The Scientific Community Is Always Moving Forward

Media coverage of climate change has effects on public attitude on the issue, as it mediates scientific opinion on climate change. The media uses interactions between climate science, policy, statistical scientific texts, data, scientific language and the appearances of scientific personalities. Such as work and stories from scientists that are personally known. It is clear that science and policy shape media reporting and public understanding. Whether people believe in it or not is their

Climate change has been a subject of discussion in the media for many years, supported with the use of arguments against oil polluting the environment and extreme scare tactics of Polar ice caps flooding civilians backyards. The issue has been ignored by the majority of lay people as seeming too complicated, and with all the conflicting information in the media in the past, who can blame them? However, scientifically, climate change and what perpetrates it is fairly simple to understand and society as a whole is beginning to come to a clear consensus on climate change. Thanks in part to more readily available forms of media and information, people have become cognizant of the fact that climate change is a legitimate problem which requires immediate amelioration. While this may seem melodramatic, society is realizing that climate change is an issue which can no longer be denied if the human race wishes to continue.

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

Imagine your hometown underwater; the places you once hoped to show your grandchildren lost completely and swept away into an abyss. It doesn’t sound great, does it? Unfortunately, this could very well become reality. Maybe not during this generation, but eventually. Climate change is a severe issue that affects us all. Icecaps are melting, sea levels are rising, and many Americans are either unaware of the issue or have listened to major politicians dismissing the issue without much knowledge of it.

It makes people crazy because there is always something going on with the world nature wise. Looking pass through those data and though all those numbers won’t stay in your head, it's vital to notice that it has caused so much damage on our planet and that global warming is legit; it’s not something that is made up. By showing past performance of global warming for example hurricane katrina which affected most of america. We need to take a stand of this problem and actually make a difference than just ranting about it’s horrible affect. He provides an enormous amount of technical information by taking advantage of a multimedia format. By showing us the impact and the future impact it’ll make, it catches the audience attention leading them to give sympathy and hopefully acting upon

Essential Questions: Why are many people so concerned about climate change, and what scientific evidence suggests that it is occurring? What causes can be attributed to this change?

With the rise of calamitous news regarding extremists groups taking over certain states, countries threatening to go to war, and viruses spreading throughout the world; the outlook of humanity does not look good. In addition to these dire headlines is the matter of climate change, which, unfortunately, is not as alarming to the public eye. Nonetheless, climate change is a pressing matter as it will impact every facet of society from economy to even human survival. Perhaps the general public find climate change as a vapid subject because of its nature to react belatedly to human activity, and how it is often represented with numbers, graphs, and projections; things that are not compelling to those that do not understand its importance. Even

These last two election cycles have demonstrated the importance of climate change in relation to politics and the american people. What is unfortunate is that what seems to be a very crucial and real problem in our human survival, according to scientists, is being debated by people who do not have the scientific credentials to even discuss the science behind the reality of climate change. Those behind the skeptics, have funded a successful campaign against the reality of the facts and have introduce doubt into the sciences.

In the world today, there is a gap between science and policymaking and civil society. Different perspectives and, different in a way, “languages” have prevented solving dilemmas that transcend these boundaries like global warming. Throughout high school and college, I have attempted to bridge this divide and combine both science and policymaking lenses in order to use my skills and knowledge in each area to have an impact on the world. This is the reason I have chosen to major in environmental science and political science. I fundamentally believe that an interdisciplinary approach is the only way that we can handle these multilayered and complex problems that pose the greatest risk to society.

Growing up, I have always heard the adults around me talking about the laws and policies to save the Earth, and the controversies that came from them. At the time, those conversations were way over my head, but now they fuel my current ideas about the Earth and its oceans. While in Key Largo, I hope to learn how the many scientists involved in the upkeep of the world use their skills to help our oceans, so that I can create an earth-friendly lifestyle for myself and others. The poor state of our Earth and its oceans is a problem caused by every country, business, and person, and unless every person helps, it will continue to be an ever-present problem. After all, we only have one Earth. If we destroy it, we won’t receive another one.

Did you know that there are 13 species of animals who we may have to say goodbye to in 2015, or an estimated 2.2 billion tons of waste is yearly dumped into oceans? There is no need to research the litany of environmental changes; news such as global warming, air pollution, or resource scarcity that choke environmental problems to appear daily on TV screens and in newspapers. Even with these particularly cautions, many of us are still facing environmental catastrophes with overly optimistic attitudes, ignoring how serious the matter is. This form of the unrealistic expectation is similar to the blind development in our technological society that engenders a series of environmental and economic problems. Paul Ehrlich, [1] a Stanford University

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

Brimming with absorbing and educative statistics and facts, What We Know About Climate Change first chooses to challenge the

The government can subsidize companies that improve technology to eliminate fossil fuel usage, which could be key to reversing climate change. When fossil fuels are eliminated the Earth could reverse climate change in just years. The government should also work to educate the public about the issue, however cannot tackle this alone. Harvard President, Drew Faust says, “Universities have a crucial role to play, acting through research and education” (Powell). With the help of universities, the government can educate the public about the impacts of climate change and how to conserve energy usage. Most of the population does not know that the Ozone layer absorbs the Sun’s radiation and when it is destroyed, less radiation is absorbed and more is released to the Earth. In a study performed by Yale, the respondents were graded based on their knowledge of climate change; over 52% of the respondents were given an F based on what they knew (Leiserowitz). Advertisements about climate change, that have a sentimental effect on people’s emotions, can be a great way to educate the public. Also, educate younger generations from the start of their learning period. Teaching and building good habits, while generations are still young, could bring change over the course of

Many believe there’s a controversy among scientists over the cause of the climate crisis we’ve been undergoing for the last 50 years, but that’s not actually the case. In the film An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore sets out to inform individuals that the increase in greenhouse gas emission, in which causes global warming, is a direct result of the habits we possess as individuals, nations, and planet as a whole. Throughout the film, viewers are introduced to a variety of characters who possess motivations relative to the issue, along with many tropes, images, and schemes impacting the way in which the information is presented. We’re also going to analyze mode of audience and the theme relative to characters, events, and setting.