Climate change by

srthkxfd48 — 2024-12-06 19:13:30 UTC

In project 2, I examine the climate change issue and its deep consequence on our world. My analysis looks for how human activities have disturbed the earth's temperature via burning fossil fuels and deforestation, which has resulted in various extreme weather conditions, increased sea levels, and disrupted ecosystems. Within this rhetorical situation, ethical, emotional, and logical dimensions are emphasized in order to take immediate measures against climate change. We can reduce its worst effects and work toward a sustainable future for generations to come by reducing emissions, transitioning to renewable energy, and fostering global cooperation.

Whats My Topic

srthkxfd48 — 2024-12-06 19:32:54 UTC

The topic is climate change, one of the most serious worldwide challenges facing our globe in this moment. It refers to long-term changes in temperature, weather patterns, and environmental conditions, substantially driven by human practices. Climate change is due to burning fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and gas, deforestation, and poor agricultural practices that release huge amounts of greenhouse gases into the sky. Human changes have caused a gradual rise in global temperature, which has begun to make heat waves, storms, and floods in our lifetime relatively regular events.

The effects of climate change reach internationally. The melting ice caps and thermal expansion of oceans are causing sea levels to rise, making flooding a threat for low-lying and coastal regions. Climate change across land results in disturbances to ecosystems threatening biodiversity and causing enormous extinction to vital species. In addition, climate change is affecting human health, through heat stress, pollution-related illnesses, and the spread of diseases.

Why is this important?

srthkxfd48 — 2024-12-06 19:37:24 UTC

. Environmental Impact: Climate change puts ecosystems at risk leading to habitat destruction and wiping out species. This throws off the balance of life on Earth.

. Human Health: Higher temperatures and wild weather cause heat stress, breathing problems, and help diseases spread. This puts people who are already struggling in danger.

. Economic Fallout: Crazy weather, damage to buildings and roads, and problems with farming and businesses can cost a lot of money.

. Social Unfairness: Climate change hits poor communities and developing countries harder making the gap between rich and poor even wider.

Global Unrest: It can spark fights over resources, force people to move, and shake up world politics.

Evidence/ 3 scholarly sources

srthkxfd48 — 2024-12-06 19:39:59 UTC

Environmental Impact:
- According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), over 1 million species are at risk of extinction due to climate change, which disrupts ecosystems and threatens biodiversity (IPCC, 2021).
- Studies have shown that deforestation and climate change contribute significantly to habitat loss, with forests, wetlands, and coral reefs increasingly under threat (WWF, 2020).
Human Health:
- The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that climate change is responsible for 250,000 additional deaths per year, mainly due to heat stress, malnutrition, and the spread of infectious diseases (WHO, 2021).
- Research indicates that rising temperatures and poor air quality linked to climate change are exacerbating respiratory problems like asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (American Lung Association, 2023).
Economic Consequences:
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) estimates that extreme weather events in the U.S. alone caused economic losses of over $1.1 trillion between 1980 and 2020 (NOAA, 2020).
- Climate change is expected to reduce global GDP by as much as 23% by 2100 if current emissions continue, with industries like agriculture, tourism, and insurance being particularly vulnerable (OECD, 2020).
Global Stability:
- A World Bank report suggests that by 2050, climate change could force more than 140 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Latin America to migrate due to environmental stress (World Bank, 2018).
- Research has shown that extreme weather and resource scarcity, exacerbated by climate change, can increase tensions, as seen in conflicts over water in places like the Middle East and Africa (United Nations, 2020).
1. IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C (2018)
  Source: IPCC. (2018). Global Warming of 1.5°C: An IPCC Special Report. https://www.ipcc.ch/sr15/
2. The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change (2021)
  Source: Watts, N., Amann, M., Arnell, N., et al. (2021). The 2021 Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change: Code Red for a Healthy Future. The Lancet, 398(10311), 1619-1662. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)02104-3
3. OECD Report on Climate Change and Economic Growth (2020)
  Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). (2020). The Economic Consequences of Climate Change: Policy Implications for the Global Economy. OECD Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1787/9789264290752-en

Argument

srthkxfd48 — 2024-12-06 19:45:50 UTC

Climate change has strongly biased arguments in its favor because it threatens increasingly urgent and pernicious risks to the environment, human health, and economic and global security. It damages the environment greatly: from loss of biodiversity to the destruction of ecosystems vital to human survival. Its impact on human health becomes more severe as death increases from heat stress, respiratory diseases, and spreading diseases. The extreme events caused by the unpredictable climate add a high cost to agriculture and contribute to disruption of infrastructure; all these factors imply a rather enormous figure in the economy over the long term. Global productivity is under threat, and the problem gets more confusing with increased inequality. Climate change, whose adverse effects are considerable-and exceeds all other adverse effects- is more realized profoundly in poorer communities, especially in developing nations. There are existing social tensions and inequalities, which have been worsened recently by the ravaging effects of climate change: peoples of other countries and cultures are faced with increased aridity in fields of water or food and, hence, will fight over these resources. Such fights are often followed by disruptiveness, with certain areas becoming ungovernable and a resultant number of people migrating massively. Without immediate effort to limit global warming, future generations will inherit a world with diminished resources and an unstable means of living. Addressing climate change needs going beyond environmental concerns since it involves taking steps to ensure safe human welfare, economic viability, and a secured global peace for the future.

three scholarly sources

srthkxfd48 — 2024-12-06 19:51:54 UTC

IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C (2018)
Source: IPCC. (2018). Global Warming of 1.5°C: An IPCC Special Report. https://www.ipcc.ch/sr15/
The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change (2021)
Source: Watts, N., Amann, M., Arnell, N., et al. (2021). The 2021 Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change: Code Red for a Healthy Future. The Lancet, 398(10311), 1619-1662. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)02104-3
OECD Report on Climate Change and Economic Growth (2020)
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). (2020). The Economic Consequences of Climate Change: Policy Implications for the Global Economy. OECD Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1787/9789264290752-en

srthkxfd48 — 2024-12-06 19:52:58 UTC

IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C (2018)
Source: IPCC. (2018). Global Warming of 1.5°C: An IPCC Special Report. https://www.ipcc.ch/sr15/
The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change (2021)
Source: Watts, N., Amann, M., Arnell, N., et al. (2021). The 2021 Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change: Code Red for a Healthy Future. The Lancet, 398(10311), 1619-1662. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)02104-3
OECD Report on Climate Change and Economic Growth (2020)
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). (2020). The Economic Consequences of Climate Change: Policy Implications for the Global Economy. OECD Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1787/9789264290752-en