Annotated Bibliography

What are the possible factors for the ice caps melting in the Arctic Circle?
Bedford, D., & Cook, J. (2016). Climate change: Examining the facts. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC
CLIO.
This book examines why climate change also referred to as global warning might not
be getting enough media attention in recent years. It explores the important unanswered
questions. For example, Is it true that the global scientific community has not reached a
consensus on whether humans are causing climate change? Additionally, it comments on
the condition of ecosystems including the Arctic Circle. I benefit from this source as it
provides a lot of valuable information in regards to the increased temperatures globally.
This source also provides many useful information through statistics and graphing. This
properly illustrates how the increase in temperature is affect the planet and Arctic Circle.
Berliner, M. L. (2003). Uncertainty and Climate Change. Statistical Science, 18(4), 430-435.
This source explores the years when climate change first came into the spotlight. It
highlight how much uncertainties and unknowns surround the subject. The author also
express that much more research is required before we can definitively define the cause
of this global phenomena. The author also reviews and examine many arguments
purposed for the man made effects causing for climate change. However the author also
explores non-human made explanations behind climate change. This source is helpful as
it offers and demonstrates the uncertainties behind climate change and helps highlight
how little we actually know about the global phenomena.

Joyce, C. (2016, August 19). As July's Record Heat Builds Through August, Arctic Ice Keeps
Melting [Audio file]. Retrieved from

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwoway/2016/08/19/490628323/as-julys-record-heatbuilds-through-august-arctic-ice-keeps-melting
This audio clip retrieved from NPR radio addresses the concern of the amount of
greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The audio clip and article accompanied with it are
extremely recent, thus providing an update to prior knowledge of the Arctic Ice. It
examines where these gases come from. It also compares many countries. It also more
specifically examines how much ice has melted in the Arctic Circle. It provides accurate
measurements of just how much the ice has receded over the years due to climate change.
This source is extremely useful as it highlights the just how badly the Arctic ice has been
affected by the effects that humans have on the planets delicate atmosphere.
Kent, J. (2016). Community action and climate change. London: Routledge/Earthscan.
In recent years international talks on improve climate change effects have shifted to the
emergence of grassroots sustainability initiatives. Such Initiatives promote the reduction
of CO2 emissions into the atmosphere. The book focuses vastly on the community
actions required to improve the factors that influence climate change. This is relevant to
my topic as the Arctic Circle is greatly affected by climate change. Additionally, this
book outlines what such communities must do to improve climate change factors such as
CO2 emissions, and pollution. It also outlines the crisis as a global event and must
require global participation to provide resolve the issue.
Letcher, T. M. (2009). Climate change: Observed impacts on planet Earth. Amsterdam: Elsevier
This book analyzes the patterns that Earth has gone through in regards to climate change.
Examples are provided such as the ice age, which allowed the ice from the Arctic Circle
to reach well past Canada. However recent increases in temperature and changes in

climate has promoted the term Global Warming. This book provides the science
analysis of the glooming crisis in climate change. This book is relevant as it provides me
with great scientific information such as the examination of patterns that the earth has
gone through. All this information will provide necessary scientific backing to my essay.
Ridley, M. (2015, November 15). Climate Change Will Not Be Dangerous for a Long Time.
Retrieved October 28, 2016, from Scientific American website:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/climate-change-will-not-be-dangerous-for-along-time/
This source offers a different perspective on climate change. The article does agree that
climate change is occurring however it mentioned that it will not be dangerous to human
life for a long time. This is different from other sources that I have analyzed as most
articles analyze climate change as an important and pressing matter. This is helpful as it
can offer a different perspective on the subject of climate change. Additionally, it
mentions the use of better technology in the future to improve and possibly reverse the
effects of climate change. It also provides powerful statistics which show how climate
change has been overestimated.
Tenenbaum, L. Vital Signs of the Planet. Retrieved October 28, 2016, from
http://climate.nasa.gov/
This website provides its viewers with important facts and statistics in regards to how
climate change has affected planet earth. It has many gages and images which visually
show the impact. It also provides a brief history on climate change and gives the viewer
tips on what they can do to improve the situation. This source is extremely useful as it

provides many facts as well as visual representations. This source is also extremely
credible and provides great information in regards to climate change.