increased heat of 0.302 degrees Fahrenheit since 1969; the increasing number of record high temperature and intense rainfall events since 1950; and the overall increase of ocean acidification by about 30 percent. Most of these climate changes are attributed to very small variations in Earth’s orbit that change the amount of solar energy our planet receives. The heat-trapping nature of carbon dioxide and other gases was demonstrated in the mid-19th century. There is no question that increased levels of greenhouse gases cause the Earth to warm in response.

Temperatures in the atmosphere have been continuing to rise, above the average temperature of 42.6 degrees Fahrenheit. The global average temperature is stable over long periods of time. The effects of the global climate shift lead to observable damage. For instance, more powerful weather patterns and sea ice has been breaking up. By the end of the century, temperatures could rise as much as one degree Fahrenheit. This increase is unusual in the Earth’s climate record. Small variations in temperature correspond to extreme changes in the environment. For example, at the end of the last ice age, when the Northeast United States was covered by more than 3,000 feet of ice, average temperatures were only 5 to 9 degrees colder than today. (NASA) What are the factors that are contributing to this change? Changes in climate are attributed to human factors and have imputed the shift in global temperature. Climate change is a continued threat to society.

There is noticeable change in the climate of the earth through the passes of the time due to natural factor as well as the human activities by the production of the excessive amount of the gases responsible for trapping the energy. The change in the earth climate is influence by human civilization by the production of the different greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, water vapor, and sulfur dioxide gases. Its true that the temperature of the earth is increasing. The phenomenon of the global warming can be seen as the temperature of the earth surface is increasing throughout the world. There are many evidences that shows that the earth climate system is warming. Different studies done at different period of time shows that the temperature

Climate change has been in the news for years. Earth's average temperature has risen by 1.4°F (0.8 degree Celsius) over the past century, and is projected to rise another 2 to 11.5°F (1.1-6.6 degree Celsius) over the next hundred years. The main cause of climate change is due to the

The first video I watched was “An Inconvenient “by Al Gore. In this video Gore is explaining about how the earth has became hotter than it ever has before. The ten hottest years we have ever had have been in the last fourteen years. According to the video the hottest year was in 2005. From Gore’s viewpoint we as the people are causing global warming by ourselves. Because we are the ones that are causing global warming it is having some major effects on the earth. You have Mt. Kilimanjaro, which over the years has had a lot of snow on top of the mountain, but over the years the mountain has been getting less and less snow. Global warming is not a political issue it is a moral issue that we have to make better. The reason we have stronger storms today is because of the temperature increase according to Gore. An example of a huge storm would be hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. In today’s world we worry about terrorist, but we should really be worrying about global warming. If we don’t take this seriously our Artic is going to be completely melted. Some of our states such as Florida and New York will be under water. Gore says we need to work together and stand up before it is to late and the place we call home is gone.

Since 1880, the average temperature has risen by 1.4 Degrees that’s 137 years of the temperature risen. Global warming has also affected the environments around the world changing and destroying them. The Rainforests are

The climate changing was first suspected in the 19th century when scientists in britain debated whether Europe was covered by ice in the past. “Guy S Callender suggested that the warming trend revealed in the 19th century had been caused by a 10% increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels.” (Harding) The debate intensified by 2005 when a study was published stating that a large scale disruption could occur by 2050 if we do not slow the process of climate change. The debate has now spiraled back to whether climate change is occurring or not. However the climate warming pattern has been increasing exponentially since the 1950’s.

Since 1880 (when reliable record keeping began) the Earth’s average temperature has increased by 0.8-1.0 degree Celsius. At this small amount of warming familiar global weather patterns are being disrupted, the polar and greenland ice sheets are melting, storms are more intense and frequent and tropical diseases are spreading into higher latitudes and altitudes.

According to the IPCC Summary for Policymakers, warming of the climate system is happening without a doubt, many of the observed changes have never happened before over decades to millennia and these changes were specially noted since the 1950’s. The consequences of these changes are reflected on the atmosphere and ocean which have warmed up, snow and ice have diminished around the globe, sea level has risen, and ultimately the concentrations of greenhouse gases have increased.

Throughout Earth’s 4.6 billion year history, Earth’s climate has been constantly changing. Prior to the humans and the industrial revolution, climate change been driven naturally by variations of solar energy, volcanic eruptions, and Earth’s orbit. We are currently in a period where these changes are occurring naturally, and saying the cause of climate change is from human activity is ridiculous! Greenhouse gases, which include water vapor, Carbon dioxide (CO2), Methane (CH4), and Nitrous Oxide (N2O), have always been in the atmosphere. Without these gases, the Earth would not be habitable to most life because of the fluctuations of the amount of heat given off from sun (-18°C)! We need these greenhouse gases to capture the sun’s rays in periods of low radiation and heat the planet to sustain life on Earth. Greenhouse gases reflects infrared light back to the Earth’s surface where more heat absorption takes place, making the planet habitable. Since solar radiation varies, periods of the earth’s global temperatures will increase and decrease, due to this natural cause. When the sun’s radiation increases, which is in a historically high period according to astrophysicist, Judith Lean, the natural greenhouse gases in the atmosphere will trap the sun’s heat and therefore increase the earth’s temperature.