Part 1
Climate Change: Basic Information
1.
What portion or portions of this information
do you accept as sound science? State a thoughtful reason for accepting. What
portion or portions, do you question? State a thoughtful answer for
questioning.
In the
article Climate Change: basic information I find that it is mostly made up of
science. In the first sentence of the article it states, “Earth’s average
temperature has risen by 1.5°F over the past century, and is projected to rise
another 0.5 to 8.6°F over the next hundred years.” I like that in this
statement they use number to indicate what is happening with the world’s
climate change instead of just saying that the climate is expected to change
over time. In the next paragraph the article states that human activities have
made the environment worse by releasing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. I
think that it is nice that the article defines greenhouse gases, this way if
someone who didn’t know what they were was reading the article they would be
able to understand. “The choices we make today will affect the amount of
greenhouse gases we put in the atmosphere in the near future and for years to
come.” I really like this quote from the article because I 100% believe that it
is true. In the paragraph Climate change affects everyone, the article states
that we cannot yet predict the impacts of climate change in the coming years. I
find it hard to believe that scientist do not have enough data to give somewhat
of a prediction. If the planet gets warmer, then more then likely the polar ice
caps are going to melt. Also any animals that cannot survive in warm weather
will more then likely adapt or go extinct.
2.
What are three places can find answers to
the parts you question?
For
some of the things that I stated above such as that scientists do not have
enough information to predict what might happen if the planet warms up I
decided to search some of the sub links for answers. The first one was Climate
Change Facts: answers to common questions. The first answer was is there a
scientific consensus on climate change? The answer is yes; there are many
organizations that agree that the climate is changing and that humans are
contributing to it. The next common question they had was what is the evidence
that proves the climate is changing? The answer, the global temperature average
has increased more than 1.4°F over the last hundred years. For further research I can
Google my questions in Google scholar to find more answers from scholarly
sources. Another place I can look for answers would be at the library in books
that talk about climate change and how it will affect our planet.
3.
Answer this question: Does having a background
in Environmental Biology help you make decisions about what information about
the environment you will accept? Explain in some detail and include something
about what you know now that you did not know at the beginning of the
class.
I
believe that having even the smallest environmental biology background can help
anyone get a better understanding about what is happening to our planet thanks
to us. Now after learning a few things about the environment I make different
decisions on what I eat and what I buy. I like to look at things and see if
they are made out of recycled material. I no longer will buy things that come
with Styrofoam if I can help it, and also I am in the process of building my
own garden so that I can grow veggies and fruits that are free of pesticides
for my family. I want to build a little greenhouse in my backyard so that I can
grow food all year long, but I am not the most handy person so I might just
have to save up and have a professional do that for me.
Source
Cited
EPA United States Environmental
Protection Agency. Climate Change: Basic
Information. http://www3.epa.gov/climatechange/basics.
Web.
Part 2
The Biotic community I live in is the 142.1 Plains
and Great Basin Grassland
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| The red dot is where I am located |
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