Compiled by Brendan Wissinger For my next blog post I am going to talk about Climate Change and National Security and Conflict. The US Department of Defense calls climate change a “threat multiplier.” This is the possibly the deadliest impact of Climate Change. In this I will explain the current and future amplifications of thisContinue reading “Climate Change and National Security and Conflict”
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How Health Epidemics Relate to Climate Change
Many people do not realize that Climate Change directly affects the spread of diseases. These diseases can be carried by humans, insects, animals, or the air. Infectious diseases kill about 4 million people each year globally and call for funding basic health services, ending vectors of disease, and bettering vaccination services and programs. Besides healthContinue reading “How Health Epidemics Relate to Climate Change”
Increase in Crime Rates from Climate Change
The link between crime and climate has drawn attention to the field of criminology and sociology since the mid-19th century. With temperatures quickly rising, we could see an increase of two to three million more violent crimes between now and the end of the century. With studies being conducted that show the link between warmingContinue reading “Increase in Crime Rates from Climate Change”
How Hurricanes Will Be Affected by Climate Change
Hurricanes are driven by a thing called “Thermodynamic Disequilibrium”. In order to attain “Thermodynamic Equilibrium” , three different types of equilibrium must happen; 1.) Thermal Equilibrium 2.) Mechanical Equilibrium and 3.) Chemical Equilibrium. Thermal Equilibrium is when the system does not change with time and has the same value in all locations of the system.Continue reading “How Hurricanes Will Be Affected by Climate Change”
Climate Change and Agriculture
Global agriculture is inextricably linked with the Earth’s climate. Minute changes in climate could have a significant effect on local agricultures around the world. Climate changes is in some aspects, like local moisture levels, causing a polarization of climate, in the sense that climate is getting pushed towards one of two ends of a spectrum:Continue reading “Climate Change and Agriculture”
Climate Change and Droughts
Compiled by Brendan Wissinger For my second topic I will be talking about climate change and droughts. Droughts are alarming because communities can run low or even run out of water, and crops can die from droughts and water is needed for many different power plants for example nuclear and hydropower and this mayContinue reading “Climate Change and Droughts”
Health: The Migration of Mosquitoes in North America
One of the most immense concerns related to climate change is how this matter will impact the health of Earth’s general population. Many factors lead into the role climate change has within the medical field and each individual’s well being. Air quality can slump, allergies can become significantly more aggravating, new diseases can arise, etc.Continue reading “Health: The Migration of Mosquitoes in North America”
Sea Level Rise
Sea Level Rise is a huge threat to humanity, as it causes many national security and environmental refugee, health, economic impacts and will leave areas uninhabitable. The danger posed by Sea Level Rise is very significant. In this blog post I will be discussing Sea Level Rise, the projections, causes, current data, who vulnerable andContinue reading “Sea Level Rise”
Climate Change’s Impact on Biodiversity
Why is Biodiversity important? A healthy ecosystem requires a large variety of different plant and animal life. Rich biodiversity increases ecosystem productivity. For example the more species we have on the planet the more they can all depend on each other. Human health can be affected by biodiversity because by having a variety of plants,Continue reading “Climate Change’s Impact on Biodiversity”
Climate Change and Arctic Feedback
Climate change is an overarching phenomenon that is affecting all parts of the world, as well as being affected by all parts of the world. The aspect of one change causing subsequent changes is called ‘feedback’. Feedback is called ‘positive’ when the subsequent effect enhances the initial cause, similar to how running on a hotContinue reading “Climate Change and Arctic Feedback”
Global Climate Change and Society 