Climate Change

Climate change science is revolutionizing the way that we think about the world we live in. In the past, our actions were seen as not having a direct impact on our society. As of today, climate change science has turned this around and has given everyday citizens the opportunity to recognize the global impacts of their actions. This theory of climate change has been transformed into an environmental-based movement. The graphs and data have all shown that the Earth is warming approximately 0.13 degrees Celsius per decade and 1.3 degrees celsius per century. This statement highlights the known change of our climate and projects the current and potential negative consequences of human activity. Upon learning about climate change, I also learned about the variety of different ways to track changing temperatures. Some proxies include ice cores, tree rings, and sediment observations. I was confused about how scientists can deduct all of this information about past climate change from these proxies. My confusion is strengthened when I see that humans were not even alive during the years that this data covers. I understand that there is a scientific process that they use, but there is a major concern when it comes to error bars. Error bars represent this uncertainty that is influencing the creation of climate change data graphs like “the Hockey Stick”. The fact that science has depicted what the first 97 percent of the Earth was like when the specifics of climate were unable to be tracked is positive and negative. These historical evaluations being done with climate change are beneficial to track our progress, but may be inaccurate when it comes down to the numbers.

I do think that climate change is being handled correctly by some people, not all people. Scientists have taken on a key role in this greater focus on climate change being seen in our society. They have worked their hardest to provide the facts to fully back up certain conclusions about this phenomenon. While scientists have focused on the facts, people have focused on the hypothetical. While some individuals in today’s society have recognized the future of our warming society and have taken action to adjust their lifestyles, some deniers have not done anything and believe that climate change is not real. These people view the facts as invaluable and not true, which puts us in danger as we move on since excuses do not get us anywhere (Harvey). Human activity is the main source for the release of fossil fuels. An increase in fracking and a rise in oil companies are just two examples of how profitable industries are the ones causing disadvantageous consequences (Harvey). Since the greenhouse effect directly corresponds to climate change and humans are not handling the threat of a looming climate catastrophe, climate change is not being handled properly by the majority of people.

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  1. Erica StanitskiOctober 20, 2019 at 1:07 PM

    Climate change science is revolutionizing the way that we think about the world we live in. In the past, our actions were seen as not having a direct impact on our society. As of today, climate change science has turned this around and has given everyday citizens the opportunity to recognize the global impacts of their actions. This theory of climate change has been transformed into an environmental-based movement. The graphs and data have all shown that the Earth is warming approximately 0.13 degrees Celsius per decade and 1.3 degrees celsius per century. This statement highlights the known change of our climate and projects the current and potential negative consequences of human activity. Upon learning about climate change, I also learned about the variety of different ways to track changing temperatures. Some proxies include ice cores, tree rings, and sediment observations. I was confused about how scientists can deduct all of this information about past climate change from these proxies. My confusion is strengthened when I see that humans were not even alive during the years that this data covers. I understand that there is a scientific process that they use, but there is a major concern when it comes to error bars. Error bars represent this uncertainty that is influencing the creation of climate change data graphs like “the Hockey Stick”. The fact that science has depicted what the first 97 percent of the Earth was like when the specifics of climate were unable to be tracked is positive and negative. These historical evaluations being done with climate change are beneficial to track our progress, but may be inaccurate when it comes down to the numbers.

    I do think that climate change is being handled correctly by some people, not all people. Scientists have taken on a key role in this greater focus on climate change being seen in our society. They have worked their hardest to provide the facts to fully back up certain conclusions about this phenomenon. While scientists have focused on the facts, people have focused on the hypothetical. While some individuals in today’s society have recognized the future of our warming society and have taken action to adjust their lifestyles, some deniers have not done anything and believe that climate change is not real. These people view the facts as invaluable and not true, which puts us in danger as we move on since excuses do not get us anywhere (Harvey). Human activity is the main source for the release of fossil fuels. An increase in fracking and a rise in oil companies are just two examples of how profitable industries are the ones causing disadvantageous consequences (Harvey). Since the greenhouse effect directly corresponds to climate change and humans are not handling the threat of a looming climate catastrophe, climate change is not being handled properly by the majority of people.

    www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/17/climate-science-deniers-environment-warning

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