Wildfires can burn up to 5 million acres of land in the United States each year. While they can have natural causes, wildfires are commonly caused by humans. Wildfires are larged uncontrolled fires that quickly spread through wild landscapes. There are three different types; forest, brush, and peatland fires. These describe the different landscapes theyContinue reading “Preventing Wildfires”
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How The Changing Climate Affects Seasonal Depression
If you, or somebody you know suffers from seasonal depression, you may be wondering how the changing climate can affect these moods. It is estimated that about 20% of americans suffer from seasonal depression, or the more proper term seasonal affective disorder (SAD). According to the National Institute of Mental Health, In order to beContinue reading “How The Changing Climate Affects Seasonal Depression”
Climate Denial
By Brendan Wissinger For this Blog Post, I am doing it on the subject of Climate Denial. There are several types of Climate Denial. There is denial for financial, political and personal reasons, and then are similar ideologies that also promote inaction on the climate crisis: Doomism and the “I admit is exists, but IContinue reading “Climate Denial”
Tourism: Will Sea Level Rise cause Florida to Flop?
When a North American vacation is in mind, most think of relaxing on a beach with the water near and clear. Florida is a large tourist attraction in our country due to its many beaches. With the state actually being a peninsula, it provides availability to many beautiful, coastal views that are more than exceptionalContinue reading “Tourism: Will Sea Level Rise cause Florida to Flop?”
Psychology of Change
I have encountered a number of denialists and people whom I will refer to as “ignorers”. Ignorers are those people who believe that climate change is happening, and do believe that humans are directly causing it, but they choose to ignore all of the negative effects that climate change is having on the Earth. IContinue reading “Psychology of Change”
Climate Change and Flooding
This is a very tricky topic because there isn’t much evidence saying that flooding is even considered to be affected by climate change. This is exactly why I chose this to be my last blog post for this class, 1.) I like challenges and 2.) I feel like I should end this with a bang.Continue reading “Climate Change and Flooding”
Decarbonizing the Power Sector
By Brendan Wissinger For this blog post I will be doing something different I will be talking about how to decarbonize our electricity sector. The electricity sector is the largest greenhouse gas emitter worldwide and the second largest in the US But it may actually be one of the easiest sectors to decarbonize. (I won’tContinue reading “Decarbonizing the Power Sector”
The Power of Thorium
Nuclear energy is a hotly debated topic in climate change discussions, and in general as well. What if I told you there is a way to do nuclear power that is safer for people, safer for the environment, cheaper to create, and safer to distribute? That is the power of using thorium metal as theContinue reading “The Power of Thorium”
How is Climate Change Affecting Your Allergies? Have your allergies been worse lately? There are many climate induced factors that could be affecting your sinuses. Pollen counts have been steadily increasing over the last 20+ years, this is due to higher temperatures and higher levels of carbon dioxide in the air. Scientists predict that averageContinue reading
Point-Counterpoint: Model Accuracy
A common argument given by the denialist sect of people is the we can’t trust forecast modeling because everyday weather modeling isn’t accurate. Forecast modeling both for the climate and the weather, which are not exactly the same thing, can be complex to understand, and frankly, a bit boring to look at the machinations of,Continue reading “Point-Counterpoint: Model Accuracy”
Global Climate Change and Society 