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climate change is affecting our communities and ecosystems
summary: Our world is always changing and so is its climate due to progressive human activity the climate has been getting harsher in many places and many animals have gone extinct.
Over the past 150 years the world has been getting warmer and warmer, this affects not only the weather but also our ecosystems for example distribution of rainfall,storm activity, and the ocean getting warmer.
Another issue is species of animals needing to migrate to different areas to adapt themselves. Them doing so brings diseases to new areas affecting the health of many humans and poisoning farmlands.
solution:We can understand and further study the continuous effects of global warming and how it affects our world, us humans should also make better choices as groups and individuals to keep this climate change under control. Based on the scientific evidence available to us today.
We really need to use scientific strategies to make new and better policies (not only for our countie s but for our communities) to help keep climate change under control.
Works Cited
"Climate Change 101." Home. Web. 29 Sept. 2016.
As a student who lives in California, I am able to see results of global warming that other individuals on this forum may not be subjected to yet. An example is our drought. The California drought so severe that our underground water levels and resources are at a dangerous low. As the water dries up, the temperature too is getting hotter, as in many other parts of the world, because of the heat getting trapped in our atmosphere. In fact, the temperature in the winter of 2013-2014 was the warmest ever recorded at 50.5 degrees, which is 5 degrees warmer than the average in the twentieth century. The temperature rise is also very apparent in the Sierra Nevada Mountains where most of the state’s water comes from, with the lowest ever recorded snow pack in 2015.
The timing of when the snow starts to melt has also shifted. The snow is now melting at an astounding 30 days earlier than it did in the twentieth century. This is resulting in there not being enough water readily available in the warmer summer months. Another problem with our changing climate in California is that now that temperatures are warmer, it won’t snow as much, meaning much more precipitation will fall as rain. This is an issue because California’s water systems are made to hold snow melt, not excessive amounts of rain. Because of this, water that could be used as drinking or bathing water down the line for many citizens of California would have to be released to ensure that our dams do not overflow.
30-50% of the water in California comes from pumping groundwater. However, we are over pumping and depleting our resources, and fast. The prolonged drought has caused California to not only over pump groundwater, but has also led to taking water from the Central Valley’s Aquifers. A solution to this problem that has been proposed and passed is Sustainable Groundwater Management. This makes it so areas affected by climate change are able to adapt and adjust to the new climate and ensure water reliability for the future. Another proposal that would help with Sustainable Groundwater Management is having a quantitative value of what is “unsustainable.” This is a proposal made by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) and many others. This new and fast changing climate is affecting everyone, and it is in the best interest of the world if we acknowledge it’s existence and try to help.
http://www.ucsusa.org/global-warming/gl … -14bPkwgdU
Works Consulted
"Encroaching Tides in the Florida Keys." N.p., 2015. Web. 28 Sept. 2016.
<http://www.ucsusa.org/global-warming/gl … -level-ris
e-florida-keys-2015#.V-1_oPkwgdU>
"The Big Water Supply Shift in California." N.p., 2015. Web. 29 Sept. 2016.
<http://www.ucsusa.org/global-warming/gl … supply-shi
ft#.V-14bPkwgdU>





