Ch4 Discussion Forum – Temperature Change

  • DO NOT summarize the material
  • Each post must be written in your own words in paragraph form. No bullet points allowed.
  • A citation (in the post) and reference (at the end of the post) in APA format from the textbook is required
  • Each reply to your classmates must be unique
  • When replying, do not critique, re-hash or summarize the post. In other words, do not write ”I learned a lot” or ”I didn’t know that’ or ”You did a good job” when replying. I want to see a statement or question that furthers the discussion – what comes to mind when you read the post? What is your opinion based on your research? What question(s) can you ask to deepen the thoughts in the post?
  • Each post must be between 200 and 250 words

Do you believe that life on Earth can sustain a long-term significant change in temperatures? You must answer the question with either a yes, no, or maybe and be able to defend your position with source material and Include one of the following concepts in your answer:

  • Greenhouse Effect
  • Net radiation
  • Land-water heating differences
  • Cold snaps and heat waves
  • Human impacts

Use this citation in references: Christopherson, R., Birkeland, G. (2018). Geosystems: An introduction to physical geography, 10th ed. Pearson