Climate Change & Critical Thinking: A Reflective Essay - LSME ID

This essay examines climate change, focusing on logical reasoning and critical evaluation of information sources. It uses a case study approach to analyze the challenges posed by climate change, referencing the article "Time to Tackle Humanity’s Greatest Challenge." The essay discusses the application of inductive research and logical reasoning to understand the complexities of climate change, highlighting the contributions of scientists like John Tyndall and Eunice Foote. It also evaluates the reliability, authority, currency, and purpose of different information sources, including those from the National Academy of Sciences and NASA, to assess the validity of claims regarding climate change. The essay concludes by emphasizing the importance of addressing climate change through informed decision-making and collaborative efforts, with an acknowledgement of the availability of similar student resources on platforms like Desklib.

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Module Title Critical Thinking Skills
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CRITICAL THINKING
SKILL REFLECTIVE
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................4
Understanding of logical reasoning.............................................................................................4
Critical evaluation of the sources of information........................................................................6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
The climate changes are considered as the long term shift in weather and temperature
pattern that affect the human life as well as environment (Biesbroek, Badloe and Athanasiadis,
2020). It can be natural sometimes but human beings are responsible for this for burning fossils
fuels. The presents report will based on the given case study of climates changes in which
discuss the understanding for logical reasoning as well as presenting the arguments. Also, it will
developing the critical evaluation skill by evaluating different source of information. The chosen
article is based on secondary sources of information which is collected on the topic Time to
Tackle Humanity’s Greatest Challenge. The secondary sources of information is already
collected from somewhere or already readily available from other sources process of the
producing the article the methodical process required lots of searching on the topic which is time
to Tackle Humanity’s Greatest Challenge. Further, present report will discuss systematic and
rigorous process that carried out with the help of presenting this article.
Understanding of logical reasoning
The present article is relates to time to tackle humanity challenge and this is relates to
settled science by considering specific climate impacts can be complex, the science behind the
greenhouse effect is quite simple and has long been understood. In 1824, Napoleon’s former
science advisor recognized that the atmosphere was trapping some of the planet’s heat. In the
1850s, Eunice Foote and John Tyndall each demonstrated that CO2 absorbed infrared radiation.
on the basis of present article the inductive research is used in order to analyse the theoretical
part, on the other hands the deductive approach is not used because there is no practical data is
used in the article. Logical reasoning is related to the combinations in which cognitive skills are
important during all kind of situation. It also helps to making importance decision as well as
discern the truth by solving problems (Zubaidi and Al-Khaddar, 2020). Also, it can be come with
new ideas that are help for settings goals. Climate change are one of the biggest challenges that
can be happened for temperature rising and fires in forest etc. John Tyndall and Eunice Foote
argued that CO2 absorbed infrared radiation and it impacted on degree of planetary warming
that are essential for firsts climates model. In the year 1070 it has been analysed that there are
some of their pollutants which are altered global scale and landmark assessment are leading by
American climatologist that are concluded for incontrovertible evidence that are evidences of
changing the climate.

On the other hand in the year 1990 intergovernmental panel on the climate change are
provided the information for all the human activities that are increasing for atmospheric
concentration of greenhouses gases. Also, one of the scientists related to national academy are
stated that scientists are known for some times while evidence but human can changes earth's
climate all the time so the debate will continue with other scientists but the activities of human
are not change. In the year 1992 Rio Earth Summit more than 165 nations are signed for United
nation framework convention regarding the climate changes. Also, it cans be analysed that there
are helps for stabilizing greenhouse effect so that it can be prevented anthropogenic danger by
interfacing climate system. The global temperature of Paris are changed due to rises in global
temperature by two degree that are above pre-industrial levels. Along with this, Chinese
president Xi Jinping are declared that human cans change climate that are become the greatest
challenge. At that time there are different kinds of problems faced by the peoples of China.
The ordinary persons are affects much for that according to the global survey. There are
some countries are such ass Mexico, South Korea and France are related to more than thinkings
climate change as the threat. It cans be argued that climate changes are not the only issues but
also amid risings public concern for changing the climates. According to George HW Bush it has
been analysed that the greenhouse effect can be powerless over white house’s effect. The
increasing in 2 degrees are warming by bringing 29 additional days of extreme heats by warms
spells by increasing the 35 extra data. Rising in global warming deniers are remained by insistent
by which climate does not pose for heat. The overwhelming consensus for worldwide scientist
community that cans be become significant or become highly problematic shifts. As per the
experts it has been stated that there are risings ins sea levels affect the glaciers as well as people
are leaving nearby sea are gets trapped by this. When the temperature rising by human product it
resulted in increasing global warmings.
Also, the air quality are decreasing that affect people by affecting from improper air there
are different milestones. When the pacific Islanders are losing homes and risings with the are it
cans be affected for diversification with heatwave of India. The Pentagon call climate changes
are one of the biggest threats for the multiplier in order to risings the temperature by makings the
resources conflicts also its cans helps for driving populations and migrations for destabilize
fragile states. Also, the more and more warm environment are affects for devastating which
causes emission rise or hitting the record of 2019. The risings in climate changes are affect in

such a manner of heats exhaustions which are characteristics by sweating and rapid heartbeat
these are major symptoms which are causes overheating. The weather can be changed according
to the long term change in the normal pattern of weather and when the temperature rising by
human product it resulted wits global warmings. The other signs are related to the dizziness or
low blood pressure and the crams in muscle which are quite common.
The heats stroke are related to 104 degree Fahrenheit (ca. 40 °C) that causes high humidity,
increasing ins consumptions of alcohols on hot day. It has been concluded that on the basios of
article it ahs been identified that inductive approach is better to use and also difference opinions
are presented with the help of different author argument regarding many people are losingtheir
home because of less air presented in areas. Their life changes due to many reasons ins which
there are some problems which are considered for this to recording the breaking temperatures
across the globe.
Critical evaluation of the sources of information
The information or the data is collected by the research by making huge research on the
specific topic through the primary sources. Basically the secondary sources of information is
collected after the primary sources in the limited time period. The primary sources of the
information is the information that investigators for specific purpose(nuworsoo, 2019). The
secondary sources of the income is cheaper and easily obtainable as compare to primary data.
Along with that the secondary data is more economical as well as it consume less time in
gathering all the information . So it is considered as the time saving element along with that it
save the efforts of the individual person in effective as well as appropriate manner. with the
assistance of that it give assistance in making the data more effective for the particular topic or
the research. Beside this it gives assistance in understanding all the problems or the issue while
making research as well as allow to solve the problem in effective and appropriate manner
(lovett, and et.al 201).

The source of information (bnl.gov, 1979)
Currency: are published by the national academy of science in the year 1979. This data
covered in the sources' is not updated since the previous years. It is fulfilling the needs because
source of information acknowledge that it is time to save the planet as the global warming is
raising due to the increasing the carbon dioxide. This source of information is helpful in
comparing the previous year temperature or the changes in the global warming in an appropriate
manner. In order to determine this sources of information is correct or not the individual person
verify with other sources which is quite correct.
Reliability: the information consist of the evidences which shows that the data is reliable for
collecting the actual condition. The information contains proper references as well as citation.
This source of information is not having and any spelling or the grammar mistakes. In order to
verify this information or the data the sources provide references of the books and journal .
Authority: this sources of the information is approved and reviewed buy the w Committee
consisting of members of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of
Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. This sources of information is conducted with the
assistance of the scientists such as A. Gilchrist, British Meteorological Office, J. Hansen,
Goddard Institute for Space Studies, NASA and S. Manabe, R. T. Wetherald, and K. Bryan,
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, NOAA
purpose: the purpose of the article or the sources of information is to determine the parameters
and the climate condition of the world. The author provides the information about the carbon
dioxide and climate condition which is increasing rapidly and contentiously.
The sources of the information (climate.nasa.gov, 2021)
Currency: All this sources of information is updated on the regular basis. For instance the
information on the secondary sources is provided on the march 23, 2022. the secondary research
is fulfilling the requirement by delivering the latest and compete data on it. The information
collected from the sources is quite productive which also deliver the assistance in taking major
steps. The source contains the proper information and latest updates .
Reliability this source of the information completely reliable because in these sources of
information the NASA provide the graph as the evidences in which the temperature is raising.
The presented graph in the source of information other researchers also contribute and claim that
same ratio as per the NASA In order to address this issue the sources of information also deliver

the solution. The 90% scientist delivered the evidences in the source of information that the
human are the main reason. According to the secondary source of information the report
acknowledge that the reduction in the single use of the plastic can make huge difference. The
sources of information is the proper there is no grammar mistake or any spelling mistakes. For
the verification the source contain the references of the year 2016.
Authority: The articles are delivered by global climate change NASA Along with that the
source of information ended with the URL /climate.nasa.gov/scientific-consensus. The source
also have other information related to the scientific consequences, articles, solution and resources
for the wide research .
Purpose: The motive of providing this source of information to the people or public is to
acknowledge with the climate and environmental condition so that the individual person can take
some steps. In context to that as per the critical thinking level of the researcher chat the
government of America is taking few steps for controlling the activity. the people need to give
more efforts to protect the atmosphere and improve the air as well as water quality for that the
individual person need to find the alternative sources of energy.
CONCLUSION
From the above report it will be concluded that critical thinking is the most important
element in day to day life that will make easy to elaborate the belongings in more effective as
well efficient manner (Al-Emran, et.al 2018). The present report highlighted the logical
reasoning to analyse the argument on the humanities great challenges. Furthermore, the report
highlighted the evaluation skills to evaluate the secondary source of the information which is
used in the case study. Along with that the study provide the systematic and rigorous process
carried out in producing the article. The change in the climate is the most specific reason of the
human activity (Unfccc.int, 2021). It is increasing the concentration of the greenhouse in the
atmosphere. In context to that the people of the different countries develop the various
framework and make research to control the activities of the human and save the planet in more
specific manner. Through the systematic and rigorousness, the researcher can introduce
different hidden facts in evaluating the article critically. It requires the evaluation of the skills in
an appropriate manner.
In evaluating the article critically it requires the evaluation of the skills in an appropriate manner.
Moreover, the article innovate the new concepts as well as different theories. The systematic

process carried out the objectives of the article and highlight the ethical values as well as the
global acceptance in which almost 195 people pledge to control the emission (Nuñez, Moquillaza
and Paz, 2019). The individual person suppose to determine the effect of the climate crises and
need to adopt the measures in order to save the planet from different diseases. The report
mention that the human should control some man-made activity for the better climate condition
and good health and safety of the citizen. With the evaluation process different kind of the
obligation need to be gratified. For instance the people can avoid over utilization of the vehicles
which create pollution, uses of plastic, avoid the use of carbon dioxide. The total sum up of the
report is to control the activity of the humans as it is affecting the global badly. Therefore, the
people should take care of planet.

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