The ISCFC is all about reducing our individual and collective contributions to climate change.
But is climate change really happening? Is it mostly caused by human activity, including our production of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases?
In the United States and elsewhere, there are people who are not convinced by the science. But the great thing about science is that we use evidence to evaluate scientific questions. So what is the evidence related to climate change?
Are you or are you not convinced by the majority of climate scientists who say that climate change is real and largely human caused? Why are you convinced/not convinced? What evidence might change your mind one way or the other?
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Climate change
Climate change has a huge effect on the planet’s health. So every year the hotter it gets the sea level is rising.There are studies that soon the Military Bases in the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico will eventually be underwater. “By 2050, most of the installations will see more than 10 times the number of floods they see today.”-(Key Findings) Also if the world’s climate keeps changing then he amount of floods could increase and eventually take over land.
The military needs a place to have weapons and house the soldiers. We need to make changes so that the earth can stop overheating and cause more natural disasters. “By 2100 , eight bases are at risk of 25 percent to 50 percent or more of their land to rising seas.”-(Key Findings) To make matters worse not just military bases will be flooded permanently but also surrounding places close to the ocean. We need to make a difference together , climate change starts slowly but the results could be disastrous.
here is my source
By 2050, Most of the Installations in This Ana lysis Will See More than 10 times the Number of Floods They Experience Today., Erika S., Astrid C., Kristina D., and Shauna U. "The US Military on the Front Lines of Rising Seas (2016)." Union of Concerned Scientists. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Sept. 2016
I completely agree friedat, and
There are many places in the world that I would like to visit before I die. But global warming might deter me away or cause those countries not even to exist anymore. For example, a couple of places I would like to visit are Yellowstone National Park and Venice, Italy. But places like these are at huge risk to things like wildfires and rising sea levels. If we can’t reduce the amount of global warming emissions, we will lose so many huge tourist attractions all over the world. That is why talking about the issues and coming up with solutions is an excellent thing to do.
Yellowstone National Park, located in Yellowstone and home to the historic “old faithful” geyser is one of the most famous parks in the world. Millions of tourists visits the park each year and the park supports over 5,000 jobs. But many scientists believe climate change will affect this park heavily. By the end of the century temperatures rises are going to increase by at least 4 degrees celsius and because of the warming going on, winter in the park will be much shorter . Biologists also say that there will be a 26% decrease in cutthroat trout this year in the Yellowstone River because of rising temperatures. According to The Union of Concerned Scientists.com, warmer temperatures and longer fire seasons are predicted to increase the area burned by fires each year of 600%. These fires will change the ecosystem and a lot of the landscape in Yellowstone National Park.
Venice, Italy is another incredible place in the world that is also affected by climate change and global warming. Venice and its lagoon is at serious risk to rising sea levels. This is a huge deal, because Venice is literally a city in water and is visited by millions of tourists a year. With seal levels and tourist numbers rising increasingly each year, Venice has huge problems because of the fact that each year they are sinking and the canal levels are rising. Also, with the sea levels rising flooding also becomes a major issue for the city. With the water levels rising by about 30%, more frequent flooding, and the sea levels rising continuing to wear down the buildings, Venice will have major problems keeping their city safe and afloat.
Venice and Yellowstone National Park are just two of many historical places in the world that are effected from global warming/climate change. There are many ways we can save them or prevent them from disappearing faster. For example, factories could start producing a smaller amount of greenhouse gases by buying more energy efficient machines, which would mean that oceans would be absorbing less and less of it. This would help because it would make the atmosphere less warm causing the temperature not to rise as much, which would then result in glaciers not melting making the sea level rising at a much slower pace. Imagine if all factories thought of this and tried to not produce as much greenhouse gases and tried being more energy efficient. The atmosphere temperature would drop and sea levels wouldn’t rise as much. But in order to do this, we need everyone’s help, so let’s all spread the word!
Also Friedat, here is the source I used to find this information
"World Heritage Sites at Risk." Union of Concerned Scientists. Web. 29 Sept. 2016.
http://www.ucsusa.org/global_warming#.V-2T0fkrLcs is the link for you to see





