What are some of the forms of climate change?
Climate change can come in many different forms it often encompasses various forms of long-term alterations in the Earth's climate system. The main forms of climate change are.
Global warming: This is the most prominent form characterized by an increase in the Earth's average surface temperature. Since the pre-industrial era global temperatures have risen by about 1.1C with the 2011-2020 decade being the warmest on record
Changes in precipitation patterns: Climate change affects rainfall distribution leading to more intense droughts in some areas and increased flooding in others
Sea level rise: As global temperatures increase, the thermal expansion of oceans and melting of land-based ice contribute to rising sea levels
Ocean acidification: Increased absorption of C02 by oceans leads to higher acidity levels affecting marine ecosystems.
Extreme weather events: Climate change is associated with more frequent and intense heatwaves storms and other extreme weather phenomena
Changes in ecosystems and biodiversity: Shifting climate patterns affected habitats leading to changes in species distribution and potential loss of biodiversity
Melting of ice sheets and glaciers: Rising temperatures cause significant ice melt in polar regions and mountain glaciers
Changes in atmospheric and ocean circulation patterns: These alterations can influence regional climate and weather patterns
Permafrost thawing: Warming temperatures lead to the thawing of previously frozen ground in Arctic regions
These forms of climate change are primarily driven by human activities particularly the emission of greenhouse gases from burning fossil fuels deforestation and industrial processes. Natural factors such as variations in solar activity and volcanic eruptions also play a role but to a much lesser extent in recent climate change.
The reason I chose to talk about this for this week's blog post is that I feel like a lot of people know that climate change is a real thing but as for just how much goes into global warming I feel like that is where some people might get lost. There are many different forms of Climate change. In this blog, I only listed a few of the forms that climate change can take my main point is that climate change is not a simple thing to fix it is a worldwide problem and needs to be a worldwide solution other than the effects of climate change will only continue to grow and worsen. There is not one thing that causes climate change and there is not one single solution to solve global warming.
sources
https://www.epa.gov/climatechange-science/basics-climate-change
https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org/overview
https://climate.ec.europa.eu/climate-change/causes-climate-change_en
Climate change takes on so many forms, I think this may be what confuses people because some forms may counter other forms. Such as what we see here in Michigan with our vortexes that do not "seem like global warming" as many would state.
ReplyDeleteI think it is crazy we don’t hear about all of these aspects when discussing climate change. I agree with Lindsay when it comes to confusion. A lot of these climate change forms are intertwined. Thank you for making this blog.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your thoughts that recognizing the effects of climate change helps to reemphasize the fact that these listed issues are caused by human activity and are not supposed to naturally occur. I think it would help to list these main forms with a hyphen or bullet point in front of each main form. And I need to double check with our professor because a semicolon may work too, but I believe this is the correct way to say, “The main forms of climate change are:”
ReplyDeletethanks for the recommendation I think i might try and use the bullet point strategy if i am ever listing things out like this again
DeleteI really like how you broke down the different forms of climate change. Your explanation definitely made it clear how interconnected all these changes are.
ReplyDeleteThank you for breaking down climate change, usually people mention climate change and they don't know what it is all about and the different types of climate change.
ReplyDeleteI do not think many people realize how much climate change is going or has effected our planet. It will impact almost every aspect of our life and change the world around us.
ReplyDeleteWell said! Climate change is caused by humans and so many people do not believe this and I believe that it is because people do not trust scientists. We do not have time for them to figure it out!
ReplyDeleteabsolutely correct we don't have the time anymore for people to not know about the harmful effects that climate change causes and what is to come if nothing is done about it
DeleteInteresting perspective, Jake! While climate change is a serious issue, some argue that adaptation like advanced technology and geoengineering might play a bigger role than just cutting emissions. Do you think focusing more on innovation rather than regulation could be a more effective way to tackle this globally?
ReplyDeletethat is a very true statement when you look at human technology and see things like the atomic bomb I don't think anyone will argue about that damaging the climate however there is so much to global warming that is caused by emissions that is far more damaging to our climate than 100 atomic bombs.
DeleteI love that you broke this down so beautifully! There are so many forms of climate change.
ReplyDeleteI think that this is a very important blog post and I have set this aside for future reference, I am most intrigued about and looking forward to doing some reading on ocean acidification on my own time
ReplyDeleteI'm happy to hear this was a helpful blog i might actually do my next post on ocean acidification with a more in depth look at it
DeleteThis is important to highlight, since climate change is anthropogenically instigated, it is important to see the large scale impacts. We are not able to take responsibility for our burning world unless we know the facts and become activists of spreading knowledge and promoting proper policies. Not even volcanoes can rival the damage we have caused, and that should cause everyone to think very hard about human civilization.
ReplyDeleteI feel like this is the type of blog post that everyone should be forced to read. Some people do not think that certain things are climate change when in fact they are. The climate deniers will try to tell us that the melting of glaciers is not due to emissions because it is so far away or something like that, but it is really all connected.
ReplyDeleteNow this is a very in-depth and accurate explanation of what climate change and global warming really look like. Often people assume they are the same when in reality, climate change can actually mean some places getting colder instead of warmer. It all depends on positioning and where the countries lie in terms of Earth's location.
ReplyDeleteClimate change takes many forms, from rising temperatures to extreme weather and biodiversity loss, making it a complex global issue. Addressing it requires a multifaceted, worldwide effort to mitigate its growing impacts.
ReplyDeleteAnother important point to mention is that they all build off of each other. For example, warmer oceans lead to more polar ice melting and even warmer oceans. Warmer oceans also lead to acidification because warmer waters can dissolve more CO2.
ReplyDeletea very good point Andrew another idea is there are viruses in the ice caps that melt into the water causing animals and the water itself sometimes to become infected. As you said it all builds of each other
DeleteThis is a very helpful point that really puts to words all the different aspects of climate change. I think it is really useful to have all these descriptions and explanations available for reference. It just goes to show that the umbrella term of Climate Change actually covers a myriad of different phenomenon.
ReplyDeleteIt's a complex issue driven primarily by human activities, requiring a global, multifaceted approach to address effectively. How do you think we can better educate people about the different aspects of climate change?
ReplyDeleteI appreciate that you laid out all of this crucial information about climate change, as it is important for this to be public knowledge in order to influence global cooperation to solve this issue. It is insane that despite all of the informations and warnings out there as well as the visible and worsening impacts people still choose to be ignorant.
ReplyDeleteThis is a really important post. People may hear about it all the time but have no idea how much it contributes to the issues on our planet. I think that you covered enough to make an impact, and you were thorough enough to show the damage being done.
ReplyDeleteIt's easy to forget that sometimes, education curriculums in middle and high schools might not always cover this topic. Not to mention it definitely wouldn't have been covered back when our parents and grandparents were still in high school and middle school. Objective education is so important to climate change efforts, so it's important to cover even the 'basics' of climate change too. Very nice!
ReplyDeleteI appreciate recognizing the complex impacts of climate change.
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