Global Climate Change Annotated Bibliography

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Global Climate Change Annotated Bibliography

Chanda Crews

GEN 499 General Education Capstone

Instructor: Heather Haffner

August 26, 2018

Global Climate Change Annotated Bibliography

Introduction

Climate change can is the alterations in the overall distribution of the weather patterns over a given period in an area. Many scholars and researchers have examined and studied climate change to express their findings and views about the crucial matter. There are different research works done and written by various scientists who discuss the issue of climate change and how it is likely to affect the whole world. Since the articles cannot be considered and analyzed exhaustively, the paper written to present the finding of a study conducted on various books and articles aiming at studying different aspects of climate change. The research found out that climate change is one of the most discussed environmental issues in the world. There are very many books and articles written to shed light on the unending debates that have been witnessed across the globe concerning the ways of reducing the climate change. The research seeks to review different kinds of literature written about the climate change. Global climate change is the current most discussed and researched environmental threat; therefore there is a need for more effort to save the environment.

Faris, S. (2009). Forecast: the consequences of climate change, from the Amazon to the Arctic, from Darfur to Napa Valley. New York: Henry Holt.

Global warming will contribute to the occurrence of many new diseases. Plants will starts thriving in the regions that they have not been surviving and perform poorly in the areas where they have been planted for many years. Agricultural production will be affected severely in the future if nothing is done to change the trends.

This resource analyzes past and present events to predict the future. it emphasizes that climate change climate change will cause many diseases and change the traditions that people have been living with for so many years. It also provides vital and detailed information that can be used to analyze the climate of various regions and make predictions. The resource is one of the most relevant sources for students or any individuals with the desire to read about the effects of climate change. I found the book very consistent in my research on the consequences of climate change.

Füssel, H. M. (2007). Vulnerability: an applicable conceptual framework for climate change research. Global environmental change, 17(2), 155-167

The author gives an impression that it is essential for the world to have a pragmatic approach to the issue of climate change. Climate change is a global problem which must be tackled by every nation and researchers all over the world. Every part of the world is vulnerable to the consequences of the change.

The research article which was written to present research findings of a study that was conducted to find out different aspects of the global climate change. The author presented his ideas pragmatically in such a way that the concepts can be applied to individuals interested in creating awareness of the vulnerability and the adverse effects of the climate change. The article is relevant as it discusses the issues of climate change in details to help the readers understand everything in detail. Therefore, the research article can be recommended for the readers interested in studying the vulnerability of the climate change.

Hardy, J. T. (2003). Climate change: Causes, effects, and solutions. Chichester, West Sussex, Wiley.

The author argues that most of the activities that contribute to climate change can be avoided by humans through the formulation of different environmental policies to protect the environment. According to the book, climate change is one of the most significant problems affecting civilization. The author provides a detailed explanation of the causes of the climate change. Climate change leads to increased global temperatures. Another problem that is associated with the alterations in the climatic patterns and conditions is the rise of the sea levels. Furthermore, the climatic changes have also led to the melting of ice caps and the melting of the snow and frozen grounds.

The contents of this resource were beneficial in explaining the causes and the consequences of the changes in climatic conditions and patterns. I got the needed information about how the climatic patterns have changed in different geographical areas due to climate change.

Pasgaard, M., & Strange, N. (2013). A quantitative analysis of the causes of the global climate change research distribution. Global Environmental Change, 23(6), 1684-1693.

The article enshrines the causes of global climate change. It outlines the three major points which include the greenhouse effect, reflectivity of the earth’s surface and atmosphere, and changes in the sun’s energy reaching the surface. Human activities trigger all these variations. The analysis seeks to find out whether the information distributed about climate change is much enough to derive an understanding of global climate change among the society. The study is relevant to my research in that it provides insights into understanding the vastness and seriousness of the climate change. It calls for the growth of knowledge in solving environmental problems.

Yusuf, A. A., Francisco, H., & Economy, and Environment Program for Southeast Asia. (2010). Hotspots: Mapping climate change vulnerability in Southeast Asia. Singapore: Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia.

The author provides useful maps showing the distribution of climatic patterns in Southeast Asia. According to the mappings that are supplied by the book, the most vulnerable areas include Singapore, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines among others. Such regions with high levels of climate change are referred to as the Hotspots of vulnerability.

The book provides more details on various activities that have contributed to the environmental issues in the above regions. Other matters that are explained in the book include recommendations that are implemented by different governments to protect the environment and to control the climate change. I can recommend this source to any researcher or scholar who might be interested in studying how climate change has affected different countries in the world, particularly Southeast Asia. The book helped me a lot in finding out the maps showing the areas which are more vulnerable.

References

Faris, S. (2009). Forecast: The consequences of climate change, from the Amazon to the Arctic, from Darfur to Napa Valley. New York: Henry Holt.

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