Climate Change In recent years, climate change has been a controversial topic. Many people, including country leaders argue that the change is real and irreversible, while others claim it is a tactic to envoke fear among people. Climate change is defined as, “a change in the typical or average weather of a region or city” (nasa). Their is remarkable evidence for both sides of the debate which raises the arguable question, is climate change real? In this essay, I will explain both arguments of the topic about the controversy that surrounds climate change. For argumentative paper you must also develop your own position and defend your point of view on this topic. In your intro please provide a clear thesis statement. Scientist began noticing …show more content…
Many people dedicate their lives to spread the message about climate change being real. Even though some change in the climate is natural, many events that have happened cannot be explained away by nature. Climate change is causing damage to the world that is completely irreversible. Nasa says, “Most scientists say it 's very likely that most of the warming since the mid-1900s is due to the burning of coal, oil and gas. Burning these fuels is how we produce most of the energy that we use every day” (nasa). The energy that we use daily makes our life easier, but it hurts the earth. Why does the government still allow us to use these things? Science has shown us that sea levels are rising in many parts of the world. Warm weather is causing glaciers to melt which results in the sea level rising. Earth 's average temperature has been rising for the last century in a half; and there has also been a steady rise in ocean temperature since 1969. It is said that climate control is man made and it is dangerous. On the other side of the argument, many people do not believe that climate change is real. They argue that their has not been a big temperature change in almost two decades. They also bring up the point of there not being enough data in the climate history to draw the conclusion of what is happening in the climate now is abnormal. Scientist started to record climate change around the 1800’s which many people believe is not enough data to do a comparison. Another reason some believe that climate change is not real is because of some instances where a scientist predicts a date of a significant climate change never happens. Rinkesh writes, “ For example:- Al Gore predicted that all Arctic ice would be gone by 2013. But, on contrary Arctic ice is up by 50% since 2012” (conserve-energy-future). Many people find that these reasons are why climate change is not
We often hear the words “global warming” and “climate change” on the news and in politics, but no one seems to explain what they really are and the major effects they are having on the world. We just know that they are “bad” and needs to be “stopped”. What really is climate change and how has it come to be such a major problem in today’s world?
Climate change has been nothing, but controversial in the last fifty years. Climate change is a change in the average weather of a region or city. Scientists have opted to use the term "climate change" instead of global warming because as the Earth's average temperature changes, winds and ocean currents move heat around the globe in ways that can cool some areas, as well as warm others. There is an ongoing dispute about the effects of humans on the global climate and about what policies should be implemented to avoid possible undesirable effects of climate change. Ninety-seven percent of published scientific research concluded that climate change is real, problematic for the planet, and has been exacerbated by human activity. But what about the three percent that contradicts that?
In today’s society, anywhere from Hong Kong to Detroit, Michigan, a major disregard to Earth and its inhabitants, substantial resources, and well-being has been created; in other words, the Earth has been taken advantage of. With all earth’s inhabitants being unconscious of their actions and how it directly effects Earth, we have unknowingly increased the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) in our oceans, atmosphere, and planet in general. With this detrimental amplification in the amount of CO2 on Earth, we, as inhabitants to this infected planet, should show more concern with the Earth’s temperature, phases and stages, and reactions we have self-created. Global warming, which has been retermed climate change, is not something everyone believes,
Climate change and global warming is a highly debated subject. There are people on both side with strong opinions. People who believe in climate change are sometimes labeled as alarmists, while those who think that climate change is a hoax are referred to as deniers. Some people like to argue about existence of climate change with the help of scientific data, others respond to these data with skepticism and alternative science. At this point, topic of climate change has almost become like a football match with passionate supporters on both sides. Sometimes argument can be reasonable, other times it transcends into a slapfight. Hyperboles and exaggerations are often employed by both teams. Simon barnes in “We are heading towards a world without
On January 15, 2004, Al Gore gave a speech about global warming and the environment. He outlined for us what the scientific community has been warning us about the future of our planet. He won a Academy Award in 2006 for his movie, “The Inconvenient Truth” a documentary on global warming and in 2007 was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in climate change. He is also the founder of the Alliances for Climate Protection. Yet, there are some politicians who believe climate change is real, however human activity is not the cause. Climate has always changed throughout the years and will continue to do so, but we cannot change the climate. Until all politicians embrace that there is a global climate crisis, we cannot progress toward resolutions to reduce gas emissions into the atmosphere. It is a sad commentary, that our nations leaders have chosen to make climate change a political football. Most of the opposition stems from the Republican party and their refusal to accept that climate change is real and that mans activities are contributing to temperature rises and a shift in climate patterns. It is remarkable to note, that since 2005, our politicians affirmed that climate
For hundreds of years, humans have been burning coal and oil expand their economy. In the Twentieth century, countries used coal to develop and become more technologically advanced. What people did not know back then was that when coal is burned it releases CO2 into the air. This carbon creates a thick layer in the Earth’s atmosphere, blocking heat waves from escaping earth. This excessive amount of heat trapped in our atmosphere increases the overall global temperature. The increased temperature causes something called Climate Change. Climate Change is the changes to the earth’s overall climate regarding things like weather, storms, and sea-level, among other things (Weart). Although humans now know that burning coal is harmful to our environment,
The topic of climate change is frequently discussed, yet so widely misunderstood. The food you endorse, being meat and dairy products, are the leading factors to our world’s rapid decline. The meat and dairy industries are the main culprits of climate change. This is due to the buildup of greenhouse gas emissions, and an unsettling increase in atmospheric carbon levels. The longevity of our planet and species is more important than consuming meat and or dairy products for momentary pleasure.
Has the weather-man ever been correct? Most people often look to the weather-man for accurate predictions of the day 's weather. However, most of their predictions seem to be inaccurate by a slight margin, such as being off a few degrees or an unforeseen chance of rain. This is common in today 's era and an explanation for their lack of precision is due to Climate Change. Climate Change, or more commonly known as Global Warming, has become a dying issue most climate skeptics have ignored or set aside for future, except, this current era is the future they were waiting for. In the recent years, the Earth has been experiencing serious climatic alterations mostly caused as the result of human behavior on their environment which inevitably affects
Some unenlightened individuals insist global warming does not exist because recent winters have reached record-breaking temperatures; however, global warming does not pertain strictly to heat. It relates to the extremes in temperature differences, both hot and cold, proving the issue does exist. With the temperature anomaly significantly increasing from a steady 0.0 in 1940-1980s to 0.7 in 2016, “97 percent or more of actively publishing climate scientists agree: Climate-warming trends over the past century are extremely likely due to human activities”(NASA) To clarify, weather is the “conditions of the atmosphere are over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere "behaves" over relatively long periods of time”(NASA). Others simply claim there is not enough evidence proving climate change, therefore reject the problem. A study done on “Singapore Students’ Misconception of Climate Change” by Chew-Hung Chang explores the concepts and processes of climate change. Although they had an idea of what it was, their knowledge “was composed of incomplete and incorrect elements.” (Chang). Improving this problem requires taking care of the environment, which most humans take for granted and are too lazy to care and/or try. There are arguments which state climate change is not a priority compared to other issues. However, ignoring climate change can lead to the death of our earth, and without it, there would be no additional issues because all of humanity will have been wiped
“Climate change is happening, humans are causing it, and I think this is perhaps the most serious environmental issue facing us.” - Bill Nye. We are no strangers to the term “climate change” as it is an issue that will come up on every major news outlet or any important website. This single issue generates controversy between the public. Some believe its a hoax, while some offer hard evidence. It seems like everyday there is a new statistic of climate change but still, people believe it is a hoax.
There are still some believers that support that climate change is not real and that they are just made up facts so people can grab the opportunity to make money with new products that will help the world to become “cleaner.” Their arguments are that the earth always had these types of climate changes just like a natural cycle. When asked about if there is any link on how in the past decades, when humans started using fossil fuels and the changes became worst and worst, they come with a response that it is just a
After listening to the recent republican debate, I couldn 't help but notice the time that was devoted to the topic of climate change. It was brought up but gets quickly pushed aside for other “serious” topics. After hearing the thoughtless discussion, I was asking myself the same questions. Is climate change worth discussing? Is it real? Does anyone care? Can we fix it? I always ask myself but I never change my viewpoint. It 's real, it is worth discussing, and everyone should care. This is a huge issue that doesn 't get talked about and when it is talked about, it gets overlooked. Whether or not we can fix it is up to the people. Every time I mention climate change to my friends it soon becomes a topic for the people who care. I 've
Climate change has been active since the first days of Earth. Under definition climate change means “a long-term change in the earth's climate, especially a change due to an increase in the average atmospheric temperature.” (Dictionary). Climate change can be seen making an impact all over the world. There are many theories and beliefs as to why the climate is currently changing, but there is no hard evidence that makes the real cause of climate change clear. There are many possible causes to the changes in climate that we see, but none are known for sure. These possible causes include global warming, such as burning fossil fuels, and even solar related issues such as the position of earth and our sun. We know climate change is occurring because of unusual changes that are currently happening on our planet right in front of our eyes. Drought, polar ice caps melting, the extinction of animals, floods, and food and water shortages, are just a few of these abnormal changes. Majority of average day people do not take climate change seriously, they just don't see it as a grave issue. We should really start seeing it as one, or these brutal and possibly fatal surges of odd weather will continue to get worse.
Climate change has become a very sore subject for many scientists all around the world. There are some people that believe climate change and global warming are just a simple myths for gullible people, that humans have no affect at all on how our environment is changing. On the other hand, it is also told that 97% of papers taking a side on global climate change caused by humans agree that it is happening (Wayne). Many people read the evidence and can clearly see that humans are causing climate change not only to speed up but cause so many things to change in our environment as a result of it.
Climate change has been an extremely controversial topic in recent history and continues to create much debate today. Many questions concerning climate change’s origins and its potential affect on the globe are not fully understood and remain unanswered. What is climate change? Is climate change happening? Is it a natural cycle of the world or are there other catalysts involved such as human activity? What proof is there? What data correlations show climate change is accelerated by humans? How serious is climate change and how will it affect the future of our globe? What are we doing to address climate change? Should we really be concerned about climate change? Questions such as these have made climate change a very serious issue in today’s world and created the ideology of climatism. The issue of climate change has affected many different aspects of our lives and the world we live in. Policymaking, human activism, technologies, emission control, global warming, alternative energy sources and many other things have been greatly affected by the mania of climate change. This research report will present climate change in a light of common sense and rationality that will take a grounded discussion of the science behind climate change, global warming, human activity, and how the ideology of climatism has corrupted and driven the actions to combat climate change.