Our choices have international side effects : a look at climate change

Abstract

Climate change has become a household term, a growing issue that is affecting people and animals alike. An ever changing climate is the result of the Earth's rotation around the sun, an activity that causes natural heating and cooling cycles. There is cause to believe that human activities have worsened the severity of climate change, and we are currently seeing a rise in the average land and sea temperatures. Climate change and its sources cause varying issues for human health, economy, and fragile ecological communities. While spending a semester in Australia, home of the Great Barrier Reef, I analyzed climate change and its effects on coral reefs.