Climate Change

What is Climate Change?  

Is the alteration in the long-term patterns and statistical averages of meteorological events (Houtman et al: 393). Climate change is not a new phenomenon; for example, over the past two decades, the climate warmed so dramatically that has caused many troubles worldwide. For example, the United Nations, in his publication Climate Change, says: " Much of the evidence already seems apparent to the layman as well.  Most of the hottest years on record have occurred during the past two decades.  In Europe, the heat wave in the summer of 2003 resulted in over 30,000 deaths.  In India, temperatures reached 48.1 degrees Centigrade — nearly 119 degrees Fahrenheit". 

It has been proven by scientists that climate change is warming up every second. 

Is the Climate changing right now? 

Yes, climate change is changing every second. The United Nations also states: " In the 19th century, an awareness began to dawn that accumulated carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere could create a “greenhouse effect” and increase the temperature of the planet. By the middle of the 20th century, it was becoming clear that human action had significantly increased the production of these gases, and the process of “global warming” was accelerating.  Today, nearly all scientists agree that we must stop and reverse this process now — or face a devastating cascade of natural disasters that will change life on earth as we know it. (http://www.un.org/en/globalissues/climatechange/index.shtml) 

Equally important, we are not taking serious this issue. Why? Because we are busy with our own matters, so who cares about it. Also, we are very accommodate persons, however, since this might be a political subject, because former Vice President Al-Gore has been the most influential person regarding it; let's him alone with this problem. Indeed, it has been proven by scientists that climate is changing every second, there are many skepticism about this controversy. 

The green house gasses effect 

What does evidence say about  human's roles in the changing climate? 

In the past few decades, scientists have discovered that the level of certain gases in earth's atmosphere is on the rise. For example, Two years later, the ferocity of Hurricane Katrina in the United States was attributed in large part to the elevated water temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico. And in one of many terrain changing developments, 160 square miles of territory broke away from the Antarctic coast in 2008 — its bindings to Antarctica having literally melted away. ((http://www.un.org/en/globalissues/climatechange/index.shtml) 

We all are responsible about what is happening, but most guilty, the owners of the big companies, that don't care of the population well being. 

The arthritics have become vulnerable since climate changing

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

I would say that we are finishing with the last natural resources that we still have available.

 "We must limit global temperature rise to 2 degrees. We are far from there, and even that is enough to cause dire consequences. If we continue along the current path, we are close to a 6 degree increase" (Ban Ki-moon, General Secretary of the United Nations) 

In 2011 the world population reached 7 billion. It is expected to grow to 9 billion by 2043, placing high demands on the Earth’s resources.There is alarming evidence that important tipping points, leading to irreversible changes in major ecosystems and the planetary climate system, may already have been reached or passed. For example, ecosystems as diverse as the Amazon rain forest and the Arctic tundra, may be approaching thresholds of dramatic change through warming and drying. Mountain glaciers are in alarming retreat and the downstream effects of reduced water supply in the driest months will have repercussions that transcend generations. Sometimes, I believe that we are destructing our planet, with or without intentions, furthermore, it has become a political subject; since I don't feel comfortable talking about politics, because I don't trust any political system, let's got to the next point of view. 

Most of the causes of global warming are excessive emission of CO2 into the atmosphere 

Myth or Reality? Controversy and doubt still exist among the general population of the United States regarding climate change.

The heartland Institute says that global warming is not a crisis. But, what is the Heartland Institute? It is a national non-profit  organization that has been studying global warming since 1994. They focused their ideas in economics arguments, not in science. This organization is lead by Joseph Blast, he is a co-author of Eco-Sanity: A Common Sense Guide to Environmentalism, which argues, among other things, that global warming is not a problem. Besides, Mr. Blast have published a paper denying Global Warming which uses the names of dozens of scientists without their permission. After that, he had to remove entirely the names of the scientists since he had refused to respond to their demands. Thereafter, the Heartland Institute has as a Senior fellow and managing editor named James M. Taylor. Ms. Taylor is a legal analyst for defenders of property rights. Also, he is a criminal defense attorney who limits his practice to Riverside and San Bernardino Counties in California. The satirical blogs of posted by Mr Taylor do reference global warming as alarmist  and liberal propaganda. (ExxonSecretsFactsheet/greenpeace-project.org)

After investigating this, I have feel very impotent, because it seems to me, that there is more information that we cannot access; although it has been proven by scientists that global warming is increasing, and also if we don't do much to stop it it would be a mega catastrophe. I cannot understand why there are many bad citizens that just try to confuse people by saying something as above. Most sadly, that one of the principal precursors of causing this doubt and confusion is our neighbor: Ms. James Taylor. In brief, there might be a lot of money back this topic. Also, since it has become a political project, many people would loss their morals in order to make money without caring about our environment.

For James M. Taylor & Joseph L. Blast, from the Heartland Institute, Climate Change is not a crisis. Really?

What do I think is going to happen 50 years from now? 

Since in 2011 the world population reached 7 billion. It is expected to grow to 9 billion by 2043, placing high demands on the Earth’s resources, I would say that definitively, if we don't do anything to stop the CO2 levels in the atmosphere, our planet would decay more, and more, and more. If everyone does nothing to reduce emissions then, Oxygen levels will drop dramatically making life on land eventually impossible in a natural state and humans will require technical assistance to breathe. All land creatures and most if not all creatures on the earth will perish. It will take man millions and millions of years to fix this if we do not move swiftly now. Every day the changes that we have to face would be harder to reach. For example, we would stop all kind of burning of carbon based fuels now. The issue is more complicated, since we live in the most free country in the planet: everybody can do wherever they want it, in order to reach their personal and egocentric goals. 

The future seems negative