M12.9: Climate Change
1. What do you personally
find most troubling about climate change?
I think climate change is
real and we are starting to see the significant impacts climate change has on
our environment, especially through catastrophic events that recently took
place in the U.S. and other parts of the world whether it’s storms, hurricanes,
wild fires, or earthquakes. What’s frustrating is there are ample of scientific
evidence out there that proved climate change is a real thing and is currently
happening. Yet, some of the most powerful and authoritative people in the U.S.
are choosing to ignore its existence and keep denying the fact that we are part
of the problem of climate change. How can we even begin to solve the problem
when we don’t even acknowledge the problem in the first place?
2. As a public health professional, what
do you think needs the greatest attention right now?
I think there are multiple
problems that need our attention but if I have to choose I would choose to
promote green energy and to reduce the use of plastic and reduce plastic waste
released into the environment.
3. If you were visiting with
a long-lost relative who had never heard about climate change, how would you
describe it and its attendant human health and ecological threats?
I would describe climate
change as changes that are happening to our planet which include global warming,
rising sea levels, shrinking mountain glaciers, accelerating ice melt in
Greenland, Antarctica and the Arctic, and the shifts in flower/plant blooming
times. I would underscore that global warming is a big problem of climate change
because the global temperature shows a well-documented rise of temperature
since the early 20th century. I would emphasized that these changes
are not supposed to happen or at least they should not be happening at such a
quick rate that the planet is being destroyed and soon will no longer be
sustainable. The fact that the planet is being destroyed is in itself a threat
for human being but the contributors to climate change, such as air pollution
and deforestation, are directly affecting human lives and health as well.
Hi Nha,
ReplyDeleteYes, I definitely agree that we are starting to see the impact of climate change from the natural disasters that recently happened. We are definitely part of the climate change problem and the powerful and authoritative people are not taking action. I don't know what evidence they need to believe that climate change is real. I think the hurricanes that destroyed so many homes should have been enough for them to take the climate change problem seriously. From what you wrote, I really like how clear and educational your description of climate change.
- Krissy
Hi Nha,
ReplyDeleteI agree that we are seeing catastrophic events world wide and that it's very frustrating that with all the evidence supporting climate change, that people still doubt it exists. What's even scarier and more frustrating is that some of these individuals are stakeholders and leaders of the government. I also like how you explained climate change and focus on it directly impacting the climate as well as human life.