Reality of Climate Change: Viewpoint

¶ … Reality of Climate Change:

Viewpoint

Climate change has truly become an increasing concern all over the world as weather seems to be going haywire, and as it becomes more and more unrecognizable in its force. Since weather affects all people, no matter where they live, it is important to recognize the magnitude of these changes and analyze them. For this reason, the paragraphs below will provide a short critique of an article on climate change.

The article, written by Justin Gillis for the New York Times, gives the U.N viewpoint on climate change, based on a recent report that the organization published. The article begins by a description of the extreme weather around the world, and an assertion that this is due to human actions. The article quotes the U.N. document published on this issue recently to further state that this situation can only worsen in the coming decades. Then, it goes on to describe the report, noting that greenhouse gases lead to high temperature, as well as flooding, and that human actions overall are contributing to what should be now fully recognized as climate change, beyond a doubt.

The findings presented in the article are quoted from the U.N. report presented at the Kampala Panel on Climate Change, and have been presented as part of very clear research, as well as undeniable evidence from all around the world. Despite its seemingly stress on helpless nations that can do nothing in the face of climate change, the article does mention that some leaders have tried to change this situation in Durban, by addressing ways in which nations can begin to address these problems.

The major topics covered in this article are a focus upon human caused climate change, how the U.N. has covered it in its report, and how climate change specialists are trying to address the huge changes underway in the world, as temperatures continue rising, causing havoc around the world. The strengths of this article's argument as backed up by research and by the report given by the U.N., an esteemed organization that also backs it up by research and thus the arguments are sound, and the article makes it clear in a very persuasive way that there is a problem.

The points made in this article are clearly thus based on evidence, yet the presentation is not balanced, There is way more evidence for human induced climate change than against, yet the data is from credible sources and the fact that research backs it up makes it impossible to be "for" climate change, as this is harmful to humanity. The article did not open my eyes, as it presents things that I already knew, but for some who do not believe in climate change, this can be a good source to go to.