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Asked by lucyloowheater123 to Daniel, Jon, Louise, Sharon, Zoe on 22 Jun 2010 in Categories: General. This question was also asked by bubbles98.
Question: Is the climate change part of science or just geography?
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Sharon Sneddon answered on 22 Jun 2010:
It’s both. Climate change is such an important issue right now, and it’s something everyone can do their bit for, not just scientists. People from all backgrounds, including geographers and scientists need to work together to find solutions. A lot of geography is to do with science, so there are lots of overlaps, not just to do with climate change.
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Jon Copley answered on 22 Jun 2010:
I think it’s both. The divisions between subjects that you have at school, like “science” and “geography”, don’t really exist outside school. That’s true for climate change – to really understand it, you have to look at physics, chemistry, biology, social science, and even economics. Some of that is definitely “science”, but some of it would probably be “geography” as well in school.
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Louise Dash answered on 22 Jun 2010:
It’s definitely part of science! I think geography is usually classed as a science as well, especially the physical rather than social branch.
The science of climate change has been controversial recently, but despite the way it’s been reported in the media, most scientists do agree that human activity is warming the earth with potentially disastrous consequences. It’s always difficult to predict things like this though, especially when you have to rely on incomplete climate models rather than experiments.
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Daniel Richardson answered on 22 Jun 2010:
Well, it’s part of history. There is clear geological evidence that it happened in the past. It’s part of current affairs, as you can see changes happening right now. And, there is a hypothesis – with more and more reason to think it’s true – that it will be a dominant part of our future. Science is playing a role in all of these statements, and hopefully, in doing something about it.
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