Charlotte Cagliostro
Ippolito
C Even AP Biology / Current Event #13
1/18/19
Pierre-Louis, Kendra. “Ocean Warming Is Accelerating Faster Than Thought, New Research Finds.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 10 Jan. 2019, www.nytimes.com/2019/01/10/climate/ocean-warming-climate-change.html.
In Kendra Pierre-Louis’ New York Times article, “Ocean Warming Is Accelerating Faster Than Thought, New Research Finds,” she focuses on the ocean’s role in climate change. Pierre-Louis explains how the ocean absorbs much of the heat energy entering earth’s atmosphere, and without its presence, the rising temperatures would be much more obvious on land. For centuries, the ocean has served to maintain earth’s climate and keep it suitable for human life, but if no action is taken to combat global warming, the adverse effects of climate change will be catastrophic in future years. Pierre-Louis writes that “the surging water temperatures are already killing off marine ecosystems, raising sea levels and making hurricanes more destructive. As the oceans continue to warm, those effects will become more catastrophic, scientists say.” One problem that has already emerged is the rising sea level; coastal communities will soon suffer the consequences. The ocean’s increased temperature has and will continue to hurt marine organisms As it gets hotter and hotter, aquatic species will have a difficult time adapting to the environment; many organisms will be have to relocate and thousands will perish.
The subject matter of Pierre-Louis’ article is incredibly relevant. Climate change will shape society on a global scale for years and years to come. It is incredibly important for individuals to be aware of the consequences of global warming and how they will manifest. Citizens should be educated on how the effects of climate change will impact their lives and future generations. The effects of global warming will only worsen. For example, Pierre-Louis writes that “more powerful storms like Hurricane Harvey in 2017 and Hurricane Florence in 2018 will become more common, and coastlines around the world will flood more frequently. Coral reefs, whose fish populations are sources of food for hundreds of millions of people, will come under increasing stress.”
I enjoyed reading Pierre-Louis’ article. She wrote a compelling and informative piece on a relevant topic that will most definitely shape the century. One thing that I wish she included in her article was a call to action for her readers. I wish she had finished off her piece trying to motivate and incite her audience, possibly just to be more aware on climate or even to take political action.
Emily Perry
ReplyDelete2/6/2019
Pierre-Louis, Kendra. “Ocean Warming Is Accelerating Faster Than Thought, New Research Finds.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 10 Jan. 2019, www.nytimes.com/2019/01/10/climate/ocean-warming-climate-change.html.
Charlotte’s introduction is very strong and well structured. I like that she introduces the main topic and then summarizes the article chronologically. I also like how Charlotte describes the science of her topic in the first paragraph. This is importance to understand how certain human activities contribute to climate change. Secondly, I like how Charlotte includes a quote from the scientists that were quotes in her article. I think that this adds credibility to her discussion of the consequences of ocean warming from climate change. I also how she takes the second paragraph a bit further by describing possible solutions to climate change. For example, she wrote that “Citizens should be educated on how the effects of climate change will impact their lives and future generations.” This is very important, especially for this topic, for there to be a call to action for the readers. I like how Charlotte noticed that the author in her article didn’t have a call to action in her article, and included one in her current event review even though it wasn’t required. She not only described the significance but connected the article back to the readers by explaining what can be done about climate change.
While Charlotte’s article was overall very clear, I think that she could make some changes to the way that she organized her review. For example, she could focus on the consequences of climate change more in her second paragraph and less in her first paragraph. This would make her article clearer and easy to read. Additionally, she could be more specific in her critique when she describes what she likes about the article. Her description was very accurate and insightful, but it could come across as stronger to the readers if there were examples. Overall, Charlotte’s current event review was very good and it was difficult for me to find things for her to change.
I was very interested in learning about the science of ocean warming. While it is important to know the harmful effects of climate change, it is always good to understand how climate change happens to get a better gage on how daily human activities pollute the Earth. This article has definitely made me more conscious about the decisions that I make to help the environment.
Alisa Kanganis
ReplyDeleteAP Biology
January 27, 2019
Current Event 14
Pierre-Louis, Kendra. “Ocean Warming Is Accelerating Faster Than Thought, New Research Finds.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 10 Jan. 2019, www.nytimes.com/2019/01/10/climate/ocean-warming-climate-change.html.
I enjoyed reading Charlotte’s review of “Ocean Warming Is Accelerating Faster Than Thought” by Kendra Pierre-Louis. Her summary was easy to understand and gave me a good idea of the topic at hand - global warming. I especially like how she included quotes from the article that are very impactful. For instance, hearing that “the surging water temperatures are already killing off marine ecosystems, rising sea levels and making hurricanes more destructive” really makes me want to take action. I also appreciate how she included her own opinion, stating that citizens should be more educated about how global warming will impact their lives in the near future. This is a very good point that she brings up. Lastly, I agree with her claim that the author did not inspire enough change in her article. It does not really want to make the reader take action against climate change.
As for areas of improvement, there are two that really stand out to me. I think it would add to Charlotte’s review if she included a personal explanation for why this topic is important to her. Also, she could have elaborated on her point of education about global warming’s impact. For instance, how exactly would she go about making that a reality?
While I was already familiar with the facts mentioned in the article, I still found it interesting to hear from a new perspective. I do, however, wonder what the author thinks we could do to combat rising temperatures, if anything. It is always interesting to hear what other people’s idea of a solution is.
Jordan Hoang
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AP Biology C Even
1/28/19
Pierre-Louis, Kendra. “Ocean Warming Is Accelerating Faster Than Thought, New Research
Finds.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 10 Jan. 2019,
www.nytimes.com/2019/01/10/climate/ocean-warming-climate-change.html.
In her review of “Ocean Warming Is Accelerating Faster Than Thought, New Research
Finds,” Charlotte reiterated the significance of the ocean on our climate. She talked about how the author executes this importance by choosing a variety of well-written, key quotes from the article. She was able to add this very seamlessly in her work without making it sound unnatural or “choppy”. In addition, I enjoyed how Charlotte made her review more interesting by changing the format of her sentences and including semi-colons. Finally, her choice of vocabulary was really able to strengthen her writing. With simple, but thoughtful words such as “perish” or “adverse”, I able to recognize the magnitude and importance of the ocean on our climate.
Even though I liked Charlotte’s use of quotes, I felt that some of them should have been more elaborated on. For instance, while her quote at the end of the second paragraph was a great addition to her review, I thought she could have included more of her own opinion after stating it. Ending with a quote felt a bit abrupt to the flow of her review. In addition- even though I found this to be a very minor fault- I found that she was missing a period after one of her sentences. Just proof-reading her work one more time would have gotten rid of this issue. Otherwise, her review was really well-done.
I have noticed that many reviews in our blog recently have been on the topic of global warming or climate. It is becoming clearer to me how relevant this issue is in today’s age. I think we should work to educate ourselves more on this manner and make efforts to reduce our ecological footprint.