The Importance of Climate Science

Each and every day we are affected by climate science. It surrounds us in everything we do. Each time we turn on the weather station, climate science is at work predicting the coming day’s weather patterns. Each year coastal cities are warned of the upcoming hurricane and tropical store forecast for the season. Climate science is daily weather prediction but it is also more than that. It monitors global temperatures for a greater cause.

Evidence of global warming is currently debated. If it were not for climate science, there would not be any information to make informed decisions on. Unfortunately there seems to be disagreement as to the effects of global warming and even climate science can not provide concrete evidence of cause or effect at this point in time. Scientists and researchers have factual evidence of a rise in temperatures but the global warming debate is fueled by not knowing the extent mankind has on weather patterns.

There are a few key facts that are indisputable. Climate science has shown that the average temperature of near-surface air and ocean temperatures has risen in the past one hundred years. We know that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases help create a blanket affect of the atmosphere. This blanket of gases prevents solar radiation from exiting the atmosphere.

Climate science does not have all the answers to the global warming debate. It does, however, study the effects of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide is naturally occurring and is a byproduct of animals, including humans, and burning fossil fuels. WWW.globalwarming.org states that less than two percent of carbon dioxide is attributed to humanity and that global warming is not occurring due to human error.

The more information that is discovered through researching the past and present climate, the more climate science studies will be able to formulate the impact global warming has, if any, on mankind and continually shifting weather patterns. It is not an exact science but the more studies that are conducted, the better overall information we will be able to ascertain.

We can stay informed of the progress climate science is making. We must have a voice in the global warming debate if we are to have a healthy environment and a home for our grandchildren and their children. Knowledge is our ally and by reading the latest news we can keep informed and monitor the decisions of our chosen politicians.