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Lauren Birkmeyer

Professor Stalbird

ENG 1201 Online

27 June 2019

Annotated Bibliography

My essay will persuade readers that global warming is real, and how it is affecting our

world around us. I want more people to acknowledge the problems global warming is causing,

and not label the cause as something else. This also leaves one to ask more questions. What

results are coming from this? Should we be concerned?

Borunda, Alejandra. “Climate change is roasting the Himalaya region, threatening millions.”

National Geographic, 4 February 2019.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/02/himalaya-mountain-climate-

change-report. Accessed on 21 June 2019.

The article, “Climate change is roasting the Himalaya region, threatening millions,” was

written by Alejandra Borunda and found in National Geographic. This article was written on

February 4th, 2019. The article doesn’t just talk about how climate change is causing glaciers to

melt, it focuses specifically on the Hindu Kush Himalayan mountain range and how it affects the

people living there. It discusses how it has caused the monsoons to weaken, resulting in less

water provided to farmers.

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This is an academic article and is targeting students and adults to inform them about how

natives to the Hindu Kush Himalayan mountain range. It encourages the readers to become more

aware that climate change is causing problems for others that can continue to get worse in the

future.

Alejandra Borunda works for National Geographic and had her article published by

National Geographic. In addition, the article was written on 4 February 2019.

I believe this article would be perfect for providing examples on how global warming and

climate change can lead to extreme events. Just because the results aren’t immediate, doesn’t

make them any less threatening.

Gibbens, Sarah. “Melting glaciers contribute a third of sea-level rise.” National Geographic, 8

April 2019. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/04/world-mountain-

glaciers-melting-sea-level-rise/. Accessed on 21 June 2019.

The article “Melting glaciers contribute a third of sea-level rise” was written by Sarah

Gibbens and was published by National Geographic back in April of this year. The article talks

about how melting glaciers caused by global warming contribute a large amount to the rising

sea-levels. One thing scientists have discovered is mountain glaciers contribute about a third of

calculated sea-level rise, and determined that many of the glaciers may disappear in the next

century.

This is an academic article that is targeting students and adults alike to inform them on

what scientists have found, how they found this, and how the events will impact us in the future.
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Sarah Gibbons works for National Geographic and had her article published by National

Geographic. Her information was provided by groups such as the World Glacier Monitoring

Service and the Randolph Glacier Inventory. In addition, the article was written on 8 April 2019.

This article can be incorporated into my paper because one main point stated in my thesis

was about the rising sea levels. It also incorporates statistics and how the situation will impact us

in the future.

Leavenworth, Stuart. “Climate change could triple the frequency of large wildfires, says new

federal report.” McClatchy DC Bureau, 11 March 2018.

https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/policy/environment/climate/article222091650.html.

Accessed on 18 June 2019.

“Climate change could triple the frequency of large wildfires, says new federal report,”

was written by Stuart Leavenworth and published by McClatchy DC Bureau last year. The

article discusses how the extremely cold winters have resulted in drier summers and more severe

wildfires. It further increases how climate change has caused the global average temperature to

increase by about 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit.

This is an informative article that contains academic sources and is targeting an audience

of adults wanting answers about the increasing frequency of large wildfires over the last few

years.

Stuart Leavensworth had found academic sources, including a National Climate

Assessment. The article was published by McClatchy DC Bureau on 11 March 2018.

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I plan to incorporate this article into my essay by discussing how ‘Global Warming’

doesn’t just mean things are going to become warmer in temperature, and how this can impact

the areas we live in.

Ocean Portal Team, The. “Ocean Acidification.” Smithsonian, April 2018.

https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/invertebrates/ocean-acidification. Accessed on 20 June

2019.

“Ocean Acidification” was written by The Ocean Portal Team and published by the

Smithsonian in April of 2018. The article goes to the extent of explaining what exactly ocean

acidification is and why it’s important, the impacts it can have on the oceans’ many ecosystems,

their many different ways of studying ocean acidification, and what can be done to help solve the

problem.

This is an academic article and is targeting students and adults that want to learn more

about ocean acidification and what it effects. It is educational and wants help people better

understand this situation.

The Ocean Portal Team is a group that studies anything and everything involving the

ocean, they are part of the Smithsonian Institute’s Ocean Initiative. The article was published by

the Smithsonian, and was posted in April of 2018.

This article can be incorporated into my third point of my thesis statement, because it is

going to talk about the issue of ocean acidification.

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Rasmussen, Carol. “Warming Seas and Melting Ice Sheets.” NASA, 7 August 2017.

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/warming-seas-and-melting-ice-sheets. Accessed

on 17 June 2019.

Carol Rasmussen wrote the article “Warming Seas and Melting Ice Sheets” and had it

published by NASA on 7 August 2017. In this article, Rasmussen discusses the situations

raising sea levels that are caused by climate change, such as the El Niño phenomenon and Pacific

Decadal Oscillation.

This is an academic article and is targeting students of higher education and adults who

want to know more about global warming and rising sea levels. Rasmussen has sources from

research and adds a link to another related article to the topic she discusses.

Carol Rasmussen works for NASA and had her article published by NASA. Also, the

article is fairly recent, as it was published on 7 August 2017. Her work contains information

found from satellites and other research groups that also work for NASA.

This article can be incorporated into the first point of my thesis statement, which covers

the rising sea levels.

Viñas, María José. “2019 Arctic sea ice wintertime extent is seventh lowest.” NASA’s Earth

Science News Team, 20 March 2019. https://climate.nasa.gov/news/2850/2019-arctic-sea-

ice-wintertime-extent-is-seventh-lowest/. Accessed on 17 June 2019.

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María José Viñas’ “2019 Artic sea ice wintertime extent is seventh lowest” was published

by NASA on 20 March 2019. The article describes how although the wintertime extent in the

Artic Sea has improved greatly since the lows started four years ago, there is still a sustained

decline in winter sea ice. Vinas states that rising temperatures in the Artic have thinned the sea

ice and caused layers of ice that had been there for many years to begin to disappear.

This is an academic article and is targeting students of higher education and other

scientists that are researching the effects of global warming.

María José Viñas works for NASA and had her article posted by NASA on 20 March

2019.

This article can be used in my paper because it fits with my second main point, extreme

events, and can help add some more variety to the topic.

Walsh, Bryan. “Ocean Acidification Will Make Climate Change Worse.” Time, 26 August 2013.

http://science.time.com/2013/08/26/ocean-acidification-will-make-climate-change-

worse/. Accessed on 19 June 2019.

Bryan Walsh wrote the article “Ocean Acidification Will Make Climate Change Worse”

and had it published by Time on 26 August 2013. The article talks about what ocean

acidification will do to coral reefs and other ecosystems in the ocean. Walsh also discusses what

could possibly happen if acidification decreases the marine emission of sulfur.

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This is an educational article written to target adults who are either subscribers to Time or

want to know more about the topic of ocean acidification. The article also includes links to

similar articles for more information.

Bryan Walsh works for Time and had the article published by Time. The article was

published on 26 August 2013. Although the article is six years old, it contains information that

still proves to be useful.

The information in the article can be used in the third main point in my thesis statement,

ocean acidification.