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Doug MacDougall's "Why Geology Matters" and climate change

Doug MacDougall's book "Why Geology Matters," gives us a clear and succinct treatment and understanding of the way that scientists tried to figure out past climate changes and his book is written in such a way that laymen readers can easily understand and enjoy the subject.

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International treaties and frameworks for addressing climate change

There are concerns that the natural ecosystem and human society is not capable of handling rapid changes in climate. Trying to deal with this challenge in a proper manner, a number of international treaties have been drawn up and many different activities have been arranged.

~17 min read

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Psychology's role in addressing climate change and human behavior

Global sustainability can be defined as "meetings the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." (Oskamp, 2000, p.

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Human-caused greenhouse gas emissions and climate change impacts

Developing and industrialized countries have had to contend with crowded landfills, polluted waters, and poor air quality. However, the general increase in temperatures and the accompanying climate change have painted some bleak future for humans and other living creatures on the earth's surface.

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James Burke's "After the Warming": climate change and human civilization

The onset of the Industrial Revolution in the 1750s in England radically and permanently altered the relationship between people and the climate

~3 min read

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Global warming causes and scientific evidence for climate change

The focus of this paper is on global warming and its causes. In the introduction phase, we have given a brief overview of the problem alongside a brief look at the details of the problem itself.

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Landslide risk in Western Washington under climate change

Every year the news media seems to contain at least one report of a landslide in the United States or elsewhere in the world. These events are news-worthy because lives are lost and property destroyed.

~2 min read

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Nuclear power as a solution to climate change and fossil fuel depletion

There are a plethora of reasons in which alternative fuels are becoming increasingly desirable as potential power source for everyday consumption in the future.

~9 min read

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Obama's mobile app approach to raising climate change awareness

This article discusses how the use of technology and the internet can aid in the overall global warming education process. The article explains how President Obama is using a mobile app to depict the effects of global warming in local communities.

~6 min read

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Nuclear energy as a solution to climate change and global warming

Energy production has been a major issue that has attracted huge concerns in the recent past because of the negative environmental impacts associated with generating energy through burning of fossil fuels.

~13 min read

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