Climate change :O

1.       According to evidence, is the climate changing right now?

a.       Yes it has; the earth’s average temperature has risen by 1.4F over the past century and is projected to raise another 2 to 11.5F in the next 100 years. Small changes of earth’s average temperature can cause great and dangerous shifts in the climate and weather. Rising temperatures have been accompanied by changes in the weather and climate. Many places have experienced heavy rainfall, droughts, and sever heat waves. With everything happening our oceans are becoming more acidic and our glaciers are melting and causing ocean/sea levels are to rise.

2.       What does evidence say about humans’ roles in the changing climate?

a.       We are releasing tons of carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases that are harming the environment. Some of the greenhouse gases com from busing fossil fuels, deforestation, and some agricultural practice. The buildup of greenhouse gases causes the earth’s climate rise and can harm humans.

3.       How is climate change likely to affect our society and our world?

a.       Our lives revolve around the climate and obviously the world. A warming climate will bring major changes for our water supplies, agriculture, power, and transportation system.

4.       Given what you have just learned, briefly describe what you think the world will be like in 50 years if we continue with our current path and do nothing to slow the rise of CO2 levels in the atmosphere.

a.       If we allow CO2 to rise our future and the future of our children would be destroyed.  If the predictions are accurate our global temperature will rise 2 to 11.5 degrees Fahrenheit. That would cause major temperature changes all around the world. I think that places that weren’t hot will become hot and places that did not rain as much will see more rain. I think that our world would change dramatically because a lot of people are changing to energy efficient vehicles, and power. I believe people will actually try to reduce the amount of CO2 emissions. But if they don’t major global warming will happen and climate and weather changes will happen.