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Humans Influence Influence on Weather and Climate Change

Humans Influence on Weather and Climate Change Darion Minnella-Warner Plano ISD Academy High School

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ABSTRACT

Humans do influence weather and climate change which not only affects the environment but human health as well.The reason this is important important is because, people are unintentionally unintentionally changing weather w eather by creating an alarming alarming amount of pollution pollution and dense populations. Pollution is one of the most important factors in weather and climate change issues. Air pollution affects weather and climate change through burning fossil fuels like coal, oil, and gas, and emitting emitting carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. atmosphere. (eia) One On e of the w ays that humans influence weather change is through cities forming heat islands, which effects thunderstorms thunderstorms and weather w eather patterns.These patterns.These things absorb heat all year round and create an, insulation like effect. (Mersereau, 2016) There is also a study that says the heat islands in cities are affecting thunderstorms and that about 60% of storms changed form, strength, and structure structure over the Indianapolis area while 25% over the rural regions. (Niyogi 2010, pg 1129). Another way that humans influence weather is when we create certain paved roads, which changes flood strength and direction. direction. Roads that are paved over earth that has holes which liquid is able to pass through, and the pavement is made of asphalt or concrete which is impervious impervious and does not let water go through it, cause issues. issues. This is a a major influence influence on weather change because when w hen it floods the water has nowhere now here to go and runs into places it has not flooded before and makes the flood much more powerful.(Mersereau, powerful.(Mersereau, 2016). Humans also, affect weather change through just living our daily lives, we create a weather change, weekly pattern with car pollution. We We are more likely to have bad weather on weekends due

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to the increased amount of people driving. The T he reason this happens is because b ecause pollution pollution effects effects when it does and does not rain. rain. (UCSB, (UCSB , 2017) Climate change is is one of the major major ways that humans affect the earth and the environment. Nasa believes that climate change will continue to make the temperature temperature go up for the next 100 years. (UCSB, (UCS B, 2017). Clim C limate ate change not only affects the environment, but it also affects our health. For example, premature death, different respiratory symptoms, lung cancer, cardiovascular disease, and more visits visits to the hospital.(Fann, 2016). There are also arguments and ways that w e do not affect weather and climate climate change. One O ne reason that people argue that we have no effect effect on weather is because of religion religion and the belief that only god or a greater power could affect or change the weather, climat climate, e, and natural natural phenomenons. phenomenons. (Finch, 2014). A way that we can help solve these issues is by making more people aware of the climate climate and weather change issues. The way we should do this is by creating colorful and 3D billboards that show what humans are doing to affect affect the environment, then show how it affected affected the environment and humans themselves. themselves. For example we could cou ld have a billboard billboard with w ith a glacier falling falling on top of a polar bear. bear. Then T hen have text next to it saying, ¨Prevent this by only having one car per household¨, or, ¨You ¨You can stop this from happening, drive less, save more¨. T he reason we we should have this is to inflict pathos on the viewers view ers and make them want w ant to get involved instead of just looking at the billboard. Some people might disagree with this idea because it would distract drivers and cause more wrecks. w recks.

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Introduction Humans do influence weather and climate change which not only affects the environment but human health as well. T he reason this is important is because, people are unintentionally unintentionally changing weather w eather by creating an alarming alarming amount of pollution pollution and dense populations. Previously Previously people believed that no one could control w eather and that it was only possible in movies. There are many different studies that show there are many different ways humans influence the weather change through heat islands, paved roads, and car pollution. There are also many different ways that people influence climate change as well, for example the major was are through pollution pollution and global warming. People argue that w e

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could not possibly have an affect affect on w eather and climate climate change because we are insignificant insignificant and only a higher power could do it. (Finch, 2014) There are different ways that we do and don't affect the weather, weather, that most people do not even know kn ow about. abou t. Human Effect on Weather and Climate Change : Intro to Pollution Pollution is one of the most important factors in weather and climate change issues. The National Geographic defines pollution as, ¨the introduction of harmful materials into the environment¨. The many different types of pollution are, air pollution, noise pollution, light pollution, pollution, water w ater pollution, pollution, and land pollution. (National Geographic, 2012) A lthough there are many different types of pollution the type that most interferes with climate and weather change is air pollution. Air pollution affects weather and climate change through burning fossil fuels like coal, oil, and gas, and emitting carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. An example of this is driving a car uses gasoline, which is made from crude oil. (eia) Crude oil is a fossil fuel, that when burned emits carbon dioxide and creates pollution. Carbon dioxide affects climate change because it is one of the greenhouse gases contributing towards global warming. (Platt, 2017) Global warming is where greenhouse g reenhouse gases are causing the earth to warm up at fast speeds. (Richards, ( Richards, 2017) 2017 ) This shows how many people driving cars leads to carbon dioxide emissions, emissions, which then leads to an increased increased amount of greenhouse gases. A way that we w e can help solve this problem is by finding new and different different ways to conserve and create more energy, also to find different means of transportation. A consequence of this will be less greenhouse gases, and a change in your daily routine. Human Effect on Weather Weather Change Ch ange : Dense D ense Populations

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One of the ways w ays that humans influence weather change is through cities cities forming heat islands, which effects effects thunderstorms thunderstorms and weather patterns. Heat H eat Islands are, greatly populated areas creating creating heat, by b y having an immense immense amount of people, and a ¨dense¨ amount of asphalt roads, concrete sidewalks, brick facades, and tar roofs. These things absorb heat h eat all year round and create an, insulation insulation like effect. (Mersereau, (Mersereau, 2016) There is also a study published by the Journal of Applied Meteorology and Clim C limatology atology that proves this accusation accusation as w ell. (Niyogi 2010, pg 1129) The study says that the heat islands in cities are affecting thunderstorms and that about 60% of storms changed form, strength, and structure over the Indianapolis Indianapolis area while 25% over the rural regions. (Niyogi 2010, pg 1129) This shows show s how human interfere interfere with w ith weather by buildi bu ilding ng big cities and living in dense populations. However How ever,, this is not the only w ay that humans influence weather through construction, humans also influence weather through paving roads, w hich is another big contribution to weather change caused by human influence.

Human Effect on Weather Weather Change : Paved P aved roads Another way w ay that humans influence weather is when w e create certain certain paved roads, which changes flood strength and direction. Flooding is a very powerful part of weather because of its effects on the environment and all of the damages it causes to the community. The reason paved roads have an influence on such a powerful type of weather is because of the material paved roads are made out of. For example, roads that are paved over earth that has holes which liquid is able to pass through, and the pavement is made of asphalt or

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concrete which is impervious impervious and does not let water go through it, it, cause issues. This is a a major influence influence on weather w eather change because when it floods the water has nowhere to go and runs into places it has not flooded before and makes the flood much more powerful.(Mersereau, powerful.(Mersereau, 2016)

Human Effect on Weather Weather Change Cha nge : Car C ar Pollution Pollution Another way w ay that humans affect weather change is through just living living our daily lives, we create a weather change, weekly pattern with car pollution. (UCSB, 2017) For example, the NHTSA stated, that Saturday is the most common day for people to be out driving.(Othcy, driving.(Othcy, 2015) Which means that we w e are more likely to have bad weather on weekends due to the increased amount of people driving. We We will w ill also also have better weather on weekdays w eekdays because there are less people using their cars and giving of carbon dioxide. The reason this happens is because pol pollution lution effects effects when it does and does not rain. (UCSB, (UCSB , 2017) . As shown by these many studies of heat islands, paved roads, and car pollution humans have different different effects effects on weather w eather patterns. patterns. As A s shown by car pollution, one of the biggest influences on climate change and w eather change is pollution. How Humans influence Climate Climate Change Chan ge : Intro to Climate Climate Change Chan ge Climate change is one of the major ways that humans affect the earth and the environment. environment. Which is why w hy many people should be aw are of it and try to help fix this issue. The first question people ask is, ¨What is climate change?¨. Well, climate change is a change in the ¨Usual¨ pattern of weather w eather a certain place usually experiences. experiences. Clima C limate te change has been happening and changing all throughout history, but for the last mid-20th century it has

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become a problem caused by humans. The T he reason I say this is because people have started to notice major changes like global warming and health issues caused by climate climate change and humans.(NASA , 2017) N asa believes that climat climatee change will w ill continue continue to make the temperature go up for the next 100 years. Nasa also said that most scientists believe humans can influence climate climate by driving cars, heating and cooling their house, and cooking food, which all takes energy. energy. Then T hen to get that energy we burn coal, oil, and gas. Which creates gases in the air that heat the earth earth and change the climate. climate. (UCSB, (UC SB, 2017) Another An other way that climate is affected by humans is through Heat Islands as mentioned before in the paragraph called, Human called, Human Effect Effect on Weath Weather er Change Change : Heat Islands. Islands. In that paragraph it discussed how the buildings and concrete absorb heat creating an insulation like effect increasing and affecting the temperature. How Humans influence Climate Climate Change Chan ge : Effects E ffects on Humans Climate change not only affects the environment, but it also affects our health. Climate change caused by humans can increase ozone levels which w hich can emit pollutants and create health risks. (Fann, 2016) Climate change causes a chain reaction that affects our health. First people create and increase carbon dioxide by doing things like deforestation deforestation and burning coal, oil, and gas. Which then increases the climate temperature, leading to precipitation patterns changing. Then this causes different extreme weather events to happen, which changes the usual weather patterns in different different areas. This can cause a higher pollen count, longer pollen seasons, and worsing w orsing air that we breathe. Global Change.gov Change. gov says that these factors can cause many different health problems. For example, premature death, different respiratory symptoms, lung cancer, cardiovascular disease, and more visits to the hospital.(Fann, 2016)

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How Humans do not Influence Weather and Climate Change There are also arguments and ways that we do not affect weather and climate change. One reason that people argue that we have no effect on weather is because of religion and the belief that only god or a greater power could affect or change the weather, climate, and natural phenomenons. (Finch, 2014) Another reason people argue argue that weather can not be affected by humans is that they simply do not want to admit that humans could have done this because we are too insignificant. insignificant. (Finch, 2014) Another reason that people could argue argue that humans do not affect weather is that they could blame climate change on other things. (UCSB, (UCS B, 2017) Climate change is also caused by things like earth's earth's distance from the sun, the sun can give g ive off more or less energy than usual, oceans might change, and volcanoes vo lcanoes erupt changing the temperature, temperature, and many many other things. things. (UCSB, (UC SB, 2017) Mainly not many many people believe that humans are not the cause of weather and climate climate changes in the earth.(Finch, earth.(Finch, 2014)

Conclusion There are different ways that we w e do affect the the weather w eather and climate change, that most people do not even know k now about. Humans affect weather and climate change by creating heat islands, paved roads, global warming, w arming, and car pollution. Some people believe that it is impossible for humans to affect the weather because, we are too insignificant. Much research shows the many different different ways that humans influence climate climate and weather change. Pollution Pollution

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and global warming increases increases every day which is affecting affecting not only the weather and climate climate but also our health. Climate change and weather change caused by humans is a very important subject because it not only influences our daily lives but also the environment, the atmosphere, atmosphere, and our o ur health. A w ay that we can help solve these issues is is by making more people aware of the climate and weather change issues. The way we should do this is by creating creating colorful and 3D billboards billboards that show what humans are doing to affect the environment, environment, then show how it affected affected the environment and humans themselves. For example we could have a billboard with a glacier falling falling on top of a polar po lar bear. bear. Then T hen have text next to it saying, ¨Prevent this by only having one car per household¨, or, ¨You can stop this from happening, drive less, save more¨. The reason we should have this is to inflict pathos on the viewers and make them want to get involved instead of just looking looking at the billboard. Some people might disagree with this idea because it would distract drivers and cause more wrecks.

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