Blanca Villegas

Bio 1010
Global Climate Change

Global climate change is the observation of the rise in the Earths average

temperature and effects throughout centuries. It can be referred to a wide range of global

phenomena produced mostly by burning fossil fuels. Not only, does these phenomena

includes the different increased temperature described by global warming, but also changes

such as seal level rise, ice mass loss, mountain glaciers, shifts in flower booming, and

extreme weather events. Global warming is an important subject because it can affect the

comfort in which humans or animals live. There is the possibility that human activities can

be cause of the global climate changes.

For some scientist, modern climate change is caused by human influences. In this

view, the main source of global climate change is human-induced changes in atmosphere,

which now are sufficiently large to exceed the bounds of natural variability. The main way,

humans alter global climate is by interfering with the natural flows of energy of the

atmosphere. Global changes in the atmospheric composition occur from anthropogenic

emissions of greenhouse gases. This are such as; carbon dioxide released from burning of

fossil fuels, methane and nitrous oxide from numerous human activities. With that being

said, human activities also have a huge impact on the Earths land surface. Changes in land

use through urbanization and agricultural practices are frequently pronounced where

people live, work, and grow food. This are a part of the human impact on climate. To some

scientist, there is no doubt the human act activities are the reason why the configurations

of the atmosphere is changing. Not only that, but the greenhouse gases are the largest

human impact on global climate change.

 Blanca Villegas
Bio 1010
Global Climate Change
Some uncertainties can arise from insufficient observational evidence, and

disagreements on how to interpret data. This are some of the reason other scientist

disagree. The presumption that human activities are causing global climate change is be a

rebuttable hypothesis to these scientists. The rudiments of climate science remain unsolved

because of the limited understanding of how clouds, circulation and climate interact. This

means that the human impact on climate still remains a mystery, too. Another reason for

the disagreement is that the fundamentals of the greenhouse are not simple. There are

mistakes and uncertainties, in the physical processes central to model predictions, that are

greater than the climate changing due to a presumed doubling of carob dioxide.

In my opinion, some human activities are part of the reasons of global climate

change. I do believe there are other effects in the atmosphere that also cause climate

change. Even though, climate science hasnt been fully understood, there are some facts

that prove the damage from human activities. Putting the other reason of climate change

aside, we do know how human activities could be causing global climate change. Since we

are aware of these reasons, even if we are unsure, actions and changes need to be done to

help the earths atmosphere. This is something every human will be affected by. So as

humans, we need to try to help keep our earth be a comfortable and survivable place for all

humans and animals.

 Blanca Villegas
Bio 1010
Global Climate Change
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