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Dr. Vidhya answered on
Dec 04 2021
Running Head: CLIMATE CHANGE 1
CLIMATE CHANGE 2
CLIMATE CHANGE IS THE GREATEST THREAT FACING HUMANITY TODAY
Table of Contents
Abstract 3
Introduction 4
Climate Change: The Onset of Issue 4
The Transitional Crossroad 7
Nuclear War and Holocaust: Close Confronts to Climate Change 8
Rebuttal of the Counterargument 9
Conclusion 9
References 11
Abstract
Climate change is seen as the biggest threat to human kind because the health of the planet earth is changing at a rapid pace. The following is an argumentative analysis of seeing how the climate change is working as the biggest threat to human kind in the light of the history of its origin and how it expanded over the past few decades.
Introduction
The idealized state of human living has been challenged by many aspects in the modern context; some of them are driven from the nature itself, however, a majority of ba
iers, which hinders the achievement of progressive society, is relatable to the human actions. Changes in climate and the way, the behavior of the planet earth, are deviating, has become one of the most prominent concerns among the environmentalists (Bongaarts & O'Neill, 2018).
The growth of human beings and changes in climate are inte
elated factors; in the name of progressing, human has begun playing with nature, distu
ing the ecological structure, violating the boundaries set for the public domain of progress and so on. There can be as many reasons as possible that can justify that the climate change is the greatest threat to the humanity.
Climate Change: The Onset of Issue
At first, it is important to note here that the climate change is not subjected to the issue of change only; it is in the perception of people about the problems that they have increased for themselves in the form of climate change. In fact, the global warming at mean rate of 1.2 degree Celsius every year is one of the alarming points that people should understand (Briggs, Kennel & Victor, 2015). Contrary to this concern shown by the scientists and the lovers of environments, people do not tend to focus on the changes they are likely to view in the atmosphere. They are more as if ‘adjusting’ to the so-called ‘new normal’ conditions of living, which is ironical and subject of criticism.
The above can be understood by the fact of rising temperature of earth. Due to this increase, several unexpected things have already begun to happen; the glaciers are melting, causing the sea level rising every year, the earth overshoot day is getting closer than the previous one, which implies that that the changes will be more affecting to the international population. There will be global shortage of purified water one day or other, which people need to understand, but actually, they do not. They simply tend to divert their attention from the problem and begin seeing the larger picture of growth, which the humans have achieved over the course of years.
In the light of this fact, which is bitter and somehow indigestible, it is not exaggerated statement that the climate change is a small term to be used to project the catastrophic changes to the planet earth and its natural resources. The term climate
eakdown somehow defines it well because, now, the climate is simply
eaking down and in one way or other. It will be soon shutting down with all its services closed to human beings (Griscom et al., 2017). Moreover, to all people in the world, this
eakdown is one of the most significant things to think and act upon.
A handful of scientists during the nineteenth century found out how the earth was warmed by fossil fuel pollution. In the future, these early climate scientists were not alarmed by anything so comfortable; some even thought it would be a positive thing to have a warmer Planet. Fossil fuel has become more closely connected to the economy and everyday life over the past decade, from transportation to building to development to food. Spectacular rises in income, mobility, usage, technology and medicine have been powered by fossil fuel infusion.
The Green Revolution in agriculture was driven by it and exponential growth in food eventually led to exponential population growth. Literally, human society today operates on fossil fuels. People are addicted to things and they cannot even try to imagine a world without them (Shindell et al., 2017). Specifically, one should try to imagine an army willingly losing the battle that could have been won easily by following the rules of living in harmony with nature. The devil, though, will have its due....