Name:AlanizEnriquez

Date:9/29/14
PeriodicalsScienceintheNews
TopicSelected:ClimateChange
Whydidyouselectthistopic?:IselectedthistopicbecauseitseemedquiteinterestingandIhonestly
hadnoideaallofthiswashappeningsoIgottolearnaboutsomethingnew.
Whyisthistopiccurrentlyanewsheadline?:Thisisaveryimportanttopicbecauseitisaffectingusas
humansandtheenvironmentandearthweliveon.
FactsSource1
SourceTitle:http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/basics/
MLACitation:"Basics."EPA.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency,n.d.Web.29Sept.2014.
<http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/basics/>.
1. Climatechangereferstotherapidchangeinweather
2. earthsaveragetemperaturehasrisenby1.4Foverpastcentury
3. causesicetomelt
4. predictedtorise
5. toriseanother2to11.5Fovernexthundredyears
6. smallchangestoclimatecanleadtolargeandpotentiallydangerouschangesinclimateand
weather
7. allovertheworldtherehavealreadybeendrasticchangesinclimate,likemorerainleadingto
floods,droughtsorintenserain
8. pollutionhasplayedaverylargepartinclimatechange
9. risingglobaltemperatureshasbeenfollowedbychangesinweatherandclimate
10. oceansandglaciershaveexperiencedbigchangesbecauseofclimatechangeoceansare
becomingwarmerandmoreacidicmakingitdifficultforanykindofmarinelife,icecapsare
meltingandsealevelsarerising
11. asmorechangeshappentheywillmostlikelybechallengesforourenvironmentandtoour
society
12. therehavebeenlargeamountsofcarbondioxideandgreenhousegasesreleasedinour
atmosphereduetofactoriesandotheractivitiescausedbyhumans
13. majorityofgreenhousegasescomefromburningfossilfuelstoproduceenergy
14. climatechangecanandwillbeveryimpactfulonushumans,wehaveadjustedtotheclimatewe
havehadsincethelasticeage
15. awarmerclimatecanbringchangesthataffectourwatersupply,agriculture,powereven
transportationsystems
FactsSource2
SourceTitle:http://climate.nasa.gov/effects
MLACitation:"Effects."GlobalClimateChange.N.p.,n.d.Web.29Sept.2014.
<http://climate.nasa.gov/effects/>.
1. globalclimatechangehasalreadyhadnoticeableeffectsontheenvironment
2. glaciershaveshrunk,iceonriversandlakesismeltingearlierthanusual
3. treesarefloweringearlier
4. lossofseaice
5. sealevelrise
6. longermoreintenseheatwaves
7. scientistarepredictedandareveryconfidentthatglobaltemperatureswillcontinuetoriseover
thenextdecades
8. themajorthingthatiscausingclimatechangeisgreenhousegasesproducedbyhuman
activities
9. scientistpredictatemperatureriseof2.5Fto10Fovernextcentury
10. earthaveragetemperaturehasincreasedadegreeoverthe20thcentury
11. attheendofthelasticeageearthsaveragetemperaturewasonlyabout5to9degreescolder
thantoday
12. tinychangesinthetemperaturecancausemajorchangestotheenvironment
13. snowisdecreasinginthewesternmountainsintheUS
14. tropicalforestsinlatinamericaarefearedtobecomesavannahs
15. freshwateravailabilitysaidtodecreaseinallofAsiaby2050s