Essays on Climate Change

When taking a look at human history, it is quite astonishing to see the advancements that we have made in the last hundred years. We have gone from traveling from one place to another in a horse drawn wagon, to landing a man on the moon in the course of less than eighty years. We have made tremendous strides in terms of making the everyday life of the individual easier than the day before. However, this has not come without…...

The following sample essay on "Climate and Sustainability of Development": sustainable development goals for people and the planet. What have you done recently to stop global warming? Did you know that humanity can transform the planet? “Humanity faces many threats, but none is greater than climate change. In damaging our climate, we are becoming the architects of our destruction. We have the knowledge, the tools, and the money (to solve the crisis).”-Prince Charles, U.K. Transitioning to a more sustainable lifestyle…...

The following sample essay on "Climate And Natural Disasters": talks about the impact of climate change on natural disasters. In January 2017, the U.S. ‘“National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that 2017 had been the warmest year on record, marking the third year in a row that this had occurred’’(Supporters Argue: Government Should Take Action to Combat Climate Change 1). In the later part of the 1800s, scientists began to notice the Earth was on the rise. As fossil fuels…...

Why is it so difficult to mitigate the effects of climate change in the current world? Climate change refers to the change in the average weather conditions of a place over a long period of time i.e decades and millions of years. its caused by biotic processes, volcanic eruptions ,variation in the solar light received by the earth , plate tectonics and human activities. climate change and its effects in the recent world has been appoint of controversy whose focus…...

Climate Change, Pollution, and Natural Resource Depletion Climate change is an incredibly controversial topic that has divided our country. While some see it as a natural occurrence and others see it as a man made catastrophe, the fact is simple that the world climate is changing. Climate change is and will always be man made and there are very few things we can do now to stop it. Pollution is changing the world's air quality every day and is becoming…...

The article is about how the small town of Cameron, Louisiana is the first place to be experiencing climate change firsthand in the United States. The port town is almost underwater, due to the rising sea levels and increased numbers of hurricanes associated with human-caused climate change. However, despite all of this, most of the town consists of climate skeptics and Trump voters, and the Trump administration generally consists of climate deniers as well. The article explores why they made…...

The following sample essay on "Climate Change And Its Impact ": talks about climate change and its living things. Environmental Change and its Demise influence on Us The unstoppable force of life's most grounded shortcoming, Environmental Change. Gradually bringing earth down yet she attempts to retaliate. The main thing she can depend on to support her is us. However, we are doing everything despite what might be expected. Devastating the trees, adding more synthetic substances to the ozone harming substances.…...

Climate Change: Issues and Strategy to mitigate Climate change is a serious global environmental issue. This is mainly due to the generation of atmospheric greenhouse gases (GHG). It collects greenhouse gases and contributes to warming. The global increase in carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, is mainly caused by fossil fuel use and land-use change, while methane and nitrous oxide are mainly due to agriculture. Global warming is a specific example of the wider term "climate change", which means that the…...

How Climate Differs from Weather Climate differs from the weather on the aspect of time. Contrary to the atmospheric conditions of weather which usually lasts over a short period of time, the climate is the manner in which the atmosphere behaves over a prolonged period of time [ CITATION Spe11 \l 1033 ). Thus, the patterns of weather condition are short-term and hence it can be experienced on any given day. On the contrary, the average weather patterns of a…...

The following sample essay on "Climate Change and Americans Health": seems easy to dismiss the detrimental impact it is bound to have on the health of American citizens. Climate change doesn’t happen overnight, so it may seem easy to dismiss the detrimental impact it is bound to have on the health of American citizens, as well as the rest of the world. However, the truth is that climate change damages our health in every single aspect of our lives; from…...

The following sample essay on "Climate Change Vs America’s Infrastructure": talks about the relationship between climate change and infrastructure in America. It is no secret that America’s infrastructure is in decline. The consistent degradation of America’s infrastructure is worsened by unprecedented weather events. On the county, state, and federal levels there are plans made by engineers to accommodate for this unprecedented gradual decline. However, how these plans are designed and what they are based on varies. Most government agencies are…...

The following sample essay on "How Climate Change Effects Living Things?": tells about affecting the natural environments of many animals around the world. Climate change is likely to be one of the greatest causes of species extinctions this century. It is affecting the natural environments of many animals around the world. Sea levels continue to rise, record-breaking humidity and temperature levels, changes in wind, precipitation, the length of seasons as well as extreme weather events like droughts and floods. Our…...

The following sample essay on "Climate Change: Is it Threatening?  ": tells about the threat of climate change to humanity. The overuse of fossil fuels worldwide started in the 1950s and now the Earth is experiencing worldwide global warming which is endangering people and environments in all regions. Fossil fuels are being burnt every day, and most people refuse to believe that it is causing global warming, especially big oil companies. These companies plagued the consumers into believing it was…...

Is an important subject because breathing quality air is critical for good health. Most people spend a large amount of time indoors whether at home, work or other types of buildings. These buildings can produce gases, chemicals and other pollutants that can cause many health conditions, such as headaches, eye irritations, allergies and fatigue. Indoor air quality became an environmental factor in the 1960’s after the outdoor environmental issues became a major factor causing more than 2,000,000 deaths a year…...

Global warming is an increasing problem among us. According to National Geographic, temperatures on Earth are rising over twice as much as they were in 1968. Global warming is an atmospheric trend forecast by scientist as a result of global increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide and several other gases. The reason temperatures are on the rise is due to majority of human action. Many scientists believe the later part of the 19th century is when human activity began influencing the…...

The counter that always appears in debates about environmentalism is what is the economic repercussions will be from installing and depending on alternative energy sources and while that argument does hold merit as some are more expensive, there are untold facts of both sides.Wind energy is one of the fastest growing alternate sources of energy and may be the future energy source for many people in the future. It is one of the fastest growing for a reason and learning…...

Marine mammals play a key role in maintaining the functioning and productivity of our aquatic ecosystems, and their importance takes shape in many different ways. The polyphyletic group is diverse in size, diet, behavior, habitat range, and many other ways, making it difficult to make sweeping assumptions about the group. Our understanding of these species is far from complete due to complex deep diving patterns, exploited populations, and other anthropogenic and biological factors that serve as limitations to our knowledge.…...

With the drastic increase of food demand and food insecurity throughout the world. It is believed that by 2030 the global demand for food, energy and water is expected to increase by 30 to 40 percent. This is driven by rapid urbanization, population expansion and various arable lands are converted into commercial lands and also due to the change in diet behaviors. In order to meet these extensive demands requires a much more sustainable, smarter and efficient food system while…...

Within media outlets is a problem that needs to be addressed in the field of communication studies. The media does not adequately communicate and continuously misinform the public the primary causes of climate change while underestimating animal agriculture as the leading cause of global warming. The public is entitled to the truth about animal food production and its effects on climate change. They need to know the truth about how harmful animal food production is to the world as well…...

Four different ways the earth has been impacted by climate change are the rising sea levels, the decreasing amount of ice coverage in Greenland, the higher amount of hydrological natural disasters world, and the rising amount of forest fires in the U.S. From NOAA’s article, Climate Change: Global Sea Level, there is a graph that shows the change in sea level in millimeters compared to the 1993-2008 average sea level by year from 1880 to 2020. This graph shows that…...

Future generations using mass media to express the values of society. Pop culture is the most popular platform for young people. Many celebrities and influencers use social media to convey their personal beliefs. Social media and pop culture can have a significant impact on people’s thoughts about many issues. The impact of pop culture, celebrities, and influencers on our understanding of the environment is positive since they use their social media to express their ideas and concerns about climate change.…...

The City of St. Cloud has a growing population and is now in fourth place for the fastest growing large city in Minnesota. The city is anticipating another 3.2% increase, as population grows and environmental health declines, there is a proposal for an Environmental/ Sustainability Planning Coordinator position. This position would work with the community to promote sustainable and environmentally friendly projects. The Environmental/ Sustainability Planning Coordinator would help develop a city wide program of environmental stewardship, energy conservation, sustainability…...

Identify critical implications for Supply chains and Logistics operations. Unlike many countries, South Korea is one of the largest companies when it comes to supply chain. South Korea also has one of the biggest automakers in the world such as Hyundai, Kia, and Daewoo. Some environmental issues faced in South Korea happened to one of the automakers. Hyundai wanted to focus on fostering the environmental capabilities of suppliers by utilizing green procurement and green supplier development. These initiatives addressed climate…...

Gender equality is a fundamental human right which in Fraser's (2013) words, requires the realization and recognition of all human rights including livelihoods, integrity, dignity, well being, and access to food, water and sanitation. Gender equality and sustainability nexus can be understood by acknowledging positive impacts of women on sustainable development and how slow progress on sustainable development restraints gender equality.  Lisa Segnestam, (2018) states that, inequalities in resource distribution, rights and responsibilities has designed power relations in a way…...

Every year, nearly six hundred polar bears die. No one took it seriously. No one really cared. But what if people were dying, would we take it seriously then? Climate change is not a joke and it is tearing our earth apart. Climate change has been around for almost 200 years, and is now becoming an unavoidable problem. It will have a permanent effect on our Earth and needs to be dealt with, yet people still believe it is a…...

The last several decades humans have spent on Earth will leave a mark beyond artifacts and history. We will leave a measurable footprint that tells a story of not only the conditions we lived in, but also the carelessness of our actions. Eric Sanderson, an associate director in the Landscape Ecology and Geographic Analysis Program at the Wildlife Conservation Society Institute, defines the human footprint as a quantitative measure of humanity’s impact on earth (892). Our footprint will be one…...

WHO is estimating that 4.6 million people die from pollution each year by asthma, lung and heart diseases, and respiratory allergies, most of these people are from California. What are some ways we could try to stop this? First, cutting out greenhouse gases, second, recycling motor oil, third, picking up your pet's messes. The fires in California are one of the main causes of pollution in America. Places, where major floods are happening, could get poured on fires, instead, of…...

Ever since after the Revolutionary War, the country’s economy has been struggling with having to cope with the debt it has collected. With events such as the Civil War, World War I, World War II, and the wars still happening now in Iraq and Afghanistan; or governmental mandatory spending such as social security, medicare/medicaid, or net interest, the national government’s debts accumulate. Unfortunately, this ongoing trend is not slowing down in the foreseeable future. In fiscal year 2018, the deficit…...

I have found that many of us have similar view points on the subject of climate change, but there are also significant points the opinions that differ; First, we have all examined and read the evidence that the Earth’s climate is changing and has been throughout history. You don’t believe that human activity is a primary cause of global warming or even a major issue in general. I believe that humans have contributed significantly to the issue of global warming.…...

Since the 1950’s, its given us a energy source to power industry, heat homes, and provides fuel for our vehicles and airplanes. It has also become more and more expensive as more oil is reduced because it is a nonrenewable source and more imports from other countries have increased. That’s where many believe that clean energy is the best way to go. Why should we turn to clean energy resources? Many simply look at the future and know that a…...

Global warming is a phenomenon related to nature. It is caused by the accumulation of greenhouse effect, which leads to the imbalance of energy absorbed and emitted by the geo-atmospheric system, and the mass of energy in the geo-atmospheric system, which leads to temperature rise and global warming. Since people burn fossil fuels, such as oil, coal, etc., or cut down forests and burn them, they produce large amounts of carbon dioxide, or greenhouse gases, which are highly permeable to…...

The “gases that trap heat in the atmosphere”. The emissions of greenhouse gases come from a variety of sources including carbon dioxide by the burning of fossil fuels, nitrous oxide from soil cultivation practices, methane from cows, and more. Greenhouse gas emissions are measure by the use of clean air monitor stations. For example, there is a clean air monitoring station ran by the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research. It is located in Wellington, New Zealand, where a…...

He takes off his yellow jacket! It's becoming warmer on Earth. Over the past few years temperature in summer has been rising extraordinarily fast. Places where summer temperature rarely crossed 26 degrees are now seeing temperatures hovering at around 40 degrees with increasing number of hot days. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Centers for Environmental Information released a report titled 'Assessing the U.S. Climate in September 2019.' There are now 125 Septembers on record. In 2019 this was…...

Skeptics of manmade climate change offer many explanations that seem to persuade and valid, but according to the infographic from Bloomberg Businessweek News, greenhouse gases are the real factor in the temperature increase of our earth. The article What’s Really Warming the World was published on June 24, 2015 by two Bloomberg reporters Roston and Migliozzi, who provide facts from NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies. It is shown on their infographic that most all other factors, manmade or natural,…...

By 2015, the sector was estimated to consume about 32% of all energy used in the world. Consequently, it was responsible for about 19% of all emissions of greenhouse gases globally at the time. In the United States, for instance, the real-estate and construction sector alone was responsible for about 40% of all national energy consumption and about 35% of all greenhouse gas emissions. Greenhouse gases affect the global climate and, therefore, the biosphere in an adverse way. These gases…...

The will grow to about eleven billion by 2100. You may wonder, “What causes this population boom?’’. Well, a series of things drive population growth. For example, the lack of education services drives birth rates up often causing misinformed decisions. In the video, The Facts about Population Hans Rosling explains that in underdeveloped countries such as Bangladesh, those who are in extreme poverty are more likely to be illiterate and have more children with higher rates of mortality. We must…...

Humans have lived on the earth for about 6 million years. Civilization itself has been around for about 6,000 years although, we did not begin industrialization until the 1800’s. Since then humans have accomplished a lot, but this also shows our responsibility as protectors of the planet we live on now. Currently, about 7 billion people live on earth and the population continues to grow. With this growth, pollution from automobiles and factories continues to add to the decline of…...

My interpretation of this quote is that we as human beings need to be aware of what we put into our bodies. Whether it is the air we breathe or the foods we eat, we need to take initiative and be precautious, while at the same time honoring our environment, because we only get one body and we only get one earth. Arguably, the greatest current environmental issue all parties need to be extremely concerned about is climate change. Because…...

This framework provides an Inter-scalar workflow to support the design and testing of dynamic building envelopes that simultaneously respond to external environmental stimuli while incorporating occupants’ responses regarding their personalized comfort and preferences. The ultimate goal is to characterize the performance criteria and significance of interactive DBE systems that can leverage comfort metrics tailored to user preferences with different DBE adaptive response and envelope zoning, shifting away from the notion of DBE at the uniform performance. The body of experimentation…...

The last several decades humans have spent on Earth will leave a mark beyond artifacts and history. We will leave a measurable footprint that tells a story of not only the conditions we lived in, but also the carelessness of our actions. Eric Sanderson, an associate director in the Landscape Ecology and Geographic Analysis Program at the Wildlife Conservation Society Institute, defines the human footprint as a quantitative measure of humanity’s impact on earth. Our footprint will be one of…...