The Myth Of Climate Change

Global warming to date has certainly affected species’ geographical distributional ranges and the timing of breeding, migration, flowering, and so on. The most well known study to date, by a team from the UK, estimated that 18 and 35% of plant and animal species will be committed to extinction by 2050 due to climate change. (Can animals and plants adapt to global warming?, 2017 )

An urgent issue, climate change is undoubtedly a sweeping global dilemma of paramount importance. Though most people are aware of this fact, many either choose to ignore it, or acknowledge it, but take no action against it. Those who do choose to take action usually attempt to combat climate change by using the methods that are most commonly discussed: becoming more energy efficient, recycling, and reducing emissions through using more sustainable transportation. Though these actions are helpful, they are not the most efficient way to counter climate change.

Shifts in temperature and precipitation will be a shock to fragile ecosystems which depend on specific climatic conditions. Many species will be unable to adapt as fast as their environment changes and face sharply reduced numbers or extinction. Scientists estimate that a warming of just 2 degree will put as many as 30% of the world's species at risk of extinction. Plants and animals aren’t the only ones feeling the pressure of changing ecosystems. Many regions will face severe water shortages in a warmer world, creating the potential for conflict. It is believed that the genocide in Sudan’s Darfur region is at least in part a response to water shortages resulting from global warming.

Climate change, global warming, greenhouse effect—even if you only watch the news periodically, these are phrases that you have most likely become aware of. In short, climate change is the change global and regional patterns regarding climate; this is due to possible changes in the Earth’s axis, human activity modifying the composition of the atmosphere, or geographical activity such as volcanic eruptions [1]. Many have speculated and argued whether climate change actually exists. Regardless of your opinion, a staggering amount of scientists have accepted climate change as a reality. In fact, the much-admired astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson claims that individuals denying scientific facts is the “beginning of the end of an informed democracy” [2]. The article Climate Change: No Hiding Place supports Neil deGrasse Tyson’s notion stating “those who doubt that greenhouse gases are quite the problem they have been cracked up to be by most of the world's climatologists” [3]. While it may be difficult to see climate change presently, there are many indicators of its existence with the higher temperatures and acidity levels in the ocean, the melting of Arctic ice caps,

In the article, Global Warming? It Natural, says Experts, the author argues global warming is a natural occurrence and not caused by mankind. The author Barry Wilmore receives most of his information and argument from Dennis Avery and Fred Singer. An emeritus professor of environmental science at the University of Virginia, Singer also wrote multiple books concerning climate change and global warming. Avery is the director of the Center for Global Food Issues at the Hudson Institute and the author of three books. Unstoppable Global Warming: Every 1,500 years, a book written by Avery and Singer connects the sun as the cause of global warming. The book expatiates global warming as an earth cycle that goes through a warming and cooling period every 1,500 years. However, research done by other scientists would disagree with them and their statement that global warming is natural. With an abundance of research and data that contradicts Avery and Singer’s theory; it is tough to take their book as truth.

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

This link covers many of the myths about climate change. List two of the myths that you found most interesting. Outline what each myth is, and what the right answer to that question or item is.

In the words of the great Herclitus “the only constant is change,” this is true regarding anything in life, including climate change. From our own experience, temperatures have been increasing year by year and snowfall has slightly diminished as the year’s progress. The portrayal of global warming by the media and the government has been over-exaggerated due to a lack of concrete evidence to back up their claims. Our planet shows evidence of climate change beginning approximately 4.6 billion years ago, when the earth was first formed. The Earth hasn’t been experiencing a constant rise in global warming, but an unpredictable change of warming and cooling periods. The media’s depiction of global warming does not exist, rather a pattern of unpredictable

Some people believe that global warming is a religion. It’s a belief system. In fact, there is more evidence to directly prove that Jesus existed than there is to fully support global warming. Also, people believe there is no proof at all to substantiate that the island will be underwater. Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, as is now evident from observations of

The argument over climate change is an old struggle between the people who look to the future, and those who care about the present. Climate change is a term used to refer to the increase in average global temperature. Many people agree that most, if not all, of climate change is influenced by man-made constructs. These constructs include: factories, cars, and power plants. Even though some people believe that climate change does not exist, that it is just fluxuations in the Earth’s climate, there is more than enough scientific evidence to show that human power plants and motor vehicles as well as burning up forests for farmland accounts for the majority of climate change.

Not to mention the deprivation warming temperature will have on the plant life. According to Jennifer Balmer, a science writer and journalist, “More than 60% of plants shifted their distributions downward, toward warmer, lower elevations—despite significant climate warming across the regions…” making it “A double-edged sword because as temperatures rise, water needs will also increase.” (Balmer)

Some of the issues that are discussed in the skeptic community say that because CO2 is only a trace gas in the atmosphere (~400 p.p.m.), it can only have a minor effect on the climate. Climate denial groups may also argue that global warming stopped recently, a global warming hiatus, or that global temperature is decreasing, leading to global cooling. These arguments are based on short term fluctuations and ignore the long-term pattern of warming. Other forms of skepticism argue that no significant climate warming is taking place at all, claiming that the warming trend measured by weather stations is an artefact due to urbanization around those stations (“urban heat island effect”). Another is the doubt that human activities are responsible for the observed trends; leading to believe that the human activities are not responsible for the observed trends.

The author is questioning the connection between the obligation a state holds to protect the livelihood and property of its citizens, and whether denying to “address” climate change makes them liable for the negative effects it has on their citizens. If refusal to mediate climate change, on an international level, constitute as neglect of state duty when climate change has a direct impact on people’s lives. The rights issue is lies between the right to state sovereignty and the rights of individuals to protection and well-being.

Over the years there has been a lot of controversy on if climate change is an issue that needs to be discussed and solved. There is a constant debate among scientist on if human actions are contributing the changing of earth’s climates. Climate change is defined as the change in average weather patterns for a specific region or Earth as a whole. This could include the change in an average temperature for a city or the amount a rainfall it receives (Dunbar, 2015). The main difference between weather and climate is the period of time specific patterns are recorded. Weather patterns are looked at over a much shorter period of time, meaning that these patterns are going to be more sporadic and change more frequently. Climate on the other had is recorded over a much longer period of time and usually show less drastic changes in patterns when compared to weather. Some people may argue that climate change is not an issue because Earth’s temperature is always changing do to natural effects. What people don’t realize is that human activity has effected the rate that earth’s temperature is changing, and just the smallest changes can lead to drastic consequences (Dunbar, 2015).

Many claim that global warming is obvious and that all arguments against global warming fall. The problem is that what is “obvious” often isn’t true. “A gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth's atmosphere generally attributed to the greenhouse effect caused by increased levels of carbon dioxide, chlorofluorocarbons, and other pollutants.” This is the Webster dictionary definition of Global Warming, which basically says that due to an overflow of harmful and hazardous chemicals in the air that it is creating a danger zone for the earth. This is because these chemicals are increasing the earths’ temperature. Svante Arrhenius, a Swedish scientist was the first person to claim that in 1896 that fossil fuel combustion may