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Climate Change is a Hoax

Introduction

Environmental scientists have long been warning us that the sea levels are bound to increase in light of climate change. Polar bears are projected to disappear as temperatures increase in the poles. On the other hand, glaciers are predicted to melt at a high rate. This is not true given that there are over 40,000 bears in polar regions which is a greater number compared to that of 50 years ago (Uscinski, Karen and Stephan). Instead of a decline, ice caps have been steadily growing. Scientists think that spraying polymer fibers, aluminum and barium salts, silicon, and thorium carbide in the sky will help control atmospheric temperature. This is rather a dangerous idea and a health risk for both humans and animals as the substances will only escalate global warming. The effects of climate change are yet to be experienced as per predictions hence making the idea but a hoax.

Research Question: Is climate change real or just a hoax?

Hypothesis:

1. Climate change is a hoax

2. Climate change is real

Literature Review

Human activities such as mining, settlement, and deforestation result in changes in the climatic conditions of a place. The burning of fossil fuels is responsible for the increased concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Gases like carbon dioxide act to form a coating that traps heat from escaping into the outer atmosphere. Apparently, the layer of gasses allows sun rays to pass through and hit the earth’s surface. When these radiations try to bounce back, greenhouse gases prevent them from escaping the earth’s atmosphere thus resulting in increased levels of heat. The world is said to have warmed by approximately 0.850C over the last 130 years (Change). This has resulted in a disruption of weather patterns with some areas experiencing increased food production and fewer winter deaths. Despite the aforementioned, the negativities of climate change supersede associated benefits.

Cardiovascular and respiratory diseases are believed to be caused by extremely high temperatures. The elderly people are the most at-risk population. In the summer of 2003, a heatwave hit Europe claiming more than 70,000 lives. High temperatures are also responsible for the increase in levels of ozone and other pollutants which in return aggravate cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. In extreme heat, aeroallergen levels are bound to rise. The presence of substances such as pollen in the air has been established to trigger asthma which affects more than 300 million individuals across the world.

Research Design and Methods

This research wishes to employ a case study of Europe by comparing both primary and secondary data from reliable sources. In order to handle the two hypotheses, a questionnaire will be assigned randomly to a sample of individuals in London to determine their perception of the whole idea. It is imperative to consider individual inclination towards the problem of climate change. Comparing records from meteorological sites will help predict changes in weather patterns across the years. this will help establish the effects of industrialization on climate change. The research will also focus on secondary sources that suggest the problem of climate change to be a hoax in light of unconvincing evidence.

Conclusion

Walking on the beach produces no suspicious thoughts. Scientists believe that sea levels have risen 6 inches for the past 100 years while global temperatures have risen 1 degree. The earth is framed in a manner that effects natural climate change. Sea levels rise and recede while temperatures go up and then down on their own. The earth spins faster when it needs to cool itself and slow when it needs to hit. Such information only makes the concept of climate change vaguer.

Works Cited

Change, M. Sc Sem-II Climate. "Climate change." (2017).

Uscinski, Joseph E., Karen Douglas, and Stephan Lewandowsky. "Climate change conspiracy theories." Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Climate Science. 2017.