Climate change is a very real, and imperative issue in our modern day world. Global temperatures have risen by 2 degrees Fahrenheit in the past three decades, which is a significantly shorter amount of time than it used to take. Due to the sheer volume of the world’s oceans, it takes a colossal amount of energy to warm them, even if only by a small amount. As such, the small increment of two degrees may seem small, but it has a tremendous impact on our planet.
Climate change is heating our atmosphere, which via the greenhouse effect, is heating our oceans. The warmer oceans are increasing the likelihood and destructive power of tropical storms, such as hurricane Helene. As of writing this article, the hurricane has killed 227 people across six different states. Entire communities have been massacred by the flash floods, flying debris, storm surges, and lack of resources. As you can see, the ocean waters’ and atmosphere’s temperature sets off a chain reaction of a spider web of issues that all come from the leading factor; climate change.
Some Climate-change naysayers will argue that climate change doesn't exist, or that it’s a perfectly natural phenomenon. Some will also claim that if it’s real, then it’s too late for us to change anything anyways. Another idea is that plants and animals can and will adapt, and if they can’t, then that’s just natural selection doing its work.
Facts state otherwise, and climate change activists would agree. As I previously stated, the earth’s temperature is rising far faster than it has in previous years, which many believe to be the work of humans, seeing as it all starts near the beginning of the industrial revolution. The change is too drastic and too swift for many species to properly evolve in order to keep up with.
I myself wholeheartedly believe that climate change needs to be more recognized, and that we should be fighting to discover new solutions, alternatives, and opportunities.
sources: https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/climate-change/ , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5m68_07Sav4 https://www.climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/climate-change-global-temperature ,https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/06/us/how-helene-devastated-western-north-carolina/index.htm https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/everyday-actions/6-claims-made-by-climate-change-skeptics-and-how-to-respond/
What do you think about climate change?
What solutions could we use to combat it?
Do you have any thoughts about the connection between climate change and hurricane Helene?
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I agree with you. Pollution and carbon emissions are taking a toll on the Earth. We need to try to fix things before all of the ice melts.
i believe climate change is real and happening however we are technically in a ice age and like you said nays sayers would say creatures either adapt or dont and its one of the sad rules of life. 2 / 30 isn the best as rising issue one fifteenth of a degree per year is not that astronomical and i think we have time to fix it
i feel like there are more things we can do about if the animals adapt or not. We can't just let our ecosystem die out. I think we need to protect our animals here on earth as much as possible. We don't know what we have till its gone.
I think climate change is terrifing and needs to be stopped. It is effecting our entir planet and maybe even our universe. I think we need to find a way to get rid of all this trash flooding into our waters and polluting it. I think clime change 100% caused hurricane Helene and could have been prevented.
I agree with your point entirely. Hurricane Helene was of a terrifying magnitude, and had climate change not progressed the way it had, it might not've been so deadly and disastorous.
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