There are two opposing viewpoints about the impact Global Warming. This document will discuss these two opposing views. Aside from the opposing viewpoints on the effects of Global Warming, there are arguments on the burden of proof. Has science proven what causes Global Warming? Or does our history prove that Global Warming is just a part of nature?
June Avant English 101 November 22, 2010 Global Warming Controversy Global warming is an increase in the average temperature of the earth’s atmosphere which causes climatic changes. Global warming leads to changes in rainfall patterns, sea level, negative impacts on plants, wildlife, and humans. Al Gore and Daniel Botkin both have great points about global warming. Botkin has a scientific perspective about global warming; however, Gore’s position is better. Al Gore uses facts and evidence to support his views about global warming.
His audience is directed at individuals who are aware of global warming and see it as a concern, but don't know all the facts. His purpose is to make these people aware and think about the destruction of their actions in everyday life. For example, he bullet points his findings in a way that makes them stand out more than if they were all in paragraph form. Such as “Heat waves will be more frequent and intense”(315) followed by another bullet point “droughts and wildfires will occur more often”(316). These are clear and precise points written to stand out and grab your attention.
Carbon dioxide is a heat trapping greenhouse gas. It gets “released through human activities such as deforestation and burning fossil fuels, as well as natural processes such as respiration and volcanic eruptions” (Global Climate Change: Key Indicators, 2014). An increase in carbon dioxide means more heat is trapped thereby raising the Earth’s temperature. Global surface temperature needs to also be monitored. Not just one area but globally!
Eaarth Response The book “Eaarth” by Bill McKibben focuses on the issues associated with global warming and declares an evident problem with society’s environmental habits. McKibben wrote the book with the purpose to persuade society to take action on the serious threats and consequences associated with global warming. He used many techniques to persuade his audience, such as emotional appeal, pathos, and facts to successfully express his message. McKibben focuses the beginning of his book to the problems with the planet Earth. He touches his audience by listing local problem.
I would say, from a scientific perspective, it is crystal clear that the employees of the public affairs sector should be inundated with concern for global warming; however, current policy proves otherwise. The segregation or integration of politics and public policy have their pros and cons. Unfortunately, politics rarely exclude personal agendas. Therefore, the issue of global warming gets clouded by other political and personal endeavors that are much more tangible and relevant; which is opposite of global warming’s evasive traits to the “untrained eye”. Political and personal agendas are not a new characteristic of the population.
According to Dictionary.com the definition for sustainability is as follows: the ability to be sustained, supported, upheld, or confirmed. The environmental science definition is, the quality of not being harmful to the environment or depleting natural resources, and thereby supporting long-term ecological balance. What do scientists predict will happen in Earth’s future if we do not increase our sustainability practices? The Earth’s climate is complex and always changing. As the polar ice caps melt and the globe warms everything as we know it will change.
Write a summary of James Balog’s argument which you could use in an academic assignment. In his Ted Talk on the Extreme Ice Survey, Balog (2009) argued that the perception of global warming as a theory appeared to be misunderstood from the side of influences voices across the world. James Balog well-known, professional geographical photographer does strongly believe that modern art technologies may empower our understanding and shape our thinking for the safety of the nature. Beyond, Balog (2009) deem that the proposition drowned on art and science could of, once combined, bring a better knowledge and comprehension- from human parts; as the project `Extreme Ice Survey’ (2009). Throughout, this essay will discuss, with uses of examples, how Balog (2009) disputed his arguments in order to cogent TED audience and outward viewers on the issue of ‘climate changes’?
During the last few decades, many thinkers from different disciplines have been searching for a new ethic to confront environmental ethics issues with – an ‘environmental ethic’. Whether religious or secular in nature, this must be able to define the environment and the proper relationship that should exist between human beings and the natural world. Today growing concerns about global warming (the effects of which global dimming, until now, has lead to a gross underestimation) underline the general acceptance that environmental preservation is an obligation both for present and future generations.
The longer the worlds nations wait to respond, the more costly the response will be (Herzog, 1999). It would appear that Canada is an ideal place live, yet in order to succeed and live in this fast past environment, a few unknowingly sacrifices have been made. Canada is one of the main contributors of emission and other deadly gases, which leads to global climate change and therefore should take a more aggressive approach in finding solutions. By not concentrating on finding ways to reduce emission gases, the ozone layer continues to deplete, and therefore causes the climate to change worldwide. Nevertheless it is also