Latest News in the Climate Change

Hey, people of the world! It has been a long time since I posted. I am really sorry! Also, I hope you guys listened to the Everyday Climate Champions Podcast. Anyways, I thought that this post would be on the latest news in climate change. Let's get started!!!!!

First, I want to address the Willow project. The Biden administration has approved the Willow project. Let's back up a little bit. I am going to first explain it. It is basically an oil drilling project in Alaska that will have detrimental effects on the planet. This is going in the opposite direction of what we want. We want to improve, not to destruct even further. The Willow project will produce 600 million barrels of natural oil for 30 years. 280 tons of carbon emissions will be released into the atmosphere because of this project. This project will create the reverse of what we want to do. Some climate change activists think of this as a "carbon bomb." I agree that this project is a "carbon bomb." Many climate change activists, such as myself and my partner, believe that we have to stop the Willow project. We can't just think that nothing is happening while there are so many things in the climate change world happening. Even though Biden said that there would be no more drilling on federal lands, he approved this project, which is drilling on federal lands. We have to take action, and we cannot stay quiet. Next, I would like to talk about the droughts and atmospheric rivers that occur in California.

As climate change worsens, atmospheric rivers and droughts will increase significantly. What is an atmospheric river? According to NOAA, an atmospheric river is a "relatively long, narrow region in the atmosphere - like rivers in the sky - that transports most of the water vapor outside of the tropics... When the atmospheric rivers make landfall, they often release this water vapor in the form of rain or snow." What is a drought? According to Oxford languages, a drought is a "prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water." It is a paradox of storms. Because of the increased number of atmospheric rivers, infrastructure has been significantly affected and more than 20 people were killed. The four ways that climate change, specifically increased temperature,s have been affecting the West Coast. Heavier rainfall, more treacherous destruction, low snow, and the locations where atmospheric rivers hit the land. First, let's start with the heavier rainfall. In a world with higher temperatures, the rates of evaporation significantly increase, causing a lot of liquid molecules to transform into vapor. Because of the increase in vapor, it increases the amount of moisture in the air, causing an increased amount of rainfall in storms. This increases the strength of the storms. Next is the treacherous destruction. Large and destructive rain storms cause significant damage. As climate change worsens, atmospheric rivers will not be beneficial anymore, and instead, they will become destructive. Another one is the lower snowpack. Because of the increased temperatures, atmospheric rivers carry more rain than snow, and the rain can also increase the rate of melting of snow. Snow is extremely important because is an important resource. Snow brings freshwater. The last one is the change in the location where atmospheric rivers will hit. Nobody knows how they change their location.

Many people feel terrified when they think about climate change and don't want to think about it because it is just an additional burden. Sometimes, I feel the same way, but we can't ignore it. If we accept that climate change is happening, we will have to face it. I believe as a world; we can come together and solve climate change before it becomes the death of us. (I am so sorry if this was deep or too gory; I want to get the message across) If we try to solve climate change now, we will never have to think of it in the future. I beg everybody to take action, advocate, and do what it takes to solve climate change. I know this was supposed to be more like a news report, but I thought I just had to get the message across. I created this website exactly to do that, and if more people get to know about this website, it can help more people take action on climate change. Now, if you are wondering how to take action against climate change by not just doing simple things, here are some things:

Join environmental groups/clubs.

Participate/start rallies that are related to climate change

Make or join a podcast

- A podcast based in the Bay Area is Everyday Climate Champions.

Make a youtube channel that educates people about climate change.

There is a lot more. I am just naming a few.

Besides that, the simple things you can do are:

• You can recycle plastic water bottles and bags with the recycle sign.

• You can also help with clean clean-ups. There are plenty of clean-ups for beaches, roads, and many more.

• You can also educate people.

• You can use less plastic.

• You can walk or bike. When you walk or bike, you don't release carbon emissions. In worst cases, use public transportation because many people use it, and it doesn't release more carbon dioxide.

• You can plant plants.

• You can conserve water to have water left, like taking 5-minute showers. You can buy reusable stuff, so you don't need to use too much plastic. You can participate in peaceful protests.

• You can also talk to people who have more knowledge about climate change so that you can tell other people.

• You can put a bucket in the shower to use that water for your plants or clean something up.

• You can buy local produce.

• You can build a garden and grow fresh produce.

• You can buy organic produce.

-Robotics Girl

Work Cited:

“Biden Administration Approves Huge Alaska Oil Project.” New York Times, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2023, https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/12/climate/biden-willow-arctic-drilling-restrictions.html.

“What Are Atmospheric Rivers? | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.” Homepage | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, https://www.noaa.gov/stories/what-are-atmospheric-rivers. Accessed 19 Mar. 2023.

Image Citation:

“Climate Change Impacts | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.” Homepage | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, https://www.noaa.gov/education/resource-collections/climate/climate-change-impacts. Accessed 19 Mar. 2023.