Hayley Ninnis is currently pursuing her psychology degree at Pennsylvania State University. With varied interests including astronomy and vintage book collecting, Hayley Ninnis is also very much concerned about global warming.
2. Hayley Ninnis is currently pursuing her psychology degree at
Pennsylvania State University. With varied interests including
astronomy and vintage book collecting, Hayley Ninnis is also
very much concerned about global warming.
Global warming, also called climate change, has been a hot
topic because it has an adverse effect on the weather and the
environment. Despite the evidence, people in the scientific
community have been cautious about connecting global
warming to extreme weather events. At their level, quantitative
facts play a big role in making such connections. Until very
recently, the connection between a single event and climate
change could not be confidently backed up by supporting
data.
3. A recent report though by the National Academy of
Sciences states that there is now more conclusive
evidence that climate change does influence certain
extreme weather events. Based on past data and
computer modeling, scientists state that the current
climate can influence the severity or likelihood of an
extreme weather event such as a hurricane or a
drought. One scientist states that the report is similar
to the discovery that smoking is linked to lung cancer.
There is still more work to be done, but this report is
good news to those who have long been advocating
for measures to curb climate change.