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PositionsonClimateChange
CassandraVillegas
Mr.Lopez,Ms.Cole
EnglishIV
November30,2015
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PositionsonClimateChange
Introduction
ClimateChange,Referstoanysignificantchangeinthemeasuresofclimatelasting
foranextendedperiod(TheUnitedStatesEnvironmentalProtectionAgency,2015).
Manypeoplebelievethatthereisnosuchthingasasettledscience.Somebelievethat
ClimateChangehasbeenamyth.Thisisbecausetherehasbeennosufficientamount
ofevidencetoprovethatthissocalledClimateChangebeliefisreal(Cruz,2015).Dr.
SircushadsaidthatTheAmericanGovernmentislyingaboutclimatechange.Dr.
Sircushadaddedthatmembersofthepresentadministration,aresounpopular,that
thepeopledonttrustthemforanystatistics.SecretaryofStateJohnKerryhadsaidthat
theofficialswhobanthewordsClimateChange,onlyhavethesewordsbanned
becausetheyareunwillingtofacethefacts(Dr.Sircus,2015).Othersthinkdifferently
andbelievethatClimateChangedoesexist,andglobalwarmingisonlygettingworse
becauseofhumans.climatechangeiscausedbyhumanactivity(EdFeulner,nd).
ClimateChangeisntreal
QuestionslikeHowdoesscienceachieveitsresults?,howdoesitjustifythem?,
Whataretheassumptionsandhowdotheydifferfromreligion?.Arequestionsthat
StevenYateshasaskedaboutClimateChangeandhowanyonehasanyinformationto
provethatitisreal.Yatesbeganbyexplainingwhynewsciencedoesnthavearational
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thoughtoutprocessfollowingit.Thethreedifferentstagesinconditions.FirstStage,is
characterizedbyvariousformsofsupernaturalismandfaith.TheSecondis
characterizedbythegrandsystemphilosophy,andTheThirdstageisthescientificor
positive.
ClimateChangeisreal
EarthsTemperaturehasrisenby1.5degreesFahrenheitoverthepastcentury.The
UnitedStatesEnvironmentalProtectionAgencyrecentlysaid:Theevidenceisclear,
Risingglobaltemperaturesareaccompaniedbychangesinweatherandclimate.
Differentplacesaroundtheworldhaveseendifferentclimatesthatwerenttheirusual
climates.Placeshaveseenchangesinrainfall,resultinginfloods,droughts,orintense
rain.Massesofwatersuchasglaciersandoceansaremeltingandbecomingmore
acidiccausingsealevelstorise.TheUnitedStatesEnvironmentalProtectionAgency
hadsaidOverthepastcentury,humanactivitieshavereleasedlargeamountsof
carbondioxideandothergreenhousegasesintotheatmosphere.
ClimateChangeisrealbecauseitaffectseveryonedaily.Humanactivityiswhatis
causingClimatechangethegreatestharm.Theclimateshavebeenconstantly
changingandthatissomethingthatisobvioustotheeye.ClimateChangeaffects
everyone,andsomechangesareunavoidablesuchascarbondioxidestayinginthe
atmosphere.
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SomemaysaythatClimateChangeisfakebecauseoftheamountofliesthatothers
couldbetelling.ThebeliefthatClimateChangeisfakeandthatitcouldbeaconspiracy
andcouldbeatrapthatpeoplehavefallenunder.
ClimateChangeisrealbecauseitishappeningallday,everydayallaroundus.
Climatechangeisapartoflifeandwithoutclimatechange,noonewouldexperiencea
differentweathercondition.
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References
EPA."ClimateChange:BasicInformation."
Basics
.UnitedStatesEnvironmental
ProtectionAgency,4Nov.2015.Web.30Nov.2015.
Feulner,Ed."ClimateChangeTrueBelieversWanttoSilenceOtherViewpoints."
The
DailySignal
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Sircus,Dr."ClimateChangePathology."
Dr.Sircus
.Dr.Sircus,22Mar.2015.Web.30
Nov.2015.
Yates,Steven."ThereIsNoSuchThingasSettledScience."
NewswithViews
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7Nov.2015.