Hot Topics: Climate Change News Articles

These articles were written as a project assignment by the students in Dr. Elizabeth Johnson's Fall 2007 sections of GSCI115: Earth Systems, Cycles, & Human Impact at James Madison University.  Please respect the students and their work!  Enjoy!

The Task:

Using the Working Group II contribution to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report (2007) as a resource, research and write a news article that describes and evaluates new scientific research about the impact of climate change on humans and the natural environment.  Your audience is your fellow JMU students and the general public.

Goals of this Project:

1) Find and evaluate scientific resources available to you as a student and citizen;

2) Communicate information about climate science correctly and in an understandable, interesting way.

Articles:

Robert Adams: "Can New Zealand Survive Global Warming?"

Kendra Bassi: "Ski Resorts Go Green to Stay White"

Laura Becker: "New Breed of Refugees Estimated to Reach 150 million in 2050"

Caitlin Briska: "Arctic Spotlight: Climate Change, Permafrost, and the Impact on Infrastructure" 

Megan Chevalier: "Global Warming and the Continent of Africa"

Traci Cox: "Wave Goodbye to Temperate Summers: Heatwaves Increase in Intensity and Impact"

Brad Crouch: "Gyoko's Climate Change"

Michael DeNicola: "Small Islands Going Under?"

Lauren Doss: "Is the Relationship Between CO2 Emission and Plant Productivity the Next Daisy World?"

Emma Dozier: "No Title"

Kathryn Fitzgerald: "Globally Warmed Polar Communities Face Growing Shift in Traditional Lifestyle..."

Chris Gwaltney: "Polar Regions Provide a New Outlook on Global Warming"

Hayley Heintzelman: "Spring Break 2008 - Exotic Vacations or Extreme Vaccinations?"

Lauren Jensen: "Heat Waves of Destruction"

Jess Jones: "What is Going to Happen to Marine Life if All the Sea Ice Melts Away?"

Chrystine Kern: "What's Bugging You? Mosquitoes, Temperature, and the West Nile Virus"

Mary Meads: "Get Ready for a Heat Wave... and an Asthma Attack?"

Lindsay Mitchell: "High Temperatures and Food Poisoning"

Kara Pinato: "Travelling Somewhere Tropical This Holiday Season? Read this First..."

Brian Pope: "It's Getting Hot in Heerrrreee"

Chris Rennix: "European Summer Hot Spots on the Move"

Justin Seidel: "Global Warming Increases Likelihood of Serious Disease"

Monica Syzmanski: "Tourism Down Under is Going Under"

Tony Truong: "Climate Change Wiping out Agricultural Life"

Stefanie Willstein: "Salmonella: A Growing Problem When the Mercury Rises"

Anonymous 1: "The Mountain that No Longer Shines: Kilimanjaro’s Melting Snow Caps and its Implications on the Environment"

Anonymous 2: "Should We Be Saying Goodbye to the Beautiful New Zealand and Australia?"

Anonymous 3: "Global Warming and Its Effect on Small Islands"

Anonymous 4: "The Possibility of Disaster: Malaria"

Anonymous 5: "Paradise in Danger"

Anonymous 6: "Flooding May be Linked to Mental Illness"

Anonymous 7: "A Rainy Season With no Rain"

Anonymous 8: "East Coast Shock"

Anonymous 9: "Weather Change: Could it Affect How and What We Eat?"

Anonymous 10: "What is the Climate Deal With Africa?"

Anonymous 11: "Human Activity Affecting Spread of Disease"