Writing doesnt have to be a chore.
To prove it, heres a cause and effect essay example that gets down and dirty with a semi-controversial issue that polarizes a lot of people (no pun intended): yes, were talking about climate change.
This topic has been in the news for a good long while.
What is meant by climate change? What is meant by global warming? Essentially, the two terms are interchangeable because both refer to the process by which pollutants impact the environment in a negative way, which results in more greenhouse gases being trapped in the atmosphere, melting of the ice caps, warming of the oceans, and the loss of all kinds of habitats and life on the planet. The loss of life and property that resulted from Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria in 2017 is viewed by some as the consequence of climate changeand, because people can be quick to place blame before they understand the facts, those who are identified in the media as notorious polluters are called out for being responsible for the loss of life and property that followed in the wakes of Harvey, Irma and Maria. In other words, the usual suspectsExxon, Chevron, BP, and so onare called upon to shoulder the blame for Mother Nature doing what Mother Nature does from time to time, which is wreak the occasional havoc upon civilization.
To better understand the point, it is helpful to take a look at what causes hurricanes in the first place. Hurricanes feed on warm water. When temperatures are high, sea-water evaporates more rapidly and a storm system can develop over that warm water. This is what happened in the cases of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria. However, once the hurricanes move out of the warm zone or come into contact with land, they lose some of their forcemainly because their source of energy is depletedi.e., the warm water regions that are fanning the flames of the storm systems brute strength. So, yes, warmer waters will make conditions for stronger hurricanes more likely. Weather patterns also play a part in whether a hurricane marches towards the mainland or whether it spirals out to seabut the point here is that temperature has a lot to do with it. In other words, there is nothing unusual or unnatural about what spawned Hurricanes Harvey, Irma or Maria. That was nature doing what nature does.
The History of Hurricanes
Moreover, just because warm is used to describe the conditions necessary for begetting hurricanes, it does not mean that global warming (in terms of a quickly approaching, fast escalating existential threat to mankind) is here to destroy the earth. One could be excused from thinking such by monitoring social media in the days following the landfall of Hurricane Harvey in Houston or Irma in Florida. Nonetheless, one swallow does not a summer make. Do you know how many tropical storms and hurricanes there were during the Atlantic hurricane season of 1806? 8including the Great Coastal Hurricane and Hurricane San Vicente. Guess how many there were in 1837 season. 11including the Antigua-Florida Hurricane, the Calypso Hurricane, the Apalachee Bay Storm, the Bahamas Hurricane and Racers Hurricane. In 1886, there were 12 tropical storms and 10 hurricanes4 of which were major and 7 of which struck the United States (the most in one year ever). A year later there were 19 tropical storms and 11 hurricanes. And then in 1890? 4 tropical storms and 2 hurricanesone of which was major. So what does that show? It shows that there are ups and downs in naturecycles of activity in which there are both extreme and mild conditions. It means nothing more than that there are cycles to naturejust like there are cycles to markets and just like there are cycles to life.
How Quickly is Our World Really Changing?
Yet the circle of life does not prevent people from making exaggerated claims about the end of the world and about death by climate change. Indeed, some analysts are quick to point out that sea levels are risingall because ice caps are meltingand that ice caps are melting because the globe is getting hotterand that the globe is getting hotter because of climate changeaka global warming. The argument is bolstered by the sensational aspect of it all. For instance, the Greenland ice sheet could melt and raise the sea level by 21 and a half feet. The West Antarctica ice sheet could melt and raise the sea level by an additional 26 and a half feet. If the…
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