The Effects Of Climate Change On The Environment

Climate change is classified by many different events and reactions that are happening. The first is that the earth’s atmosphere is trapping more heat. “The warming of Earth's climate, due mostly to increased trapping of heat by gases in the atmosphere, often is termed the greenhouse effect. Some degree of greenhouse effect is natural and normal” (Lerner 3). Some percent of greenhouse gases are produced naturally but a majority of the gases are being produced by humans. ”Most scientists agree that this warming trend is the result of loading the atmosphere with carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases” (Freedman 2). The atmosphere is being loaded with carbon dioxide and other harmful gases and this is making the atmosphere trap more heat. Changes in air temperature is another factor of climate change. “The greenhouse effect has been extremely important to the evolution and survival of life on Earth. A surface temperature of 59°F is sufficient to maintain the Earth’s reservoirs of life-sustaining liquid water, and to impel climatic

Climate change refers to a change in the composition of the global atmosphere over time. It is a change in climate patterns, which includes temperature, precipitation and winds. It can occur either due to a natural process or as a result of human intervention. Just a few added degrees to the Earth’s climate can jeopardize the environment if it does not have enough time to adapt. This can result in

In a world filled with seven billion people minding their own business, very few will take a second and look at the world around them and how it has been ravaged, even damaged beyond repair since our first evolutionary ancestors took their first few steps in this planet from being mere apes. Whole ecosystems, which used to flourish, are now nonexistent. Entire species of plants and animals, who used to dot the various landscapes of the world, are now nearly extinct if not already extinct. Greenhouse gases emitted from human activity has also resulted in a higher likelihood of extreme weather anomalies to occur due to the side effects of climate change on the planet (Buhaug, 2016). If drastic measures are not taken in due time,

The amount of Green House Gas (GHG) emissions that are produced and released in the atmosphere from Canada, the United States (U.S), and many other countries, is a big issue for the planet’s health since it causes climate change. Climate change has various damaging effects on the earth. It can cause severe weather such as floods, droughts, etc. Some political parties agree that a carbon pricing policy should be implemented, like the Green party, New Democratic Party (NDP), and the Liberals, while other parties think that it isn’t worth implementing, like the Conservatives. Implementing a carbon policy will take a lot of time, effort, and money, and might unfairly target those who are at a disadvantage, like low income people or those living in remote areas, making them pay more taxes. But to avoid the harmful effects of climate change, Canada needs to implement a carbon pricing policy—a method that has made a significant change in many countries that decided to tax or cap carbon emissions.

Climate Change is a threat to public health. It affects the social and environmental determinants of health-clean air, safe drinking water, sufficient food and secure shelter. Changes in the greenhouse gas concentrations and other drivers alter the global climate and bring about a myriad of human health consequences. Environmental consequences of climate change, such as extreme heat waves, rising sea-levels, changes in precipitation resulting in flooding and droughts, intense hurricanes, and degraded air quality have direct and indirect impact on the physical, social, and psychological health of humans.

Since the Industrial Revolution began, human activities have significantly contributed to the changing climate by emitting high concentrations of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Over the past couple of decades, there has been climate change controversy concerning whether climate change is occurring, how much has occurred in modern times, what has caused it, and whether the effects are significant. Although some believe that it is due to natural causes and is not a significant topic, climate change is a phenomenon that has a dramatic impact on human health, disrupts natural ecosystems, and can increase the intensity and frequency of natural disasters.

Climate change is known worldwide and the environmental effects on our planet cannot be disregarded. Understanding the distinction among climate and weather is imperative in understanding how certain variables add to the change of temperature. These variables can include natural causes of the Earth’s decay over time, however, scientists are well aware that human error and our daily lifestyles contribute to the poor conditions that our earth is falling into. When humans just started to exist on Earth, human impacts on the environment occurred in only a minimal and insignificant quantity. This occurred because of small populations and the absence of innovation and technology around them. When humans adjusted to the environment and figured out how to expand and humans became inventors, and innovators, the population started to develop and future expanded. However, not all that we as humans invent and contribute to our society is clean, or natural. Some of it can be toxic, and some of it can be harmful to our atmosphere and our homes. By the present guidelines, individuals living past the age of eighty years of age, is a noteworthy achievement for humankind. Fuller lives from the inhabitants of earth implies that more assets from the earth will be used. However, this is not suggesting that we as humans should not want to lives longer lives. It suggests that we as humans should live smarter, cleaner, fuller lives. The cleaner we are as humans, and use the lowest amount of earth

Climate is increasing our global temperature, and we should be aware of the effects of climate change so we are conscious about how to alter our actions to reduce it. Climate is the overall weather pattern over a long period of time. Over the decades, climate has drastically changed. There are several key factors that contribute to how climate works. The atmosphere acts a greenhouse, trapping the carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gasses inside, gradually warming the earth. The clouds in the atmosphere act as a second layer trapping in the heat from water vapor, and blocking the sunlight. The albedo of ice caps and glaciers is high meaning their reflectivity is high, however, with the melting of ice caps, more heat is retained into the ocean rather than reflected off. Ocean currents also play a role in climate change in the sense that the conveyor belt keeps the oceans circulating. In addition, the Milankovitch theory which uses the earth's eccentricity, tilt, and wobble to explain the alternating warm and cool changes.

There have been various scientific studies into the effects climate change is having on the planet and how there is a decline in the amount of available non-renewable resources. In a report made by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2007), it was noted that, "Global atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide have increased markedly as a result of hum activities since 1750 and now far exceed pre-industrial values".

You have been bitten, that pesky mosquito flies away. You wait unaware of what’s about to happen. You begin to feel unwell, you 're fever rages as you begin to seize. You have Malaria but live in Europe. Climate change is classed as any alteration in global weather patterns over a period of time. However the climate change the earth is currently experiencing is far from anything ever experienced before and its 99% certain that it has been caused by human industrialisation. Like anything that affects the earth on a global scale it affects everything including microorganisms and therefore disease. Climate change is causing disease to spread and increase in severity. The main adverse effects causing the spread of disease from climate change is global warming, El Niño and human migration due to climate change.

Over the past few decades, the world has rapidly deteriorated in terms of the environment. There are numerous factors that contribute to the deterioration of the earth and one significant factor is due to the issues of climate change. Majority of environmental as well as social scientist that cares about the world defines climate change as the primary source of global risk since it could have severe impacts on the future generations. In addition, the general meaning of the term ‘climate change’ is defined as the change in regional or global climate patterns and it is mainly caused by human activities such as deforestation and emission of harmful gases that pollutes the environment. The future generations are affected in a way that survivability in the world would be tougher and lifestyle would be different compared to the present. In the following essay, climate change will be discussed by relating it to the issue of sustainable development as well as identifying several implications of a continued “Business as Usual” approach and concluding by providing several objectives and alternatives to improve sustainability of the world.

Due to recent climate change the environment has been impacted in many ways. Climate Change is a change in global or regional climate patterns attributed largely to the increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide produced by the use of fossil fuels (Oxford Dictionary). Scientists have studied the impacts it 's having on the environment such as temperature rising, sea level rising, and increase in natural disasters. Climate change has only affected us in the 20 years due to the increase in factories cars, and CO2 we produce.

People living in Miami are in the face of danger! Due to its high population, Miami is the fourth largest city to become affected by sea level rise. (Ankum et al.) In the next 32-50 years, sea level is expected to rise by as much as two feet. (Ankum et al.) This two-foot rise will have detrimental effects on the urban settings of Miami. The amount of soil erosion that is undergoing at our beaches will greatly increase if a two-foot rise occurs. At a four-foot rise, road connectivity would begin to become affected. At a six-foot rise, Southern Florida would no longer be habitable as it would, for the most part, be underwater. Not much is being invested in mitigation efforts, most of what is being done are short term solutions. Instead of coming up with ideas to prevent and try to slow down the effects of climate change on our environment, we are focusing on ideas such as building up a sea wall, relocating power plants, and redesigning structures.

Climate change impacts are not new issues nowadays. Many scholars had identified some phenomena that show the occurrence climate change. For instance the increases of Earth’s temperature, the significant records of sea level rise, which threaten mostly on Small Island developing states, extreme weather that cause the shifting season, and drought events. Basically, impacts of climate change cannot be avoided. However as intellectual creatures, humans are expected to be able to take actions in minimizing its impacts. In addition, people need to understand the context of climate change impacts on certain locations over time, and how the local systems work before implementing the climate change adaptation and mitigation actions because these actions could not be generalized to be applied on all conditions. Due to these actions depends on the local context, therefore, I belief that it is necessary to understand about the concept of climate change comprehensively as well as its adaptation and mitigation actions in order to enhance our capacity to deal with the climate change’s consequences.

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