Studyportal

Some people you know say they don’t believe that the climate is changing. After completing this week’s readings, how would you respond?

Write a 525- to 700-word response including:

• How scientists learn about past global temperatures and climates
• The greenhouse effect
• Greenhouse gases and their role in current climate change
• One piece of data scientists offer to show that the climate is changing globally
  • see this NASA website: http://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/
• Expected impacts of climate change in your area
  • see the EPA’s January 2017 snapshot by state: https://19january2017snapshot.epa.gov/climate-impacts/climate-change-impacts-state_.html