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TakeAPositionOnClimateChange
NicolasMendizabal
Mr.LopezandMrs.Coler
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Climatechangeisrealbecausethereisshownpicturesofglaciersmeltedfromantarctica
andfactsfromscientistsliketheNASAteamwhoworkonearthandtakessamplesfromearth
andseehowclimatechangesaroundtheworld.FromNASAswebsitepageittellsusthat
Mostoftheseclimatechangesisbecauseofsmallvariationsinearth'sorbitthatchangethesolar
energy(Climatechange:Howdoweknow?).Thesesmallvariationsmaybetheoutburstof
whyHurricanes,weatherandairlevelscouldbedifferentandoutofcontrolsometimes.Weare
somewhattoblameaswellbecauseofhowmuchwasteandcarbonweletoutintheworldfrom
cars,andfactories.Itsscarytoknowthateverybodyhereonearthactuallymakesachangeinto
Earth'slifeOnEarth,Humanactivitiesarechangingthenaturalgreenhouse(Ablanketaround
earth).
Theclimatechangehasoveralltakenatollonusbydifferentvariationsoftragedies
aroundtheworld.Thetypesofvariationscouldbeoutofcontroltropicalstorms,droughtsin
certainregionsmostlyhotones,morewildfires,andheatwavesthatreachextremetemperatures.
Takenasawhole,therangeofpublishedevidenceindicatesthatthenetdamagecostofclimate
changearelikelytobesignificantandtoincreaseovertime(IntergovernmentalPanelofclimate
change).Thatrightthereissomethingtothinkaboutbecausewhatifsomedayamajorstormor
heatwaveorsometypeofbigdramatictragedyhitsacertainregionbecauseoftheclimate
change.Climatechangeaffectsoceansbecomingwarmerandmoreacidic,icecapsmelting,and
sealevelsrising.
Mostoftheseproblemsthatarecausedisbecauseofus.Everyoneintheworldeither
drivesacarreleasingcarbonoutintheairorinfactoriesdoingthesamethingbutalsodumping


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wasteinoceans.Thatswhatmakestheclimatechangeevenmore.Makingtheweatherheatup
andtheoceansmoreacidicandwarmerbecauseofthewasteandthecarbonbeingreleased.Its
notjustusthoughright?Wellsomesayitsalsothesunandtheweatherclimateitselfhasan
affectontheclimatechangebutonClimatechangefactssaysotherwiseThechangesinthe
sun'senergycannotexplainthewarmingwehaveseenoverthepastseveraldecades(Isclimate
change.orchangesinthesun'senergy?).
Allthoughtheresanunderstandingpointofwhypeopledon'tthinkthatClimateChange
isnotreal.Theremaybejustnormalchangesintheweatherorclimatechangesbutthereisnot
thatmuchsupportforsayingwhyitsnotrealopposetowhyitis.Thispositionsayit'snotthe
humanactivitythatdamagethechangeinweatherandit'sahoaxjustforpoliticalreasons.The
peoplewhoarebelievethatClimatechangeisnotrealaremostlyskepticsanddebatersaboutthe
changeofclimate.
Climatechangeisrealbecausetheresmoreproofthatitsoutthere,morethanhowit's
notreal.LikeNASAthebiggestspaceandearthresearchershavesamplesofhowearthis
changingbyclimateandhowotherproblemsarehappeningaswell.Sofromthattypeof
informationagreeingmoreonthatclimatechangeisrealandhumanactivitymightactuallyhave
aprobleminwhytheclimateischanging.Knowingthatitcouldbebecauseofhumanactivities
thathaveamainpartinthechangeofclimates,weather,iceglaciersmelting,anoceanrisingis
kindascaryinsomeway.

RESOURCES:


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http://www.climateactionreserve.org/aboutus/

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