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Climate Change: Fact or Fiction?
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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 lack of a breeze outside say otherwise. 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 is partly due to a process
called the Greenhouse Effect; caused by several factors such as; the burning of fossil fuels. The
burning of fossil fuels is currently used for members of society 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 entire planet.
When the phrase climate change is shared, there seem to be many misconceptions
surrounding both the term and its effects on not only the environment but the Earth’s inhabitants
as well. Therefore, what is climate change? Climate change refers to any change that occurs in
average climate conditions around the world (National Geographic, par 1, 2020). These changes
can be recorded abnormal temperature or rainfall patterns, as well as extreme weather events in
places that typically wouldn’t receive these types of weather patterns. For instance, according to
the National Weather Service (2020), on August 10, 2020, a Derecho, or 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, Par 1, 2020). 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 water and sea levels, and
the human population. Climate change occurs once Greenhouse Gases become trapped in the
Earth’s atmosphere, leading to a rise in temperatures. A rise in the Earth’s temperatures then
leads to issues that include; the melting of ice caps and glaciers, which cause sea levels to rise,
holes to form in the ozone layer, abnormal temperature, and rainfall patterns, etc. What is the
main culprit of these environmentally lethal gases? In short, the use of fossil fuels. Fossil fuels,
according to Merriam-Webster (2020), are “a fuel (such as coal, oil or natural gas) formed in the
Earth from plant or animal remains” (Merriam-Webster, par 1, 2020). These fuels are then used
to heat homes, generate electricity, cook, power vehicles, etc.
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine state that “the United
States gets 81% of its total energy from oil, coal, and natural gas” (NASEM, par 1, 2020). Oil,
coal, and natural gas are examples of fossil fuels. When one considers how many people are in
the US alone, 81% leads to a startling revelation of how much relies on the use of fossil fuels.
Therefore, it can be said that it doesn’t matter who you are or where you live, someone is using
fossil fuels around you in some way, every day.
Frankly, the more these fossil fuels are used, the greater effect on Climate Change is seen.
The burning or use of fossil fuels, in turn, releases harmful Greenhouse Gases such as Carbon
Dioxide. These gases are then trapped in the Earth’s atmosphere. This then causes the heat
radiated from the Sun to become trapped in the atmosphere, in turn causing a rise in
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