As part of the conversations on this blog, I hope we can share recommendations about articles, books, websites, and authors to read. I recommend the work of Dr. Katharine Hayhoe of Texas Tech University and the Nature Conserrvancy. Dr. Hayhoe is an accomplished climate scientist and climate science communicator. Here is are links to videos about Dr. Hayhoe.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EV-loFFIwAA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1eGJLqxxKQ
A fascinating piece I read discussed the effects of climate change on polar bears, and predicted what the future holds for the magnificent creatures through previous found data and observations. This article was written by Oystein Wiig, Jon Aars, and Erik W. Born. The link to the article is below.
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That video was very interesting. Not for anything religious about it, but because of how much hate climate scientists get. Like I get disagreeing with someone, but to wish that their son could see their head in a basket below a guillotine is something else
ReplyDeleteThe video was a really good perspective to hear even though there were a lot of negatives. I don't understand how people can continue to ignore climate change and how it fits their agenda. It was horrible to hear how someone who is trying to make life better for people and save our planet is getting death threats and hate. She made a lot of good points as well though about how we need to change for example how we use our water and how we produce our food. We need to start treating water like the finite resource it is and stop over producing and farming meat the way we are.
ReplyDeleteI find that ocean acidification is an part of climate change not talked about as much but very much a parallel issue. I found this source(https://www.noaa.gov/education/resource-collections/ocean-coasts/ocean-acidification) from the US government a good place to start as an overview of how ocean acidification works and its effects. I also found a more rigorous review of ocean acidification from 2020 (https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-environ-012320-083019) published in the NFS Public Access Repository by Doney, Scott C.; Busch, D. Shallin; Cooley, Sarah R.; Kroeker, Kristy J.
ReplyDeleteIn a video I found posted by The Economist, they go into depth on whether or not solar geoengineering is worth the risk which I personally found to be a very fascinating video. https://youtu.be/dFMMssyRsWo
ReplyDeleteThat first video was great, it did such a good job at showing the effects of climate change and the damage it has been causing all around the world.
ReplyDeleteI found the first video to be extremely good at explaining the effects of climate change as well as showcasing that science and religion can coexist as many argue unnecessarily due to accepting one and completely rejecting the other.
ReplyDeleteAccording to a NASA article, climate change will greatly affect the crops grown worldwide as corn yields are projected to decline 24% and wheat production is expected to increase 17%. This is due to projected increases in temperature, shifts in rainfall patterns, and elevated surface carbon dioxide concentrations from human-caused greenhouse gas emissions. https://climate.nasa.gov/news/3124/global-climate-change-impact-on-crops-expected-within-10-years-nasa-study-finds/
ReplyDeleteI got to read and analyze a really interesting proposal by an OSU professor for my applied econ class. It acts as a response to the Green New Deal where he among others propose an offer they see better fit than the GND. They propose a Teal Deal since we rarely incorporate the oceans into our actual policy and solutions. It's for sure worth a read.
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A video that I found really interesting that I had to watch for my Environmental Economics class was a Ted Talk done by David Keith. He talks about geoengineering, which is a topic related to environmental science and climate change that I had never head of before. Geoenginnering is the engineering of the environment to help offset climate change. Some key points of the video included putting particles into the air to shade the atmosphere, how there is no global agreement on geoengineering, and that if people know about geoengineering, they might not think of climate change as such a pressing issue. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkEys3PeseA
ReplyDeleteAs someone who has traveled around to some of these countries that have been heavily affected by climate change, I found the videos very insightful to how most people that are getting the backlash are the ones that aren't contributing as much as others.
ReplyDeleteI've actually watched a few videos with Dr. Katherine Hayhoe through the youtube channel Global Weirding! I highly recommend watching this channel for anyone who may not know much about climate change but is interested in learning more. The videos use cartoon style animations to portray main ideas about climate change, as well as the science and facts behind it, in a way that is really easy to comprehend! I have linked a couple videos below, but I recommend any of the videos on this channel as they are all very interesting and informative as well.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cRCbgTA_78
I found that first video about science and faith very interesting. Coming from someone who is not religious but has many friends that are, I have found that while most of my Christian friends believe that climate change is an issue that needs to be addressed, their parents are actually the ones that do not agree with the science. Instead, they believe that all of the negative consequences of climate change such as heatwaves, hurricanes, floods, and more are the work of God and that it was God's way of punishing us, or they believe that climate change is not a serious issue because God will save us. It is very disheartening because my friends have tried to inform their parents and even provide resources, but they are shut down and sometimes, not even given the chance. Nevertheless, I applaud my friends for trying, and I am just glad they were able to inform themselves and come up with their own opinion on the climate crises that is separate from their parents views.
ReplyDeleteI have found an article in which I found very interesting and eye-opening. It highlights effects of climate change in which I have never known about. Check it out here https://gizmodo.com/the-10-strangest-climate-change-impacts-1847875174/slides/9
ReplyDeleteThis is a documentary that I watched for one of my classes and it is about the effects climate change has on Earth. One thing that stuck with me from it, was how many people discredit climate change due to CO2 because there was climate change that happened before the industrial revolution. Although, these changes were caused by CO2 that was released from things like volcano eruptions. Now as humans we are releasing an unprecedented amount of CO2 which is causing temperature to rise and more extreme weather.
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I watched a TED Talk given by Al Gore and found it interesting to learn about the current statistics about how much fossil fuels we have pumped into the atmosphere and equivalent of it being to atomic bombs and the direct effects of that. Additionally, his speech was quite inspiring to take action towards long terms goals as opposed to short term profit. It seems like we have the ability currently to create a net zero in emissions, but its mostly it is the political system that is making it difficult to make it happen. Linked below!
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I watched the second video linked and was fascinated to hear about science and faith don't have to be in conflict. It was especially encouragingto hear that Dr. Katherine Hayhoe was trying her best to bridge this gap between the two so that they can work together as one cohesive force. I'm sure this can be similar to other groups that can be seen as stereotypically unbelieving in science. This way even more people can stop fighting with each other to tackle the bigger issue.
ReplyDeleteIt is interesting seeing how god and science can go together even though it seems that science has a reson going against what relegion believes. With the amount of people that believe in religion it makes me wonder how is it ever going to possible to ever make a real change when such a big part of the population does not even accept that these things are happening ?
ReplyDeleteKind of a niche video but I was interested about how effective electric cars currently are in minimizing their effect on the environment in comparison to gas powered cars. This video about Teslas was super interesting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rywz73vwKw
ReplyDeleteI would like to agree with Mrs. Hayhoe about how we are the ones responsible for causing a change in the climate crisis, I think its very important for all of us young people to take initiative and support the cause.
ReplyDeleteIt is very important for humans to accept that climate change is human driven. Here is an interesting article I found about how to talk to climate change deniers about climate change https://www.nea.org/advocating-for-change/new-from-nea/climate-change-non-believers
ReplyDeleteI liked the second video where she talked about the compatibility of faith and science. Although it's true that these haven't worked side by side in the past, it doesn't mean things can't change. Here's a super interesting article I found on science and faith working together to combat climate change, as the poorest of society suffer the most at the hands of human inflicted global warming. https://eos.org/opinions/faith-and-science-working-together-on-climate-change
ReplyDeleteI find it fascinating that in 2022, for many politicians in the United States it is beneficial to deny the effects and severity of climate change. According to the report Extreme Weather Events and the Politics of Climate Change Attribution, "when a politician links wildfires to climate change, Republicans perceive the official as less capable of addressing weather-related disasters." This fact is deeply concerning to me, seeing as politicians are important drivers in creating policies that can combat climate change, but some currently benefit from falsely denying the effects of it.
ReplyDeleteHere is the link to the report: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abo2190
I found an interesting article regarding corporations and their significant contributions to climate change. Since the primary objective of a business is to generate profits, they must be incentivized to change their ways or be forced to through new legislation. I was wondering if there is any talk about corporations and the regulations which should be placed on them at the COPs?
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I respect Katharine Hayhoe for voicing her opinion, when it definitely clashes with the majority of her fellow Christians' beliefs. I wonder if we will ever reach universal agreement in terms of climate change in the coming years, as I imagine the effects on our daily lives can only become more prominent.
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing how much hate is spread between what people view as political states and religion. I believe much of the hatred is spread because of misinformation and online echo chambers. When people search something online, the websites and apps they use or visit will echo those same searches back at them, creating a loop that causes them to never receive new information.
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ReplyDeleteAttached above is an article detailing the effects that climate change has had on coral reef ecosystems. More specifically, it talks about how the increased concentration of greenhouse gases has led to ocean acidity, coral bleaching, and more adverse effects on this ecosystem. In turn, this also has a significant effect on humans as the coral reef ecosystem is essential to the livelihoods of millions of people across the world. I believe this is especially interesting because I feel like climate change's impact on coral reefs and ocean ecosystems has been overlooked.
There is a channel of youtube whose videos I find extremely interesting. Each video focuses on a different scientific concept and a common question that you might have about the way it works. The name of the channel is Kurzgesagt which is German for "in a nutshell" or "in a few words." The videos that they produce are of super high quality and are well research, animated, and put together. Below I have attached two videos of theirs, the first explores the dangers of climate change but how we should not give up hope, and the second outlines the necessity of nuclear energy.
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Second Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhAemz1v7dQ
One thing that I found interesting in the first video was when they introduced Dr. Katharine Hayhoe with the shot of the country road with the telephone poles framing it. When I saw that part of the video the first thing that I thought was that the telephone poles looked a lot like crosses. I thought this was a cool bit of visual argumentation because crosses are usually depicted in religious settings, so the contrast of seeing them in an everyday rural setting is memorable to the viewer. It perfectly illustrates the main point of the video, which is that while there might seem to be stark divides between beliefs, such as religion and science, there is actually a lot of middle ground where beliefs complement each other. By utilizing this people can be brought together, especially on important topics such as climate change.
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