Clio Dakolias
AP Bio
Mr. Ippolito
December 14, 2017
Plumer, Brad, and Nadja Popovich. “How Global Warming Fueled Five Extreme Weather Events.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 14 Dec. 2017, www.nytimes.com/2017/12/14/climate/climate-extreme-weather-attribution.html?rref=collection/sectioncollection/climate&action=click&contentCollection=climate®ion=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=2&pgtype=sectionfront.
2016 was the hottest year for the plant in recorded history, and now, at the end of 2017, scientists are beginning to analyze and name global warming and climate change as key drivers behind many devastating events. The article “How Global Warming Fueled Five Extreme Weather Events” by Brad Plumer and Nadja Popovich discusses some of these events and how they were made more likely by global warming. In a new collection of papers published on Wednesday by the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, researchers around the world analyzed 27 extreme weather events from 2016 and found that human-caused climate change was a “significant driver” for 21 of them. The effort is part of the growing field of climate change attribution, which explores connections between warming and weather events that have already happened. 2016 was the hottest year on record, beating previous warm temperature records set in 2014 and 2015, clearly proving that the Earth is getting hotter every year. A study led by Thomas Knutson of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration concluded that the record warmth worldwide “was only possible due to substantial centennial-scale human-caused warming.” Temperatures were especially high in Asia and in the Arctic. Another extreme weather event was the coral bleaching in the Great Barrier Reef, located in Australia. The unusually warm waters of the Pacific have caused the coral to bleach, and if the warm water temperatures persist, many corals will die off, which will have dire consequences for the marine ecosystems that depend on them. These events represent a few of many dire consequences climate change is having on the environment.
By the end of my life, the world is going to be completely different than it is right now if humans continue to destroy the environment. The impacts of global warming are being felt across the globe. Extreme heat waves have caused tens of thousands of deaths around the world in recent years. And in an alarming sign of events to come, Antarctica has been losing about 134 billion metric tons of ice per year since 2002. This rate could speed up if we keep burning fossil fuels at our current pace, some experts say, causing sea levels to rise several meters over the next 50 to 150 years. The US can be doing so much more to prevent/slow down global warming, yet we are doing next to nothing. We only represent 4% of the world’s population, but are responsible for 16% of all global CO2 emissions, and are by far number 1 for the most cumulative emissions over the past 150 years. Climate change is important because it is happening, and it might not be visible to some, but the Earth is rapidly changing in a completely irreversible, and extreme weather is becoming much more deadly and dangerous.
The authors did a great job on this article, including quotations from different studies and discussing the extreme weather events that have been caused by global warming. The overall article was very well written, but the authors should have included more about the importance of stopping climate change before it is too late. There was no sense of urgency about the article, which was definitely something they could have done better, as climate change is a very real and current problem that affects the future of our planet.
Cindy Kwok
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Plumer, Brad, and Nadja Popovich. “How Global Warming Fueled Five Extreme Weather
Events.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 14 Dec. 2017, www.nytimes.com/2017/12/14/climate/climate-extreme-weather-attribution.html?rref=collection/sectioncollection/climate&action=click&contentCollection=climate®ion=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=2&pgtype=sectionfront.
I read Clio’s review of the article “How Global Warming Fueled Five Extreme Weather Events”. One area where Clio did well was on the usage of quotes. In the review, Clio not only included important quotes that helped enhance her review, but also paraphrased what some of the scientists have said. This gives the reader an impression that Clio understood what the research and ideas behind the research were about as paraphrasing requires more time than simply copying and pasting a quote. Another area that was good was the summary. I liked the way it began with events in previous years, and how the evolving temperature throughout the years was what spurred the scientists to study and monitor 2017’s weather more closely. The amount of information given in the summary was also great. It helped people (since most already understand what global warming is / its effects) get a better understanding of just how large a problem this is. Lastly, I liked Clio’s “relation to humanity” section. Here, just like in the summary is a lot of information. If differs however, as it includes more statistics rather than just general facts.
One thing that I think could have been worked on more was the explanation on the actual article title. The title states that global warming had an effect on 5 weather events, but Clio never really goes into detail on those specific five events which was what I was expecting. Rather, the only mention of a number of weather events was when Clio wrote “27 weather events in 2016”. While reading, it was difficult to differentiate between the 5 events which seemed to just be jumbled together or not mentioned specifically at all. The area where Clio explained most of the information was in the humanities section rather than her summary as well. Another area that could use work is with the actual critique of the article. Here, Clio could have enhanced her writing more by including more specific examples of what the writers could have done better / did well.
The critique was interesting overall. We have always been told about global warming in science classes, but many don’t take into account how their actions also lead to more warming. It was interesting how relevant this article is, especially since in Spanish, Senora Napolitano has been having us read articles about global warming and its effects around the world as well as what we can do to prevent / slow the warming.
Amanda Shkreli
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Current Event Review #13
January 8th, 2018
“How Global Warming Fueled Five Extreme Weather Events.”
Plumer, Brad, and Nadja Popovich. “How Global Warming Fueled Five Extreme Weather Events.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 14 Dec. 2017, www.nytimes.com/2017/12/14/climate/climate-extreme-weather-attribution.html?rref=collection/sectioncollection/climate&action=click&contentCollection=climate®ion=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=2&pgtype=sectionfront.
Clio Dakolias’ review of “How Global Warming Fueled Five Extreme Weather Events,” perfectly summarizes how several drastic changes in weather have been linked to global warming. In this review, Dakolias includes three aspects that make her review well written. Firstly, Dakolias cites the study that she is using as a source for her argument. She writes that in a collection of papers published by the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, researchers around the world analyzed twenty seven extreme weather events from 2016 and found that human derived climate change was a driver for twenty one of them. Dakolias also adds that the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society is apart of the growing field of climate change attribution that explores connection between warming and past weather events. By including this information, Dakolias assures the reader that her source is credible, therefore strengthening her argument. Secondly, Dakolias includes examples of how global warming has affected our weather patterns today. She includes that 2016 was the hottest year on record, beating previous warm temperature records set in 2014 and 2015. This information proves that the Earth is getting hotter each year. By including this information, Dakolias gives evidence that global warming is a real thing happening to our planet. Lastly, Dakolias includes some consequences of global warming aside from the abrupt changes in weather pattern. She describes how the unusually warm waters of the Pacific have caused the coral to bleach. If the warm temperatures of the water increase, many coral will die off, causing a disaster for marine ecosystems that depend on them. By including this information, Dakolias emphasizes the dangers of climate change to the reader, and how it might affect our ecosystems.
Though Dakolias’ review is well written, there are certain areas where there is room for improvement. For example, I believe that the review would be stronger if Dakolias provided some examples of how humans are causing climate change. Dakolias could easily fix this problem by researching a few studies that show the primary causes of human derived climate change. Next, I also think that the review would improve if Dakolias provided a few ways that we as a society could help take action to put global warming to a halt. Dakolias could easily fix this by providing some solutions in her second paragraph, where she emphasizes the importance of awareness.
After reading this article, I’ve learned that many extreme weather events have been attributed to global warming. The reason why I chose to read this article is because I am very passionate about climate change, and I am always looking for ways to take action against it. This article raises the urgency of climate change, and made me consider the possible future of our planet.
Olivia Doyle
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AP Biology: Current Event 15
5 February 2018
Plumer, Brad, and Nadja Popovich. “How Global Warming Fueled Five Extreme Weather Events.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 14 Dec. 2017, www.nytimes.com/2017/12/14/climate/climate-extreme-weather-attribution.html?rref=collection/sectioncollection/climate&action=click&contentCollection=climate®ion=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=2&pgtype=sectionfront.
This week, I read my classmate Clio’s review of the article “How Global Warming Fueled Five Extreme Weather Events”, which discussed the dangerous effects of global warming on our earth. Clio did a good job of including studies from the article, as they further explained the rising temperatures and the humans causes of such problems. Clio also gave specific examples of evidence of the dangerous impacts of global warming. For example, she describes the coral bleaching in the Great Barrier Reef, which has been caused by the unusually warm temperatures of the Pacific oceans. By doing so, she gives the reader an understanding of the dire consequences that climate change is having on the environment. Lastly, Clio did a good job of describing the effects of global warming all across the globe- she provides specific examples of rising sea levels and extreme heat waves.
Although Clio’s review was very well-written, there are some areas which she could have improved on. For one, in her second paragraph, she should have talked about what the US can do in helping prevent these “extreme weather events” from happening. She made a good point- that the US makes up 4% of the world’s population, yet is responsible for 16% of all global CO2 emissions. However, she should have included what we can do to help- such as starting to power our homes with renewable energy. Secondly, I think Clio should have included a more in depth analysis of the author’s style, as it would have given her reader more insight into Clio’s own opinion on the issue at hand.
Overall, I found this article and Clio’s review very interesting, but also scary. It is obvious that something needs to be done in order to preserve the environment and our ecosystems. After reading this article, I am inspired to look for ways in which we can reduce pollution, which is causing these detrimental problems for our earth.
Charlie Gay
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Mr. Ippolito
3/8/18
Current Events 18
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/14/climate/climate-extreme-weather-attribution.html?rref=collection/sectioncollection/climate&action=click&contentCollection=climate®ion=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=2&pgtype=sectionfront
Plumer, Brad, and Nadja Popovich. "How Global Warming Fueled Five Extreme Weather Events." The New York Times. The New York Times, 14 Dec. 2017. Web. 08 Mar. 2018.
I really enjoyed reading Clio’s review on the article "How Global Warming Fueled Five Extreme Weather Events." One thing that Clio did well was she told us the credentials of the people who were conducting the study. For example, she included “Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society.” Including this shows us the credibility of the article and adds credibility to her review. Another thing that she did well was she told us the weather events that occurred. For example, she wrote “Another extreme weather event was the coral bleaching in the Great Barrier Reef, located in Australia.” This was much better than just telling us that there were five extreme weather events. Lastly, I really like how Clio included qualitative data in her analysis of this article. She wrote, “We only represent 4% of the world’s population, but are responsible for 16% of all global CO2 emissions.” By providing numbers she made her review a lot more interesting and factual.
One thing that Clio could have done better is she could have given examples of things that the U.S should do to slow global warming. She told us that the U.S was not doing enough, but did not tell us what she thinks they should be doing. Another thing that Clio could have done better is she could have mentioned all five of the weather events. She mentioned a couple but did not mention all of them, and I think that they would have been a crucial part of the article.
I learned that the U.S is by far the worst country when it comes to helping global warming. I also learned that extreme weather events are the result of global warming. I chose this article because global warming is a very ht topic in the news and I wanted to learn more about it. We, as a country, definitely need to try and do more to combat global warming. It is unacceptable that we are one of the most progressive countries, yet are one of the worst countries when it comes to combating global warming.