Environmental Science 1021F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Phenology, Environmental Justice, Equal Protection Clause
10 Mar 2020
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Core message: one of the biggest environmental problems facing humanity today is climate change. Evidence overwhelmingly points to the fact that climate is changing and that human activity is predominantly responsible for the changes. Climate change is impact species, ecosystems, and the health and wellbeing of people around the globe, with more changes to come. Science can help us evaluate the changes that are happening, investigate causes, and also provide information to help make sound policy for dealing with a changing climate. Climate change = alteration in the long-term patterns and statistical averages of meteorological events. Weather = the meteorological conditions in a given place on a given day. Climate = long-term patterns or trends of meteorological conditions. Climate change is not a new phenomenon. Things are changing much more quickly now. Ecosystems everywhere - might have just a few decades to adapt or migrate as climate change makes their current homes uninhabitable.
