Biral, Bella
Ibe Liebenberg
English 130
21 April 2020
Changes in the World Throughout Time;
Due to Greenhouse Gases and Climate Change
Climate change has been getting worse and worse over the years, it is proven that the earth and creatures living on it have felt the impact of global warming throughout the world. As temperatures rise, habitats begin to change and animals either die off or change their behavior.
In an article called, World’s oceans are losing power to stall climate change, it explains how the ocean has helped the earth with climate change, by absorbing the heat and carbon dioxide (Jeff Tollefson). But the ocean has been taking in all this damage for too much time and that will come to a halt if greenhouse gases don’t decrease. If we don’t slow the rate for greenhouse gases, as stated in the article, hurricanes will intensify, fish will start dying, and the mainlands will be flooded from ocean levels rising. This article gave us information on how “over 100 scientists ,in 30 different countries, have testified the same thing.” (Jeff Tollefson) Humans have made a long term impact on the planet, the article states that by the year 2100 the ocean level will have risen by 1.1 meters.(Jeff Tollefson) This will cause more flooding during storms which will lead to more damage. It reveals in the article that water is being affected worldwide from climate change. This causes ocean animals to relocate, as whales start to search for colder waters.
This article backs up my argument on how the earth is changing in a negative way, causing harm to animals, the ocean and everything on land. I will use this article to back up my information on the ocean being affected from greenhouse gases. It explains why the ocean begins to heat up more throughout the years and explained how the ocean has helped us with global warming. In my essay I can show how global warming will intensify hurricanes and cause sea levels to rise. It is shown in many different ways how our earth is changing from global warming. It has proven that greenhouse gases are causing damage and we need to focus more on the output of it. The ocean will slowly start dying, which it already has. Coral reefs have been bleach and may never be replenished. People need to realize it’s only a matter of time climate change will make drastic changes on land.
Another article called, Global warming: Worse news for plants, animals ; Studies talk of species dying out Heat forcing general retreat:, goes in to depth on how the plants and animals are being affected and how they behavior has been altered. Scientists that have been doing research in Europe and North America shared their findings on how many species will go extinct due to the rising temperatures.(Callahan, Rick) It also backed up my argument on how animals are relocating due to the rising temperatures. The article states how “the earths temperature could rise by 6 degrees celsius, the earths temperature has only risen by half a degrees celsius” (Callahan, Rick) and already has made some drastic changes. It is also shown by Rick Callahan, how plants, birds and butterflies have advanced when they lay their eggs or when plants bloom by 2.3 days each decade(Callahan, Rick). The articles evidence explains how animals will continue to change and be affected. Animals or insects will either adapt or die off due to the changes in temperature. They have studied different animals and species across the globe and came to the conclusion that many will go extinct because many of them can’t adapt to the changes.
I will use this information to backup all my statements being made on how it is affecting animals and all living life on earth little by little. This article explains the changes aren’t being made over night but every year it increases. It gives examples on how much plants or animals behavior changes from climate change. When animals begin to die, so will many other things. Other animals might start dying off because a certain species has been extinct. It is a chain reaction and many things will be effected negatively from this.
In a third article, Projected changes in the physical climate of the Gulf Coast and Caribbean, it explains how increases in greenhouse gases takes a toll on the gulf coast and Caribbean. Researchers have estimates on how many changes will take place in that region including the change in temperature, sea level, and precipitation. The article states on how there is a lot of rainfall in these regions where hurricanes and tropical cyclones happen.(Michela Biasutti) Global warming changes the regional climate throughout the gulf and Caribbean. This is already a pretty warm region so an increase in temperature causes more humidity but it may not make hurricanes more presentable during hurricane season(Michela Biasutti). It might make the hurricanes more intense and powerful which could cause more damage.
I plan to use this article to show how global warming is changing the planet and how it will affect all of us in the future if we don’t put a stop to it. It has information on how the gulf coast and Caribbean have been affected from the planets rising temperature. It also gave me information on how animals relocate when the waters start to become affected by it. It explains how the sea levels will rise and this could be a hazard to the islands. This itself, will kill many people. Being hit with hurricanes back to back is extremely dangerous especially if the hurricanes begin to get more powerful. The ocean is very powerful and it will soon take over parts of land because ice is melting in the Atlantic. Sooner or later hurricanes and tropical cyclones will become more dangerous than ever and this is because the earths temperature rising.
These three articles all back up my argument on how climate change has negative effects on the planet. It explains how the ocean has been absorbing heat for years which is causing ocean animals and plants to die. The sea level is also beginning to rise which will affect many people when it gets worse. Another explains how animals will begin to die off and every animal or insects lifestyle has began to change little by little every year. Animals will either adapt or relocate or die from the changes on earth. The last one explains how climate change has heated up the ocean so much to the point hurricanes and tropical cyclones have become way stronger and more frequent. All these articles back up my argument on how climate change is having negative effects on the planets and everything on earth.
Works Cited Page
Biasutti, M., Sobel, A.H., Camargo, S.J. et al. Projected changes in the physical climate of the Gulf Coast and Caribbean. Climatic Change 112, 819–845 (2012). https://doi-org.mantis.csuchico.edu/10.1007/s10584-011-0254-y
Jeff Tollefson, World’s oceans are losing power to stall climate change, (September 2019). https://www-nature-com.mantis.csuchico.edu/articles/d41586-019-02897-7
Callahan, Rick. Toronto Star, Global warming: Worse news for plants, animals ; Studies talk of species dying out Heat forcing general retreat:, (January 2003) https://search-proquest-com.mantis.csuchico.edu/docview/438562129?accountid=10346&rfr_id=info%3Axri%2Fsid%3Aprimo
Bella B. 