Climate Change and Religion

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This paper will discuss the environmental crisis of climate change. Included will be what climate change is and how it’s affecting the planet. The human spirit is an amazing thing that can withstand many obstacles this paper will discuss the affect climate change is having on the human spirit and how religion can help combat climate change through the awareness of ethical values. Climate change is something that’s occurring right now and the effects will take the planet thousands of years to recover so its critical that action is taken now to ensure a sustainable planet for future generations. Human spirit and the voice of religion may be the key to solving the climate change problem.

Climate Change an Environmental Concern

Climate change is a growing environmental concern that is affecting all reaches of the planet. Rising air and ocean temperatures are causing a change in climate that’s having potentially devastating effects. Polar ice sheets are beginning to melt causing a rise in water levels, which have the potential to cause coastal flooding. The rising ocean levels are not the only concern regarding the melting ice sheets. As more ice sheets melt large volumes of freshwater is introduced into the ocean, which can cause disturbances in ocean currents. One such threat is the potential loss of the Gulf Stream. If the Gulf Stream is affected by global warming that the weather in Western Europe would have a dramatic weather shift to severely cold weather. O'Hare (2011) states “If weakening in the Gulf Stream occurs gradually over the 21st century, a possible amelioration of the rising temperatures brought about by global warming could occur over the UK and Western Europe. However, if the Gulf Stream collapses in just a few...

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