Is Climate Change Human Induced
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 causes. This issue is largely debated over the world and the controversial idea of whether humans are causing increasing climate change.
Many predictions have been made to expect the effects and the extents of climate change. Global Climate change will firstly increase the earth’s average temperature. This will influence the Earth’s weather patterns and amounts of precipitation, causing more rainfall and cyclones as the temperatures of the waters increase. So although there will be warmer temperatures there will not necessarily be a shortage in water. Snow and ice cover will be reduced as well as the amounts of permafrost. Projections have been made that for every 2°F of warming there will be a 15% decrease in annual average sea ice and a 25% decrease of September Arctic sea ice. The decrease in permafrost will have large impacts on Alaska, but will create more available land for agriculture, farming and development. This also means there will be less ice and snow to create the albedo affect therefore there will be less light reflected back into space and the Earth will absorb more heat. With the melting of the ice sheets in Antarctica and the coastal areas of Greenland the results of rising sea level will be inevitable; many coastal cities have been expected to be flooded as the sea levels rise; this will cause migration of people all over the world. This may also result in the overpopulation of land as there will be less land for more people. Plants and animals
“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 causes. This issue is largely debated over the world and the controversial idea of whether humans are causing increasing climate change.
Many predictions have been made to expect the effects and the extents of climate change. Global Climate change will firstly increase the earth’s average temperature. This will influence the Earth’s weather patterns and amounts of precipitation, causing more rainfall and cyclones as the temperatures of the waters increase. So although there will be warmer temperatures there will not necessarily be a shortage in water. Snow and ice cover will be reduced as well as the amounts of permafrost. Projections have been made that for every 2°F of warming there will be a 15% decrease in annual average sea ice and a 25% decrease of September Arctic sea ice. The decrease in permafrost will have large impacts on Alaska, but will create more available land for agriculture, farming and development. This also means there will be less ice and snow to create the albedo affect therefore there will be less light reflected back into space and the Earth will absorb more heat. With the melting of the ice sheets in Antarctica and the coastal areas of Greenland the results of rising sea level will be inevitable; many coastal cities have been expected to be flooded as the sea levels rise; this will cause migration of people all over the world. This may also result in the overpopulation of land as there will be less land for more people. Plants and animals