Human-induced climate change remains a controversial topic with a lot of misinformation on both sides of the political spectrum. Discuss the following aspects of some of the more common claims about global warming. A very good website that discusses some of these topics is the Skeptical Science website.

 

-The sun is causing most of the warming of the Earth.

-Scientists don’t really agree on global warming.

 

-It hasn’t warmed since 1998 and therefore global warming really isn’t happening

 

-Antarctica is actually gaining ice.

 

-We have had some very severe winters recently, evidence the Earth is not warming.

 

-Cities have grown in size and cities are generally warmer than the surroundings creating a false temperature reading.

-The temperature record is unreliable and therefore we really don’t know what’s going on.

Make sure to:

Write a short essay or paragraph of at least 300 words. 

 

Use concrete examples/details and avoid generalities.

Use at least 2 separate references to address all questions.

 

Use proper grammar and punctuation.

 

If you researched your topic and are using information from what you learned, remember to cite your sources.