scholarly journals THIS IS NOT A WASTE PLANET; THE PARTICIPATION OF HUMAN GENDER IN THE FACE OF ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION

2021 ◽  
Vol 53 (4) ◽  
pp. 49-66
Author(s):  
Oscar Samario Hernandez ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
At Risk ◽  
Environmental Degradation ◽  
International Organizations ◽  
Scientific Community ◽  
Community Organizations ◽  
Blue Color ◽  
The Earth ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Media

This year the international community recalled under a common celebration about the achievement of humanity that managed to put man on Earth's satellite; Moon. On July 20, 1969 the media reported this event, this year is still remembered, but it is also news that from the photographs sent by the Apollo missions taken from the space in which the splendor of the Earth with its characteristic blue color, we call it the Great Blue Marble, the home of humanity today at risk of threat from pollution, the scientific community, organizations and international organizations have warned of the consequences and risks if this deterioration continues. This work is a recognition of this concern, but it is also a call to the responsibility of mankind to act in the face of the imminent danger of climate change.

Adapt - On-farm changes in the face of climate change: NRCS Area 3

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven Ostoja ◽  
Tapan Pathak ◽  
Katherine Jarvis-Shean ◽  
Mark Battany ◽  
George Zhuang
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
At Risk ◽  
Market Value ◽  
Adaptation Strategies ◽  
Agricultural Economy ◽  
Winter Temperatures ◽  
The Face ◽  
Projected Changes ◽  
Large Acreage ◽  
On Farm

The agricultural economy is more vulnerable to projected changes in climate in some California counties than in others. This flyer highlights on-farm adaptation strategies to mitigate some of the effects of increased winter temperatures and more frequent summer heatwaves. Projected conditions will put the most strain on heat intolerant crops and crops with high chill requirements. When crops with these characteristics also have a high market value or are grown in large acreage, counties can be at risk for economic declines. Information on this flyer identifies the most vulnerable counties in California Area 3 for some key, climate-sensitive crops.

scholarly journals Climate change in the recent geological past and the near future. Predicting its impacts: a Review

2019 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 260
Author(s):  
Constantinos Perisoratis
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sea Level Rise ◽  
Climatic Change ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Scientific Community ◽  
Climate Changes ◽  
Late Quaternary ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Geological Past ◽  
Near Future

The climate changes are necessarily related to the increase of the Earth’s temperature, resulting in a sea level rise. Such continuous events, were taking place with minor and greater intensity, during the alternation of warm and cool periods in the Earth during the Late Quaternary and the Holocene periods. However, a particularly significant awareness has taken place in the scientific community, and consequently in the greater public, in the last decades: that a climatic change will take place soon, or it is on-going, and that therefore it is important to undertake drastic actions. However, such a climatic change has not been recorded yet, and hence the necessary actions are not required, for the time being.

scholarly journals Sustainability in the Anthropocene: Between Extinction and Populism

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 2538
Author(s):  
Manuel Arias-Maldonado
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Policy Goal ◽  
Natural Systems ◽  
Climate Policies ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Climate Action ◽  
The Face ◽  
The One

The pursuit of environmental sustainability has been affected by two significant developments in the last years. On the one hand, the Anthropocene hypothesis suggests that the human impact on the environment has increased to such a degree, that natural systems are now disrupted at a planetary level. The most dangerous manifestation of the Anthropocene is climate change, where there is need for greater urgency in the face of insufficient climate action. There are a number of scientists who currently warn of the possibility that failing to reduce the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere may render the Earth uninhabitable in the first place. A first goal of this paper is thus to ponder how the sustainability paradigm may be affected in the face of this threat and whether, in fact, sustainability may be displaced by “habitability”. On the other hand, some climate policies are eliciting the reaction of a populist movement—from Trumpism to the gilets jaunes in France—that opposes the rise of environmentally-related taxes and denies climate change or questions the severity of its effects. Both as a concept and as a policy goal, sustainability thus finds itself under double pressure: as it must focus on keeping the planet inhabitable, while the political opposition to measures directed towards decarbonization also increases. In what follows, the paper suggests that sustainability should be understood as a technocratic project to keep the planet safe for humanity rather than imposing a new way of life for all its inhabitants. This is not to imply that moral or ideological debate is to be curtailed, but rather to differentiate between achieving environmental sustainability and seeking the reshaping of socionatural relations.

scholarly journals Himalayan misconceptions and distortions: What are the facts?

1970 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 15-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jack D Ives
Keyword(s):  
Global Warming ◽  
Environmental Degradation ◽  
Cautionary Tale ◽  
Outburst Floods ◽  
Glacial Lake Outburst Floods ◽  
Theory Of Everything ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Media ◽  
Media Politics ◽  
Scientific Attention

Himalayan Delusions: Who’s kidding who and why — Science at the service of media, politics and the development agencies. EDITOR’S NOTE: Jack Ives’ article, drawn from his new book Himalayan Perceptions, is a cautionary tale that might almost be read as a gloss on Peter Weingart’s “Moment of truth for science” (see page 11-14). Ives begins by recounting the life and times of the “Theory of Himalayan Environmental Degradation,” a grossly exaggerated but convenient “theory of everything” that suited almost everybody’s agenda — from the media (always hungry for neatly packaged disaster scenarios), to the politicians (happy to point fingers conveniently away from their own failings), to the developers (ready and willing to focus their energies in the pleasant hills of Nepal rather than the steamy lowlands of Bangladesh and India), to the scientists (eager for fame and funding). True to Weingart’s prediction, there was a scientific reaction to the alarmist theories: the Mohonk Conference successfully rallied a generation of “montologists” to investigate critically the bases for predictions of Himalayan deforestation and subcontinental flooding. As a result, the theory was effectively debunked. Unfortunately, it seems to rear its head now and then — most notably in China. And, even more unfortunately, there seems to be a ready supply of successor theories. One media favorite is the impending catastrophic collapse of glacial lakes swollen by glaciers retreating in the face of global warming. Let’s hope that Weingart’s optimism is justified: melting glaciers and glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) obviously deserve scientific attention. The question is, will the media and politicians pay any attention at all if researchers predict something less than a super-catastrophe? Himalayan Journal of Sciences 3(5) 2005 p.15-25

scholarly journals Mediating climate politics

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 257-273 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmen Dayrell ◽  
John Urry
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Corpus Linguistics ◽  
Carbon Sink ◽  
Amazon Rainforest ◽  
Opinion Survey ◽  
Climate Politics ◽  
Public Opinion Survey ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Climate Change Concern ◽  
The Media

This article examines the centrality of Brazil within the future of climate policy and politics. The state of the carbon sink of the Amazon rainforest has long been an iconic marker of the condition of the Earth. Brazil has been innovative in developing many non-carbon forms of energy generation and use and it has played a major role in international debates on global warming since the Rio Earth Summit in 1992. We examine various ways in which climate change has come to be centrally important in Brazilian public opinion. Survey evidence shows that Brazilians are the most concerned about issues of climate change – with less climate change scepticism as compared with more ‘advanced’ societies. Through using techniques of corpus linguistics we examine how Brazilian media has engendered and stabilized such a high and striking level of climate change concern. We show that the media helped to fix a ‘climate change framing’ of recent often strange weather. The article analyses the newly constructed Brazilian Corpus on Climate Change, presenting data on a scale and reach that is unique in this area of research.

scholarly journals A Change in the Climate: New Interpretations and Perceptions of Climate Change through Artistic Interventions and Representations

2010 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 294-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lesley Duxbury
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
Cognitive Change ◽  
Scientific Data ◽  
Political Leaders ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Media ◽  
Artistic Interventions ◽  
General Populations ◽  
Changing World

Abstract The uncertainties concerning climate change debated daily in the media polarize political leaders and the general public alike. While daily weather is something that can be experienced by everyone and changes in the weather can be accounted for within the timeframe of a human lifetime, climate change is more difficult to comprehend or connect with in an appreciable way because of its remoteness in time and unpredictability. General populations can be alienated by the overwhelming proliferation of scientific data and statistics and, in the face of potentially cataclysmic events, feel paralyzed and incapable of action. Scientific evidence alone may not be working to encourage or initiate changes in behaviors with the potential to curtail the perceived changes to life as we know it. This paper sets out to explicate alternative ways of comprehending and addressing some of the complex problems of climate change through art by focusing on the ways people perceive and sense the changing world around them. It contends that artists have the potential to engage society in emotional and experiential ways to promote behavioral and cognitive change. Drawing on the work of certain artists and art commentators, this paper argues that, far from being a purely imaginative or aesthetic activity, art is integral to meaningful communication between humans and the changing world.

scholarly journals Inter-disciplinary, multi-scale science to support society to adapt under global change

2019 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Karlie S. McDonald ◽  
Alistair J. Hobday ◽  
Juan Diego Gaitán-Espitia
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Scientific Community ◽  
Climate Impacts ◽  
System Structure ◽  
Research Front ◽  
Climate Change Research ◽  
Multi Scale ◽  
Mitigation And Adaptation ◽  
Marine System ◽  
The Media

Factualised storytelling narratives may assist scientists to communicate inter-disciplinary, multi-scale climate change research with stakeholders and non-expert members of the community. Scientists are increasingly required to balance scientific rigour with storytelling narratives that can facilitate climate change mitigation and adaptation as new communication technologies evolve. In this editorial to the research front, ‘Climate impacts on marine system structure and function: molecules to ecosystems’, a review of climate change coverage in the media since 1980 showed that climate change science had a substantial voice globally and, in particular, in countries with carbon-dependent economies. However, the effective communication of multi-scale climate change research in the media can be complicated by the complex messages, the lack of training scientists receive in communication, and the traditionally distant relationship that the scientific community has with the media and, more so, with the broader community. Considerable scientific effort is being made to overcome these challenges as additional responsibility is placed on the scientific community to produce newsworthy scientific outputs. However, the integration of inter-disciplinary, multi-scale information, such as outlined in this research front, can result in more holistic climate change stories that scientists can effectively communicate with stakeholders and the broader community.

scholarly journals Towards the development of a climate change risk index for local government: Some evidence from coastal councils in Australia

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 276-282
Author(s):  
Nick Sciulli
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
At Risk ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Risk Index ◽  
State Governments ◽  
Climate Change Risk ◽  
Local Council ◽  
The Face ◽  
Topical Area

The objective of this investigation is to assess the views of coastal council managers regarding which infrastructure assets are vulnerable to climate change to develop a Climate Change Risk Index. There are several implications emanating from this study including that local council managers will require more reporting guidance from federal and state governments. Adequate and consistent reporting across local councils can be used as a means of protecting infrastructure at risk to climate change. This paper contributes to the topical area of the risk climate change could pose for local council infrastructure assets. There are important implications for the safeguarding and maintenance of infrastructure in the face of increasing climatic events.

scholarly journals ISLAM IN THE WEST MEDIA DISTORTION (MEDIA IN CONSTRUCTING ISLAM AS A TERRORIST AND EXTREMIST RELIGION)

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ifah Ifah
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Global Community ◽  
The West ◽  
The Earth ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Media ◽  
Media Reports ◽  
Forms Of Violence ◽  
Negative Concept ◽  
Western Media

Various media reports that directly or indirectly have formed public opinion that accuses Muslims as a whole as accused of all forms of violence and terrorism on the face of the earth accompanied by extremist acts. Some western media are trying to brainwash the global community that where there are Muslims then there are terrorists and where there are terrorists then there is a threat accompanied by extremist acts. This article aims to see how western media are constructing the message that Islam is the religion of terrorists and extremists. The method used is the study of literature. The results show that the Media has a big impact on a person's view of something and using only symbols of Islam, they can be accused of being terrorists. The media constructs messages in the form of writings or images that link terror acts with Muslims. Muslims, in general, are suspected of being part of terrorists, even for small neighborhoods. So it is clearly seen that the media is trying to form a negative concept of Islam as a religion of terrorists and extremists.

Adapt - On-farm changes in the face of climate change: NRCS Area 1

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven Ostoja ◽  
Tapan Pathak ◽  
Katherine Jarvis-Shean ◽  
Mark Battany
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
At Risk ◽  
Market Value ◽  
Adaptation Strategies ◽  
Agricultural Economy ◽  
Winter Temperatures ◽  
The Face ◽  
Projected Changes ◽  
Large Acreage ◽  
On Farm

The agricultural economy is more vulnerable to projected changes in climate in some California counties than in others. This flyer highlights on-farm adaptation strategies to mitigate some of the effects of increased winter temperatures and more frequent summer heatwaves. Projected conditions will put the most strain on heat intolerant crops and crops with high chill requirements. When crops with these characteristics also have a high market value or are grown in large acreage, counties can be at risk for economic declines. Information on this flyer identifies the most vulnerable counties in California Area 1 for five key, climate-sensitive crops.

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