Critical Thinking and Global Warming: How Science Confirms Climate Change
A quick and easy guide to understanding the scientific evidence proving our climate is changing.
Critical thinking requires reasoning, analyzing, reflecting, and evaluating. It should be a topic that concerns every household in America because of its current impact on life worldwide with rising temperatures, extreme weather patterns, and shifting ecosystems.
Start by examining the evidence from credible sources, such as NASA or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which offer data on rising temperatures, extreme weather patterns, and shifting ecosystems.
Critical thinking involves reasoning, analysis, reflection, and evaluation. How often do you engage in these thought processes?
Regarding climate change, applying multiple levels of critical thinking is crucial, starting with identifying humankind’s complex challenges.
The United Nations (n.d.) identifies some:
Hotter temperatures. As greenhouse gas concentrations rise, so does the global surface temperature. …
More severe storms. …
Increased drought. …
A warming, rising ocean. …
Loss of s…
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