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Climate Change Previous Post                                                                                                              Next Post By: Samuel Desai The world is getting worse, I can't deny it. Humans are polluting the air, water, night sky, and our ears. It will only get worse. As humans pollute the air with more and more carbon dioxide, greenhouse gasses force the solar radiation in, heating up the earth more, and more. The Greenhouse Effect The greenhouse effect is a pretty simple effect which helps keep our planet warm. I once read somewhere that without the greenhouse effect, the average temperature on Earth would be about 0 degrees (the average temperature is about 61 degr...

                        ExxonMobil's scandals You might know ExxonMobil as one of the world's largest oil and gas companies, but did you know they knew their products were harmful to people, and they tried to hide it. When journalists found that out, they reported it to the media. ExxonMobil's cover-up was, "media and  environmental activists’ allegations about the company’s climate research are inaccurate and deliberately misleading." Although, I think that's wrong. In fact, ExxonMobil even knows its company is melting polar ice caps and endangering animals.  I used a segment from NPR

In December, 195 countries met in Paris to discuss climate reform. At the end of the 14 day period of talks, people agreed on an emissions target. The target The earth has warmed 1 degree Celsius (about 1.7 degrees Fahrenheit) since the industrial revolution started in 1750. The countries met and decided to try to keep it below 2 degrees Celsius.  A chart of the worlds warming in Celsius since 1880 http://400.350.org/ http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/GlobalWarming/page2.php

On December 30, there was a huge record made at the north pole. The same storm system that brought tornados and flooding to the US, and the first snow in Vermont, rose temperatures at the north pole to be 50 degrees above average. The temperatures are part of one of the strongest El Nino's in history. This made average temperatures in the arctic to go to 33.8 degrees Fahrenheit (1-degree Celcius) on average. The El Nino has some good parts to it too. It is bringing water to California. They were in a five-year drought, this has brought a lot of water to this desperate state. This might be good for them, but this is why we are having a warm winter so far. Meteorologists say the El Nino will become a La Nina (a very cold spring). Hopefully, this will do the same to the arctic. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3379988/Arctic-heatwave-hits-North-Pole-Temperatures-soar-60-F-bringing-icy-region-close-melting-point. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather...

                Snow! By Kaden Chien Snow is an important resource. Snow helps us and the environment. In the winter, how much do you play in the snow? More importantly, is how the snow helps the environment. Snow cover helps to regulate the temperature. Once that snow melts, the water fills rivers and reservoirs. Snow also helps farmers. Farmers need the snow to blanket their fields so that when it melts in the Spring, the fields will already be irrigated. There are many different colors of snow such as black, gray, purple, blue, green, yellow, orange, red, and rainbow colored snow. Snow is endangered because of global warming. Despite the efforts to help global warming slow, it is still happening rapidly. It was even 64 degrees in December! Snow is a very important resource and we have to keep it.  RAINBOW SNOW!!!

Hello. As I  don't usually post. Therefore you probably don't who I am. Well I am Kevin Baer!!! Things you expect in the Earthday assembly. an Animoto video- Made by Samuel and Tej awesome presentations and other things including prizes!  

By: Samuel Desai Today, the first day of a world changing 12-day event happened. The COP 21 is an event hosted by the ICUN in Paris. At the event, 195 countries are attending, with 40,000 delegates altogether. These countries are trying to make an agreement for a world changing agreement. They hope that the agreement will help stop Climate Change.  One of the biggest things about this is China and the US negotiating too! You see, they are the biggest producers of greenhouse gasses.  Here are some of the things people have said so far: "Countries should be allowed to seek their own solutions, according to their national interest"- Xi Jinping- China  "One of the greatest threats humanity is facing"- Vladimir Putin- Russia  "Billions of people pinning their hopes on what we do in Paris"- Angela Merkel- Germany SOURCES:  http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/30/europe/france-paris-cop21-climate-change-conference/ http://www.cop21paris.org...

A recent study funded by the United States Geological Society (USGS) has estimated that that California's long drought is 8- 27% worse because of Climate Change. http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/08/25/1415468/-California-s-drought-is-25-worse-because-of-climate-change http://www.earth.columbia.edu/articles/view/3258 Study: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2015GL063666/full