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e) Human-caused global climate change is the biggest environmental challenge we are faced with today. Your aunt is a climate skeptic and you have decided to use your understanding of science to explain to her why the earth’s climate is changing, describe the major biological effects of climate change, and discuss how technology can be a solution to this problem. You should start with a brief description of the greenhouse effect and how carbon dioxide is a natural part of the carbon cycle. Then explain how our use of fossil fuels is disrupting the carbon cycle and enhancing the greenhouse effect. You may want to look ahead to the Week 7 readings for this information. What are the major ecological effects associated with climate change? What are the human health concerns associated with climate change? Describe at least one example of each. And finally, what can we do to reduce our impact on the climate through technological innovation? Include a description of a minimum of two technological solutions.
Arif Misirci
4/10/2022
BIOL 103
Innovations in Biology and Technology
Human-caused global climate change
-The greenhouse effect is when excessive amounts of carbon dioxide gets stuck in the ozone
layer, creating a hotter climate for the earth’s surface.
NASA. What is the greenhouse effect?
https://climate.nasa.gov/faq/19/what-is-the-greenhouse-effect/
-Fossil fuels are a large factor in creating this disruptive amount of carbon dioxide that interrupts
the natural carbon cycle that enhances the greenhouse effect.
Purdue University. Fossil Fuels and Greenhouse Gases
https://ag.purdue.edu/climate/fossil-fuels-and-greenhouse-gases/
-The major ecological effects with climate change will include: Temperature increases, agricultural
growing seasons will lengthen, changes in precipitation patterns, increased droughts and heat
waves, hurricanes will become more extreme, sea levels rising and the ice caps will melt.
NASA. The Effects of Climate Change
https://climate.nasa.gov/effects/
– Air pollution can cause asthma, respiratory allergies and cardiovascular disease. Water and food
supply can also be tainted from toxins. Severe weather also impacts ecosystems and forced
migrations/civil conflict.
Center of Disease Control and Prevention. Climate Effects on Health
https://www.cdc.gov/climateandhealth/effects/default.htm
-Two ways we can reduce our impact of climate change with technological innovation is clean
energy, suc
h as solar electricity. This will cause less reliance on fossil fuels and reduce the effects of
greenhouse gas. Another way is the advancement of big data, now we are able to track the
changes of our earth and create solutions based on scientific facts.
Lyndsey Gilpin (2014). 10 ways technology is fighting climate change
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