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    Introduction: contextualises the essay by explaining aspects of Global Climate Change including variation in climate over time Climate change is a change in the pattern of weather, and related changes in oceans, land surfaces and ice sheets, occurring over time. Australia faces significant environmental and economic impacts from climate change across several sectors, including water security, agriculture, coastal communities, and infrastructure. Australia has already experienced increases in average

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    Predicting climate change is less accurate than firing a pistol at long range. The fact is, finding a forecast of our future is just as difficult as explaining the meaning of life. I mean, how can we predict the future climate when meteorologists can’t even predict today’s weather? Scientists have only been keeping exact records of the earth’s surface temperature for only just over a hundred years.# Before accurate readings of the earth had been taken, scientists have only viewed charts and graphs

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    Influential People in 2006 did the Ted Talk: Why I Must Speak Out About Climate Change focusing on giving awareness to his listeners on climate change due to global warming. In order to try to lessen global warming and mend our environment we need to familiarize ourselves with what is the most significant cause of climate change due to global warming. Many of us do not know what cause climate change, the article Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet: Effects clarifies the confused the confusion

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    about 80 percent of this additional heat .”(National Geographic, 1). Climate change is happening because of humans doing things such as eating the wrong food, . In the United States, climate change has been an important topic, rising temperature and sea level storms, early snowmelt, and long seasons. It has caused problems with the coral reefs, fossil fuels, the methane produced by cows, sea level rise and more. Climate change is caused by man because the way people are living are affecting the environment

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    The Economics of Climate Change The world economy is a very complex system; in the system harmful externalities disrupt capital flows and determine economic productivity. Most notable of these externalities is inadvertent global warming. Spending towards research and regulation of climate change at both the national and international level are very important in determining current and future business trends. Economists and scientists worldwide continuously debate the pros and cons of emissions reduction

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    Tristan Ridley English 102 Professor Pontillo 28 January 2016 The Economics of Climate Change The world economy is a very complex system; in the system harmful externalities disrupt capital flows and determine economic productivity. Most notable of these externalities is inadvertent global warming. Spending towards research and regulation of climate change at both the national and international level are very important in determining current and future business trends. Economists and scientists worldwide

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    Expository Essay: Glaciers And Climate Change A glacier is a large mass of snow and ice that has accumulated over many years and is present year-round Glaciers begin to form when snow remains in the same area year-round, where enough snow accumulates to transform into ice. Most of the world's glacial ice is found in Antarctica and Greenland, but glaciers are found on nearly every continent, even Africa. In the United States, glaciers can be found in the Rocky Mountains, the Sierra Nevada, the Cascades

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    Let’s not hang around the thought of a swiftly melting iceberg here: climate change is happening, and we’re causing it. The evidence is overpowering. Scientists usually stand-in this level of agreement for claims like “Water is real” and “air is real” yet here we are, the climate change ship has now left prt, and lots of people on shore are still debating whether boats can actually float. Countless people, even high profile members of the society, believe that burning and exporting coal is a virtuously

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    People contribute to climate change by burning fossil fuels. However, by utilizing clean energy, such as solar power, people could reverse the effects of global warming. Cite: 1. Transition (For example,) 2. Quote from one of the Graphic Organizers For example, Nasa states: “Over the last century the burning of fossil fuels like coal and oil has increased the concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide (climate.nasa.gov). Explain: 1) Tell how your “cite” supports your answer 2) DON’T use

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    on it for reasons ranging from denial to discomfort, has evolved from those unpleasant debates to today’s friendly conversations. The topic is climate change, and the controversy surrounding it has been rooted in disagreement on what exactly causes it. Some say that climate change is a hoax and the changes are part of a natural cycle of the Earth’s climate system. Others are positive that it is the direct result of human activities and without immediate action, the planet will become inhospitable

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