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Climate Change: Fact or Fiction?
ENG/200
Climate Change: Fact or Fiction?
Picture this; a family is enjoying a picnic next to a pond at the park during a sunny,
Spring weekend in May. The pond, the trees, the grass around their blanket is still. It's
springtime, but the temperature and a lack of breeze would say it's mid Summer. What could be
the cause of such a strange springtime day? Plainly stated, Climate Change is the culprit. Over
the years, the Earth's temperature has been on a constant rising slope. This rise is partly due to a
process known as the Greenhouse Effect; caused by several factors such as the burning of fossil
fuels. The burning of fossil fuels is currently used for society members to fuel vehicles, cook,
heat homes, and generate electricity. However, such actions can lead to destructive climate
change issues such as extreme weather events, food supply disruptions, and increased wildfires,
which, if continued, can have further devastating effects on the planet.
When the phrase climate change is shared, there seem to be many misconceptions
surrounding both the term and its effects on the environment and the Earth's inhabitants. Climate
change refers to any changes occurring in average yearly climate conditions worldwide (National
Geographic, 2020 pgph. 1). These changes can be recorded via abnormal temperature or rainfall
patterns, as well as extreme weather events in places that typically wouldn't receive such rainfall
patterns or weather events. For instance, according to the National Weather Service (2020), on
August 10, 2020, a Derecho, what is essentially known as a land hurricane, devastated parts of
Iowa with a reported; "official wind gust measuring 99 mph at the Marshalltown airport and an
unofficial wind gust of 106 mph at Le Grand (East of Marshalltown)" (NWS, 2020, pgph 1).
, This extreme weather event tore through landlocked Iowa, leaving a wake of destruction,
including food supply disruptions due to irreparable devastation to corn and bean crops across
the state.
Causes of Climate Change
Climate change affects everything from plants and animals to fish and sea levels, as well
as the human population. Climate change occurs once Greenhouse Gases become trapped in the
Earth's atmosphere, leading to a rise in temperatures. Such advancements in temperatures then
lead to issues including; the melting of ice caps and glaciers resulting in dangerous rises in sea
levels, holes to form in the ozone layer, abnormal temperature, and rainfall patterns, etc.
Understanding these issues then leads to the main culprit of these lethal gases: Fossil Fuels.
Fossil fuels, according to Merriam-Webster (2020), are "a fuel (such as coal or natural gas)
formed in the Earth from plant or animal remains" (Merriam-Webster, 2020, pgph 1). These fuels
are then used to heat homes, generate electricity, cook, power vehicles, etc.
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine state, "the United States
gets 81% of its total energy from oil, coal and natural gas" (NAESM, 2020, pgph. 1). Oil, coal,
and natural gas are three top examples of natural gases and are utilized across the world daily.
When one considers how many people are in the US alone, 81% leads to a startling revelation of
how much relies on fossil fuels.
The more these fossil fuels are used, the more significant effect on climate change is
seen. In turn, the burning or use of fossil fuels releases a harmful Greenhouse Gas known as
Carbon Dioxide. These gases become trapped in the atmosphere, causing a rise in temperatures,
leading to the devastating effects referenced within. In a 2017 article, Hertzberg et al., states
"recent measured increases in the atmospheric concentrations of Carbon Dioxide (CO²) are
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