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 101
Climate change is a serious problem and it is just going to get worse. Every day the temperature rises little by little, in fact the average global temperature has increased 1.5 degrees Fahrenheit since 1880. This may not seem like a lot but over time it can add up. Due to the rise in temperature, the ice caps are melting faster with an average of 100 billion tons melting every year. With all this ice melting a lot more water is being added to the ocean; in the last 100 years the sea level to rise 4 to 8 inches.
But what is the cause of all of this crazy temperature change? Now it isn't all because of us but we do cause the temperature to rise more than it would naturally. By burning fossil fuels such as gasoline or coal we add immensely more greenhouse gasses to the atmosphere than there should be. Like when you use your car 1300 times the volume of CO2 is released for every gallon of gasoline you burn. So try not to burn so many fossil fuels or polar bears wi ll have to grow gills.
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