Joseph Daher
Mr. Charles Ippolito
November 1, 2018
AP Biology D-Even
Mooney, Chris, and Brady Dennis. “Startling New Research Finds Large Buildup of Heat in the
Oceans, Suggesting a Faster Rate of Global Warming.” The Washington Post, WP
Company, 31 Oct. 2018,
www.washingtonpost.com/energy-environment/2018/10/31/startling-new-research-finds-large-buildup-heat-oceans-suggesting-faster-rate-global-warming/
In a surprising study published in the popular science journal Nature on October 31st, geoscientists at Princeton University concluded that Earth’s oceans had retained 60 percent more heat than previously predicted. According to Laura Resplandy, who led the study, “We thought that we got away with not a lot of warming in both the ocean and the atmosphere for the amount of CO2 that we emitted”. The study was more accurate than previous studies because it measured the volumes of gas that have recently escaped the ocean instead of measuring the ocean temperature directly. This method is a more reliable indicator of ocean temperature change because it reflects a fundamental behavior of a liquid when heated; because gases tend to be less soluble in warm water.
Wednesday’s study carries important policy implications for modern society because it leaves nations even less time to dramatically cut the world’s emissions of carbon dioxide to abide by the Paris climate agreements level of 1.5 Celsius.
Mooney and Dennis, the authors of the Washington Post article, conclude that more rapidly warming oceans mean will result in faster rising sea levels, while also meaning that more heat will be delivered to critical locations susceptible to warming already, such as coral reefs in the tropics and the rapidly shrinking ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica.
Mooney and Dennis’ article was an accurate summary of the recently published Princeton study and additionally provided a larger context for global ocean warming. The structure of the article is a little confusing, since the study is introduced immediately but is only clarified upon much later on. The article jumps between the science of global warming and its geopolitical implications; a more organized progression from the actual science to the international response to it would have been clearer. Otherwise the article once again shines light on one of the defining challenges for humankind in the 21st century; global warming. As the article points out, only unprecedented international cooperation against climate change can ever hope to limit and plateau global warming. And beyond the long-term implications of warmer oceans, even small changes in ocean temperatures can affect weather in specific places over the short term, making weather much more pertinent.
Sunday Ladas
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AP Bio C-EVEN
2 November 2018
Mooney, Chris, and Brady Dennis. “Startling New Research Finds
Large Buildup of Heat in the Oceans, Suggesting a Faster Rate of Global Warming.” The Washington Post, WP Company, 31 Oct. 2018, www.washingtonpost.com/energy-environment/2018/10/31/startling-new-research-finds-large-buildup-heat-oceans-suggesting-faster-rate-global-warming/
I thought that Joe did a very good job writing about this current event. To begin, I thought the beginning paragraph had a really energetic and exciting to it. I thought that he did a really good job in writing with energy. I thought that he also did an exceptional analyzing the writers writing style. I thought that he brought up many points about how the article was confusing for him and then provided examples as to why it was confusing. I thought that was a very interesting observation and point. Lastly, I thought that it was really interesting that he brought up another study that was previously researched that was along the same lines as the topic he was reading about now.
Joe does a really good job throughout the article listing the facts and everything however, I felt that he could have had a more captivating introduction. I thought this because his introduction to the reader was very factual and very dull. Even though stating facts are a good way to explain the main point of the article, I feel like it is not the most effective way to introduce a topic. I also felt that he portrayed his opinion on the article more, he briefly touched on the his opinion on the article. I felt it would have been more interesting to read his point of view.
I thought that in general that this topic that Joe wrote about was very interesting. I thought that it was interesting information to know just in case in the future and I read an article about this topic I can remember reading about it before. I thought that this topic enlightened me about the recent problems in the environment. I thought that learning about the warming of the earth can is a topic that should be researched more and hopefully there will soon be a way to stop it.
Szilvia Szabó
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AP Biology
November 3rd, 2018
Mooney, Chris, and Brady Dennis. “Startling New Research Finds Large Buildup of Heat in the
Oceans, Suggesting a Faster Rate of Global Warming.” The Washington Post, WP
Company, 31 Oct. 2018, www.washingtonpost.com/energy-environment/2018/10/31/startling-new-research-finds-large-buildup-heat-oceans-suggesting-faster-rate-global-warming/
Constantly, we are learning more and more new things about global warming, and it is really important to keep up with this, as we need to stay informed about how we are affecting our environment. In this current event, Joseph talks about the ramifications of our oceans warming. He does a really nice job of introducing the topic and giving brief context to the situation. He has one sentence describing what the study is and touching on its accuracy and he threw in a quote that established what was thought prior to this discovery. Additionally, I think that Joseph really nicely summed up what the long term effects of the rising temperatures of the oceans, as he says, ‘Mooney and Dennis, the authors of the Washington Post article, conclude that more rapidly warming oceans mean will result in faster rising sea levels, while also meaning that more heat will be delivered to critical locations susceptible to warming already, such as coral reefs in the tropics and the rapidly shrinking ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica.” Lastly, I think that Joseph concluded his writing really well. He says, “As the article points out, only unprecedented international cooperation against climate change can ever hope to limit and plateau global warming. And beyond the long-term implications of warmer oceans, even small changes in ocean temperatures can affect weather in specific places over the short term, making weather much more pertinent.” This leaves the reader with a sense of what needs to be done and what will happen if we continue to leave this problem unchecked.
Despite his writing being really well done, there were some areas that Joseph could work on. I think that the actual content and the way that Joseph organized it was done really well and the only real faults I found with his writing were some grammatical errors. I noticed that Joseph used a semicolon twice incorrectly, as he says “Otherwise the article once again shines light on one of the defining challenges for humankind in the 21st century; global warming.” and, “This method is a more reliable indicator of ocean temperature change because it reflects a fundamental behavior of a liquid when heated; because gases tend to be less soluble in warm water.” In the first and second sentence, it should be a colon, not a semicolon and in the second sentence he should take out the because and only state the “fundamental behavior of a liquid when heated”. Joseph also wrote, “the authors of the Washington Post article, conclude that more rapidly warming oceans mean will result in faster rising sea levels,”. Clearly this was just a simple mistake that can easily be fixed by taking out the will in order for this to make sense. Despite these two small grammatical errors, I think that Joseph did a really good job of writing about this current event.
Prior to reading this, I never knew much information on how the oceans themselves are heating up and what kind of problems this will bring up. Whenever I heard anything about Global warming, it would be all about carbon emissions and the kind of pollution that we are putting out in the world. Typically, I have never heard so much about the oceans, so I never gave them much thought. However, as the oceans start to heat up more and more, the entire world will heat up even more, making the fact that the oceans are 60% hotter than expected even more alarming.
Ella Stupart
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November 5, 2018
Citation:
Daher, Joseph. Rev. of “Startling New Research Finds Large Buildup of Heat in the
Oceans, Suggesting a Faster Rate of Global Warming.” The Washington Post, WP
Company, 31 Oct. 2018,
https://bronxvilleapbiology.blogspot.com/2018/11/startling-new-research-finds-large.html
Mooney, Chris, and Brady Dennis. “Startling New Research Finds Large Buildup of Heat in the
Oceans, Suggesting a Faster Rate of Global Warming.” The Washington Post, WP
Company, 31 Oct. 2018,
www.washingtonpost.com/energy-environment/2018/10/31/startling-new-research-finds-large-buildup-heat-oceans-suggesting-faster-rate-global-warming/
Joseph Daher’s review of the article “Startling New Research Finds Large Buildup of Heat in the Oceans, Suggesting a Faster Rate of Global Warming” by Chris Mooney and Dennis Brady explained a new study that was done to discover more about global warming and CO2 levels. Joseph did a good job at defining and explaining the importance of difference between this study and previous studies, appealing to logos, and suggesting ways that this article could be improved. Joseph discusses the importance of this study by stating that past studies collected data through measuring the temperature of the oceans, while this study measured the amount of gas that has been emitted from the ocean. He explains why this is important, claiming that it “reflects a fundamental behavior of liquid when heated,”(Daher 1) and is an accurate measure of temperature change. Joseph appeals to logos by giving evidence of the damage done by global warming by offering examples of places that have been affected. Joseph specifically cites the tropics, Greenland, and Iceland as examples of greatly affected areas. A third strength in this review is Joseph’s analysis of the article and suggestions for the authors on how to improve the article. Joseph makes the claim that the article’s structure is confusing and then suggests “a more organized progression from the actual science to the international response,”(Daher 3) to make their points more clear. Of Joseph’s many strengths in this article, I believe that the explanation of the importance of the study, appeal to logos, and his suggestions for authors of the article are the most evident.
To strengthen his review, I would suggest that Joseph elaborates more on the effects of the issue on the world and adds an explanation to the last point in his article in order to bolster his concluding paragraph. In the second paragraph, Joseph briefly discusses the effects of rapid global warming, but lacks detail. He should discuss the short term and long term effects on people across the world. He should also include ways that this study is helping prevent the problem from escalating even further and how the audience can help. Joseph also could have elaborated on the last idea he introduces. In his concluding sentence, “And beyond the long-term implications of warmer oceans, even small changes in ocean temperatures can affect weather in specific places over the short term, making weather much more pertinent,” Joseph makes a claim, but never backs it up. This point would be much more effective if it were followed by an explanation of how this happens and what the effects are.
Global warming is an issue that is widely acknowledged and discussed, although a lot of people don’t know the causes or effects of it. This concerns me because global warming is largely due to the emission of greenhouse gases, which is our fault as the human species. This article reminded me of what a big issue global warming is. I hope that new ways of preventing further trapping of greenhouse gases are revealed soon and released to the public. Despite the few places in which Joseph could improve, he gave an overall informative review of the article he chose.
Gaby Laval
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Current Event 8
11/7/18
Mooney, Chris, and Brady Dennis. “Startling New Research Finds Large Buildup of Heat in the
Oceans, Suggesting a Faster Rate of Global Warming.” The Washington Post, WP
Company, 31 Oct. 2018, www.washingtonpost.com/energy-environment/2018/10/31/startling-new-research-finds-large-buildup-heat-oceans-suggesting-faster-rate-global-warming/
In this article, Joe did a great job summarizing the article written by Chris Mooney. In particular, he pointed out specifically why this study is more significant and relevant than other studies. This is because it measured the gas volume of the ocean instead of the temperature, wielding more accurate results. Additionally, Joe gave a clear explanation of the importance of this study. For example, he says "Wednesday’s study carries important policy implications for modern society because it leaves nations even less time to dramatically cut the world’s emissions of carbon dioxide to abide by the Paris climate agreements level of 1.5 Celsius." Lastly, Joe made a good observation when he pointed out the flawed structure of the article, claiming that it would be more powerful if the article was better structured.
I feel there are some areas in which Joe could improve his article. For example, he could elaborate more about his opinion on the subject. Does he agree with and support the author, or does he hold different opinions? Additionally, he could speak more about the importance of rising sea levels and why we must work to stop global warming as a whole. Otherwise, the article is very concise.
Global warming is a very urgent issue in the modern world. This article only emphasizes the need to protect our world with more efficient lifestyles and eco-friendly products. Rising sea levels are only one issue facing humankind in the wake of global warming, pollution, and emissions, but it is certainly an issue that must be solved before it is too late.
In his current event, I think Joe did a great job in describing the distinction between the study described in his article and previous studies done on the increase of temperatures due to global warming. This not only makes the warnings which his articles posted more pressing but also makes it easier for the reader to understand why this recent study demonstrated more worrisome results of the effects of human activity on world climate. Joe also does not just remain broad and general about why we should care about an increased projection for how much heat the oceans have already absorbed, but instead he cites specific examples such as coral reefs and Antarctica as places of highest risk. His criticism of the article is also noteworthy because he not only states the reason why the article was a little confusing but aimed to alleviate that confusion through a better organization of his own review.
ReplyDeleteJoe does a great job content wise, but there were some small errors. For one, he misused the semicolon twice, where he should have opted for a comma before the conjunction ‘because’, and use a colon instead when elaborating on a point later on in that paragraph. Secondly, he could improve his last sentence, because it not only is a little vague but also does not truly convey his point that short term changes in weather are equally dangerous as the long term dangers of a hotter climate. These stylistic points can both be easily changed with a bit more revision and would make his argument clearer.
And as if global warming was not already a worrisome issue, it seems that humanity is more behind schedule in curbing its effect on the world than ever. Joe brings to light a very important scientific fact that is playing out in our lifetimes and has effects on generations after ours. It seems that the little we are doing now has just become more insignificant and the need for radical change a greater necessity than we once believed.
The first part of the review that I thought Joe did really well was discussing the difference in measuring the temperature of the ocean and measuring the amount of gas released by the ocean. In explaining why the researchers pursued an alternative procedure to obtain their measurements, Joe also explained why this is so important as well as the scientific reasoning behind it. In explaining that liquids tend to release more gas when they are heated because the gases become less soluble, Joe accurately established and summarized the reasoning behind the scientists choice of procedure. The second thing that I thought Joe did well in his review was tying of the implications of the study to global political consequences. Because the study showed a drastic increase in the amount of heat retained by oceans, Way more than initially anticipated, this means that countries will have to work even harder to reach the carbon emission goals set by the Paris climate agreement. It is important that Joe established this connection because the results of the study clearly have real-world political consequences and ignoring this would do the scientists and their study a disservice. The third thing I thought Joe did well in his review of the article, it was his criticism of the authors choice of structure within the article itself. Joe said that the authors jumped around between discussing the scientific and political implications too often, making the whole piece more confusing and harder to follow.
ReplyDeleteDespite his review being very well written overall, there were two major shortcomings I came across in Joe’s written review. The first error I came across was the miss-placement of multiple semicolons in his review. Although this is just a grammatical error, that does not necessarily obstruct the communication of his message, this is an error that should be fixed and he should be aware of the proper grammar conventions of the English language. The second thing I felt Joe could have done better was being a little less vague in his concluding sentence. The vagueness that I encountered I felt undermined his point that short-term weather changes can be just as devastating as long-term changes to the earth’s climate.
After reading the article as well as Joe’s written review, I was very devastated to find out the status of the worlds climate. After seeing the passage of the Paris climate agreement, which saw almost every nation in the world become a signatory, I was hopeful that the world would be on a better track with more green future. However this study and it’s devastating results actually prove the opposite. Because the oceans have retained up to 60% more heat than initially anticipated, this means there will be a lot more work for my generation in fixing the mistakes that caused global warming and I am no longer sure that the goals set my the Paris climate accords are sufficient to account for this change. The main thing I took away from the article and the review was that our worlds climate is in a much more dire spot than I initially thought, meaning we all must to do more to combat climate change.
Luke Freeman
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AP Biology Current Event 8 - Comment
November 14, 2018
Mooney, Chris, and Brady Dennis. “Startling New Research Finds Large Buildup of Heat in the
Oceans, Suggesting a Faster Rate of Global Warming.” The Washington Post, WP
Company, 31 Oct. 2018,
www.washingtonpost.com/energy-environment/2018/10/31/startling-new-research-finds-large-buildup-heat-oceans-suggesting-faster-rate-global-warming/
This article, reviewed exceptionally well by Joe Daher, focusses on a issue that not only is important to me, but determines the future of our entire world. For starters, Joe did a great job of establishing the problem and giving the reader specific details about the article. He also managed to do this whilst keeping his review concise. Secondly, Joe does an amazing job of bringing the reader back to the purpose of the article, as shown by his concluding statement, “...only unprecedented international cooperation against climate change can ever hope to limit and plateau global warming ... even small changes in ocean temperatures can affect weather in specific places over the short term, making weather much more pertinent”. This line was delivered with an educated, candid tone which aids in making an impression on the reader. Finally, Joe does a good job of citing the authors of both the article and Princeton study. While this is a small thing, many often forget this integral part.
Only two small things really stood out to me when reading Joe’s review, the first being the slightly underwhelming inclusion of statistics. While reading the article, I noticed that the authors chose to include many statistics, which develop a sense of ethos (developing credibility with the reader) as well as support the argument. If Joe had included a few of these stats, his review could have been elevated to the next level. The second, more slight concern I had with Joe’s review is the structure. While Joe did hit every mark, it was a bit all over the place. For example, his critique section comes in the third paragraph, when it should have been in the second. That being said, it did not really detract from the overall review, as Joe was still able to get his point across.
While I feel I am already quite educated on this topic, as I reviewed a related article and have done my own research for other projects in other classes, I was still shocked by this article by Chris Mooney and Brady Dennis. One statement in particular stuck out to me, that being, “In one instance, the administration relied on an assumption that the planet will warm a disastrous seven degrees Fahrenheit, or about four degrees Celsius, by the end of the century in arguing that a proposal to ease vehicle fuel-efficiency standards would have only minor climate impacts” (Mooney 2). This, referring to the Trump administration, truly shocked me to my core. While I know that Trump and his administration are opting to withdraw from the Paris Agreement made in 2015, I did not know that they “believe” (or at least say they believe) that regulations on fuel-efficiency will have no effect. That is simply blasphemous, as emissions from cars across the globe have been proven to sizeably contribute to ozone depletion, and in turn, climate change. On top of that, as explained in one of my previous comments, the inclusion of the facts about the acidification of the ocean triggered my first hand experience in Curacao, in which nearly all of the coral I saw was bleached and had died. Both the article and that experience prove that that global warming is not something that will just “go away”, and that if drastic action is not taken, our planet and all the species which live here will suffer.
Michael Grieco
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Current Event 10 - Comment
December 4, 2018
Mooney, Chris, and Brady Dennis. “Startling New Research Finds Large Buildup of Heat in the
Oceans, Suggesting a Faster Rate of Global Warming.” The Washington Post, WP
Company, 31 Oct. 2018,
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https://bronxvilleapbiology.blogspot.com/2018/11/startling-new-research-finds-large.html
Joe’s review is short, concise, and to the point. He summarizes the topic quickly that allows for simple comprehension. Because of this, one could read the reviewed article with helpful context that could help them understand the contents better. Additionally, Joe explains the significance of his issue in a much larger context, that shows his audience the magnitude of this issue. He talks about other studies on the same topic and how this could affect the globe as a whole. And finally, Joe’s critique is thorough, he tackles many of the faults of the article that must be acknowledged to fully understand the article. Because he points out structural flaws, we might read the full article with a different mindset that allows us to comprehend all of the details.
Joe’s conciseness in this review may have hurt him. He did not really touch upon all of the points explained in the article. If Joe had included more details regarding the summary of the article, he could have increased the reader’s awareness of this issue. Additionally, I believe Joe should have added more statistics that the article provided. This would allow his audience to put all of his summarizing points in context and to fully understand how the Earth is changing.
Joe brings our attention to this pressing issue that is becoming much worse than ever. He makes it evident that we are doing too little to help our planet and that we must look toward a larger and more radical change to help our planet.