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Kedesha Powell

Prof. K. Smith

English 101

April 7, 2019

Climate Change is Real

Climate change also called global warming refers to the rise in average surface

temperatures on Earth. Overwhelming scientific consensus maintains that climate change is due

primarily to the human use of fossil fuels, which releases carbon dioxide and other greenhouse

gases into the air. The gases trap heat within the atmosphere, which can have a range of effects

on ecosystems, including rising sea levels, severe weather events, and droughts that render

landscapes more susceptible to wildfires. Currently the veracity of climate change have been the

subject of great debate in the political arena, but as scientific evidence becomes apparent, I

believe climate change is real because of numerous reports of melting glaciers, eroding coastline,

rising sea levels and rampant wildfires due to drier weather occurring all over the world.
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Kedesha Powell

Prof. K. Smith

English 101

April 29,2019

Annotated Bibliography

"Preface to 'Is Global Warming a Real Environmental Threat?'." Pollution, edited by Debra A. Miller,
Greenhaven Press, 2012. Current Controversies. Opposing Viewpoints in Context,
http://link.galegroup.com.qbcc.ezproxy.cuny.edu/apps/doc/EJ3010058193/OVIC?u=cuny_queen
sboro&sid=OVIC&xid=cb0f24ac. Accessed 26 Apr. 2019.

Deffenbaugh, Noah S., and Christopher B. Field. "A Wet Winter Won't Save California." New York
Times (1923-Current file), Sep 19, 2015, pp. 1. ProQuest,
http://qbcc.ezproxy.cuny.edu:2048/login?url=https://search-proquest-
com.qbcc.ezproxy.cuny.edu/docview/2074335137?accountid=28449.

"Warming Up to the Truth: The Real Story About Climate Change." Environmental Issues: Essential
Primary Sources, edited by Brenda Wilmoth Lerner and K. Lee Lerner, Gale, 2006, pp. 454-458.
Gale Virtual Reference Library,
http://link.galegroup.com.qbcc.ezproxy.cuny.edu/apps/doc/CX3456400170/GVRL?u=cuny_quee
nsboro&sid=GVRL&xid=a12caaff. Accessed 7 May 2019.

Tomecek, Steve. Global Warming and Climate Change. Chelsea House, 2012. The author provides
some insight on the cause of climate change.