The length of the paper will vary from student to student, but in general, the total paper will be 8-10 pages. For this paper, an abstract is optional. Topic: Global warming and how it affects our health, how we attribute to global warming. The paper must cite at least 8 different references (no more than 7 years old), at least 5 of which need to be peer-reviewed articles from scholarly journals. References Evans, C. (2016) Climate change and public health: federal preparedness efforts. Pray, L. (2018) Protecting the health and well-being of communities in a changing climate: proceedings of a workshop. National Academics of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health, and Medicine Division, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine, Roundtable on Population Health Improvement. National Center for Environmental Health (U.S.). (2020). Preparing for the regional health impacts of climate change in the United States: A summary of health effects, resources, and adaptation examples from health departments funded by CDC’s climate and health program. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved September 10, 2022, from https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/99147 Arya, A., Patel, V.S. (2016) Impact of global warming and climate change on human and planet health. National Academics Press ( 2015) Review of the draft interagency report on the impacts of climate change on human health in the united states. Rossati, A. (2017) Global warming and it’s health impact. The international journal of occupational and environmental medicine, 8(1), 7-20 https://doaj.org/article/c1a3d6d0103f49cd980a67c53308f926 Lockwood, H., A. (2016) Heat advisory: protecting health on a warming planet. Janos, M., Olah, B., A., Lakatos, L., Forgo, P., Rapi, S., Utasi, Z. (2018) Impact of 1.5k global warming on urban air pollution and heat island with outlook on human health effects. In Current opinion in environmental sustainability. 30, 151-159. Outline for Global Warming I. Introduction. Global warming is one of the manifestations of climate change, which has significant ramifications. A. Anecdote: At first, global warming was denied as a hoax, then it was dismissed as being natural, but now, it cannot be ignored. B. Purpose of Paper: The purpose of the paper is to show how global warming can affect human health and how we contribute to global warming. C. Research Question: How do human activities contribute to global warming with respect to greenhouse gas emissions? How does global warming affect our health? D. Thesis statement: Global warming is caused by human activity due to a rapid increase in carbon emissions, exceeding the capacity of the planet to absorb the gases and the inherent heating effect of greenhouse gases (GHGs). Global warning can cause serious health problems II. Body A. There is an inherent heating effect of greenhouse gases on the atmosphere. 1. It is stated that “carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, ozone, and various chlorofluorocarbons are all human-emitted heat-trapping gases” (Herring, 2020, para. 1). 2. In other words, many GHGs are human-made, and these gases trap the heat within the atmosphere. B. Human GHG emissions exceed the capacity of the planet to absorb the gases. 1. It is reported that “humans are putting an estimated 9.5 billion metric tons of carbon into the atmosphere each year by burning fossil fuels” (Herring, 2020, para. 2). 2. However, the planet can only absorb 2.5 billion metric tons of carbon through the oceans and 3.2 billion metric tons through vegetation (Herring, 2020). C. There has been a rapid increase in carbon emissions in recent decades. 1. It is stated that “since 1750, humans have increased the abundance of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere by nearly 50 percent” (Herring, 2020, para. 2). 2. Thus, humanity is constantly increasing its use of fossil fuels and emissions of GHGs into the atmosphere. III. Conclusion A. Are humans responsible for global warming? Yes, global warming is caused by human activity. B. GHGs trap the heat, and it is released excessively, but the planet cannot absorb it all. C. Instead of colonizing Mars, humanity will colonize Venus on Earth.
