Climate change — we know it’s real‚ but did it cause the 2017 Hurricanes to form‚ grow in strength‚ and kill hundreds of people? Hurricanes occur every year during the summer months from June-September‚ but this hurricane season has been extraordinary. Researchers are even jumping the gun to claim that the hurricanes of this season occurred due to climate change — a claim followed by no critical evidence. This past hurricane season has been one of the strongest in recent decades. The wrath of Hurricane
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Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in the Tourism Sector: U n i t e d N a t i o n s E n v i ro n m e n t P ro g r a m m e Frameworks‚ Tools and Practices UNEP MANUALS ON SUSTAINABLE TOURISM Copyright © United Nations Environment Programme‚ 2008 This publication may be reproduced in whole or in part and in any form for educational or non-proÄt purposes without special permission from the copyright holder‚ provided acknowledgement of the sourse is made. UNEP would appreciate
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Climate Change “Climate change is a change in the statistical properties of the climate system when considered over long periods of time‚ regardless of cause.” Global climate change is the changes in the seasonal patterns‚ weather systems and temperature of the planet over a long period of time. Climate patterns can influence natural ecosystems‚ dependency of cultures and global economy. The phrase “regardless of the cause” states that climate change can be induced by human activity as well as natural
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The Importance of the Ozone "Like an infection that grows more and more virulent‚ the continent-size hole in Earth ’s ozone layer keeps getting bigger and bigger"(Beyond Discovery). The ozone is a protective layer that occurs naturally in the stratosphere‚ 6 to 28 miles in altitude. Each year‚ since the late 1970 ’s‚ much of the ozone layer above Antarctica has disappeared‚ creating what is popularly known as the "ozone hole." This hole now measures about 9 million square miles‚ nearly the
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land and air pollution Water pollution Water pollution is usually caused by human activities. Different human sources add to the pollution of water. There are two sorts of sources‚ they mostly come from pipelines or sewers and then into the surface water. Nonpoint sources are sources that cannot be traced to a single site of discharge. Examples some sources are: factories‚ sewage treatment plants‚ underground mines‚ oil wells‚ oil tankers and agriculture‚ acid deposition from the air‚ traffic
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Climate change mitigation is the action to reduce the intensity of radiative forcing in order to reduce the effects of global warming (IPCC‚ 2006). Climate change mitigation can be done through several means such as developing alternative energy which includes renewable and nuclear energy‚ decreasing the carbon intensity of fossil fuel through carbon capture and sequestering‚ reforestation and also simply by conserving energy. Based on the cost-benefit analysis of each methods‚ I believe that the
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Acid Rain and its Effects On Our Aquatic Ecosystems In the past century‚ one of the greatest threats to North America ’s aquatic ecosystem has been the widespread acidification of hundreds of thousands of waterways. Acid rain has effected plant and animal life within aquatic ecosystems‚ as well as microbiologic activity by affecting the rates of decomposition and the accumulation of organic matter. What causes this poisonous rain‚ and what can be done to improve North America ’s water quality
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vehicles. Carbon monoxide that release from the vehicles can cause health problems like coughing -use public transport Taking a bus or train to work‚ school or any other activity has a lot of advantages. Aside from doing your part to reduce air pollution‚ you’ll have extra time to read‚ knit‚ do crosswords‚ or people watch. Taking public transportation is also safer than driving‚ and will probably help reduce your anxiety level since you won’t have to deal with rush hour traffic. -ride bicycle
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Before I talk about the ozone hole‚ I would like to talk about what ozone is. Ozone is a gas that is made of three oxygen atoms and it’s found up in the atmosphere (stratosphere layer). These three oxygen atoms are so important to us because they protect us from UV radiation. When UV rays try to come to earth they come across these three oxygen atoms and hits them‚ converting them into oxygen gas (O2) and one more oxygen (O). That prevents the UV rays from coming to earth. Ozone hole means that it’s
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2015 talk in Belmont‚ NH‚ Governor John Kasich expressed his views regarding man-made climate change. He stated he believes climate change to be authentic and that an uncontaminated ecosystem is compatible with financial development‚ but he also mentioned that he assumed citizens will get thrown out of work by climate change policies (American Bridge 2015). Ultimately‚ Kasich’s views on human-induced climate change are consistent with scientific findings‚ but his theory regarding the consequential
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