However, the more carbon dioxide in the air, the warmer the planet becomes. Watch a YouTube video together about the difference between weather and climate, and how to use a graph to predict future climate. He took on everyone and any one. Expediency asks the question, is it politic? When your students put the Common Core to good use to understand important concepts that affect their lives, you'll come to appreciate the accelerated academic rigor of these new standards, and your important role in influencing society's priorities. As with all of the other scary things in life we need to discuss with our children, such as stranger danger, they can handle it if they understand they have some control over the situation. There are actions people are taking now to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide going into the air. As he related to audiences later, Martin Luther King said that he looked at that reporter and, with deep understanding and no bitterness in his heart, said: "I'm sorry sir, but you don't know me. But as Dr Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA) was clear to point out, the climate … I don't determine what is right and wrong looking at the budget of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. (Photo: Isaiah Nengo) In January 2021, an international research team led by Stony Brook University will launch a project that aims to understand how climate change and tectonics on Miocene ecosystems in this region influenced life and evolution, from the time that whale lived to the present day. WHO: Temperature Doesn't Affect Spread of COVID-19 00:50. World Vision United States conducted research in the late 90s among evangelical Christians, asking if they would be willing to donate money to help children orphaned by AIDS. Isaiah Rothstein is an American Orthodox Jewish rabbi, author, musician and public speaker. It just makes sense! Dr King would write from Birmingham Jail that, regarding civil rights, "The judgement of God is upon the church as never before." In response Stearns writes: "When it came to showing compassion to AIDS victims, culture blindness obscured our sins of apathy and judgement, just as it blinded Christians in previous generations to slavery and racism. What our response to the ecological crisis reveals is how ill equipped our Western imagination is to understand the Gospel as good news for all of creation. As our words turn into actions we become part of something bigger, something important. They were blind to the reality that the Gospel meant not only personal transformation but social transformation, just as many of us are blind to the Gospel being more than just personal and social, but ecological and cosmological as well. When there is more carbon dioxide in the air, the average air temperature around the earth rises. As a Climate Stewards Educator, I receive free information from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Plants absorb the carbon dioxide in the air. Global warming is a big problem and it needs to be solved. Their evidence shows that most of the carbon dioxide put into the atmosphere is caused by people, and as the carbon dioxide increases, the Earth's temperature increases. Many of those have taken a hit with the rise of globalized media and social platforms. Reflecting on church history, and inspired by the Apostle Paul's prayer in the opening chapter of the letter to the Ephesians, Stearns suggests that every pastor, church leader, and para-church ministry leader should begin their daily devotions with the following confession: "My name is __________, and I am blind to the injustices and sins of omission committed by my own church. Isaiah Mucius and Jonah Antonio scored 14 points each and Ismael Massoud had 13 for the Demon Deacons (3-2, 0-2). It's in their best interest to do so. Dr Christian told us plainly "we are already seeing the effects of climate change." The year prior to his assassination, Martin Luther King was asked by a reporter whether he was going to hurt the budget of his organisation by the stance he had taken on the issue of war: "Aren't you hurting the civil rights movement and people who once respected you because you are involved in this controversial issue?" Explain the difference between day-to-day weather and "climate," the average weather over a long period of time (a decade or more). Your information is being handled in accordance with the ABC Privacy Collection Statement. How can we, informed by his witness, confront problems he never faced without sanitising or co-opting the voice of the Nobel Peace Prize laureate who described himself as "first and foremost a preacher of the Gospel"? World Vision works to get children out of poverty. Safety & Prep. If we teachers, and their parents, don't tell them the truth, and don't point the way toward a positive future, who will? It is also why evangelists like Tony Campolo are saying, "You can't be a Christian and not be an environmentalist.". Somehow, it seems we have made this dangerous figure very safe. Our warmer ocean this year and last kept the hurricanes alive all the way up the coast to New York! We can also carpool with friends. This year, my students participated in "live lessons" with a class of 5th graders in South Africa, discussing climate change. Climate Change Although many of the world’s most important crops and livestock species originate in mountain regions, hunger is rising in these areas due to biodiversity loss and climate change… The bigger the plant, the more carbon dioxide it takes in! Unfortunately the problem is getting worse. But conscience asks the question, is it right? First, many of us fail to see what World Vision Australia sees all too clearly: climate change is hitting the poorest of the poor the hardest. Visit the Environmental Protection Agency's website for the background basics of climate change. Scientific studies from NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) and NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) have shown that carbon dioxide and temperature go together. My current job tasks include implementing climate change advocacy and liaising regularly with forums all over the world and provide practical advice advocacy and policy initiatives. Sam Nda-Isaiah built the paper with the force of his own industry, ideas, and connections within the Northern establishment. The important part is that children understand that some gases, such as carbon dioxide, trap the sun's warmth near the earth. This may not happen again every year, but there's no denying the evidence that our weather is becoming more extreme in New York, and in other areas. Weird weather has been happening all over the world lately, and has been causing a lot of trouble for people. And they can too, even if they're just kids. Climate change is not too scary for kids, but it is a problem. Kids can help slow down climate change. Assign pairs of students to read and discuss  newspaper articles on climate. Here, we developed a triple‐ensemble probabilistic assessment using seven crop models, multiple sets of model parameters … Click here to read this article on Ms. Christie-Blick's Class web site, see related videos and find out about other projects she is involved in. We don't want areas near the ocean to flood because we have friends and family living there. When we recycle, factories don't have to make so many new products, which means less burning of fossil fuels, so less carbon dioxide in the air. Second, this demonstrates just how small and anaemic our understanding of the Gospel has become. The car radio diverts my attention. It will take that long for the snowplows to finish clearing the roads. To stand with the poor and take real action on climate change might not be safe, nor politic, nor popular. 3). Our educational system is beginning to understand the responsibility and power we teachers have to move society forward. When kids understand cause and effect they know what to do. Note that the shifting takes place over thousands of years, not the short time scale we're seeing now since the Industrial Revolution. And this is the same Dr King who said in his speech on 4 April 1967 (a speech that turned three quarters of American public opinion against him), "To me the relationship of the ministry [of Jesus Christ] to the making of peace is so obvious that I sometimes marvel at those who ask me why I'm speaking against the war." Kottie has published articles in several educational journals, and has presented at educational conferences across the United States and in several other countries. Last updated: 04/09/20 Climate change: Why are tomato prices in Africa increasing? And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular but he must take it because conscience tells him it is right.". The message should be plain for us to see - history demonstrates that the institutional Church often fails to rise above and challenge the popular culture and values.". The Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Program provides teachers the opportunity to work on significant academic issues, such as teaching climate change, in a foreign country. Climate Change, Development & Aid, Environment, Featured, Global, ... Credit: Isaiah Esipisu/IPS BONN, Germany, Jan 13 2021 (IPS) - 2021 is going to be critical, not only for curbing the rapidly spreading COVID-19 pandemic, but also for meeting the climate challenge. The Gospel is that Jesus came to redeem all of creation by grace, and we as individuals, together, can be a witness to that. They want to understand this world they're living in without being overwhelmed by too much information. To expose your children to first hand evidence, take them to a local science museum. Our globe is warming because the carbon dioxide gas in the air is trapping the sun's heat near the Earth. We must slow down climate change. So how can we take the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr seriously without making him in our own image? Some people don't think it's true that people are the problem, but respected scientists from NOAA and NASA have told us global warming is real, and that the carbon dioxide people put into the air is the main cause. The quality of our children's lives, and THEIR children's lives, depends on the actions we take today. Not save trees!" Peter covered environmental issues for more than 30 years, with a focus on climate change, biodiversity, renewable energy and the North. Even very young children can begin learning that we need to take care of Planet Earth, even if they don't yet fully understand why. “Climate Change and Civil Rights” was the Food Justice and Sustainability Weekend theme that launched this focus that climate change is one of the central social justice issues of the day. The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) directs us to teach Earth's Systems, and ways in which people affect these systems. Much like those admittedly sincere white Christians in the 60s for whom civil rights seemed like a "distraction from the Gospel," Christians today often display disinterest and even fatigue from all the hysteria surrounding climate change. Don't worry about not knowing all the facts at first. If we don't slow down the warming, we'll have more flooding in Manhattan, and in other areas, like Piermont, New York, where some of us live. Climate change is like a giant anti-development force unleashed on the world, aimed at the poor. It's all about keeping our earth in balance to maintain our quality of life. What a life-changing experience it can be to engage with a real scientist, and hold fossils that are millions of years old that contain evidence of climate change. He was a fearless, aggressive and say-it-as-it-is writer. In addition, older children will benefit by hearing such terms as mean, trend, and evidence, in real world contexts. This warm air warms our oceans. What prevented this disastrous move and encouraged him to be faithful was Stearns's sense of history and the witness of Martin Luther King. When we use our cars, we put carbon dioxide in the air. However, we've learned we can help slow down global warming, and the changes it's causing, by putting less carbon dioxide in the air. You may have to translate sophisticated language, but your students will benefit by seeing the graphics, and you'll be given accurate information. Climate change is happening now. The staff of Corporate Knights celebrates the life of Peter Gorrie, a longtime contributor who passed away Jan. 4th at the age of 71. And that is a dangerous, dangerous thing." But it's not always obvious. The important thing is to start talking about our changing climate, and to begin modeling ways we can help slow down climate change. We understand if we don't slow down global warming, bigger changes could come. I'm not a consensus leader. We couldn't get gas for our cars. Keep it honest. This is why Tim Costello has repeatedly said, "climate change will undo sixty years of development if we don't act now." Some think of climate change as a topic for grown-ups. Cornel West insists that we "domesticate, disinfect, deodorise, sanitise, and make safe" the prophetic words and witness of King - a process he call "Santa-Claus-ification.". As one of World Vision Australia staff member heard from his mother recently, "Why is World Vision talking about climate change? Complicated topics such as The Greenhouse Gas Effect, which describes why Earth is warming, can be explained at different levels, from basic understanding to complicated chemical equations. Global warming, the phenomenon of rising average air temperatures near Earth’s surface over the past 100 to 200 years. As you can see, people are contributing to climate change. In the short term (the past 200 years), it's clear to see that the increased carbon dioxide in the air from factories, power plants, and cars has caused our planet to warm. He paid close attention to the governance process and did not spare any fool in the corridors of power. No matter what local weather we're experiencing on a day-to-day basis, our planet is warming up, with far-reaching implications for us all. As you can see, if we ignore global warming our lifestyles will change. Polite talk of "creation care" or "stewardship" as a kind of appendix to the Christian faith is completely inadequate. Though he could have been speaking about the issue of climate change, the issue Stearns was dealing with was the AIDS epidemic. But the dangerous witness of Martin Luther King Jr calls us to dare to go the way of the cross, because, in the words of Dr King, conscience tells us it is right. Open the eyes of my heart, Lord, to see the world as You see it. Children want to know the truth. Several young Republicans specifically highlighted LGBTQ rights and climate change as essential to tapping into the Gen Z bloc, because Gen Zers are familiar with those issues. It is either nonviolence or nonexistence.". Wake Forest was 8 for 21 (38%) from the field after halftime. By abandonning maize for new varieties of rice in response to changing weather patterns – found Isaiah … Adding more carbon dioxide to the air threatens that, because the additional warmth it causes upsets the balance of natural systems. See if they give tours. Earth’s climate has changed over various timescales since the dawn of geologic time, and the force of human activities since the Industrial Revolution has been woven into the fabric of climate change. A Very Sad Milestone Reached … That meant that the regular vacation time was taken away from us. They'll lead you to other informative sites. For example, sea level is rising, causing more flooding during storms. Climate change is sometimes pouring down or boiling above. A fun way to slow down climate change is to plant things that grow. When talking with children about climate change, match the depth of conversation to the child's age. Vanity asks the question, is it popular? At home, we can turn off lights, the TV, and the computer when we're not using them. Read a children's book about climate change together. Mitch E. Baum, Mark A. Licht, Isaiah Huber, Sotirios V. Archontoulis, Impacts of climate change on the optimum planting date of different maize cultivars in the central US Corn Belt, European Journal of Agronomy, 10.1016/j.eja.2020.126101, 119, (126101), (2020). NOAA also provides opportunities to participate in webinars, field trips, and collaborative projects with other Planet Stewards. Tomato prices in Kenya have skyrocketed in recent weeks, with some parts of the country paying up to seven times more. Look for displays showing scientific evidence of Earth's climate, thousands, or even millions, of years ago: pollen grains in sediment cores, fossils, signs of changing sea level, etc. How can we deconstruct the hagiographies of a super-saint or "Santa Claus figure" and truly hear from this exceptional follower of the way of the cross? And this is the same Dr King who said, the night before he was murdered on 4 April 1968, "It is no longer a choice, my friends, between violence and nonviolence. We see this same exact pattern in God's people in the Old Testament, condemned by Isaiah and other prophets, and again in the hypocrisy of the Pharisees, which Jesus denounced in the strongest terms. When our students understand that children and adults in other countries are also helping the environment, they understand that positive change is possible. Isaiah Poole and Laura Flanders – Before the internet, humanity already had a nervous system: real friends, next-door neighbors, librarians, schoolteachers, beat reporters and local media from the town crier to local papers, and TV and radio stations. How these processes will respond to the stresses of a changing climate (such as warming SST and ocean acidification). Plunge in by visiting the links in this article. As climate change brings more drought, changing pest threats and warm conditions, farmers face new challenges - but many are finding ways to adapt to the new conditions Time to start teaching. Climate change is not too scary for kids, but it is a problem. People contribute to climate change every day. We know it's true because respected scientists have shown us the evidence. Additionally, there are programs for teachers to learn more about climate change. The episode begins with the idea that, "climate change Is racial injustice," and focuses on the idea that pollution and the environment impact communities differently — even within Brooklyn. It's fueling hurricanes like Hurricane Sandy and Hurricane Irene. We get it! ", But to claim that Dr King would be pro-war today is as likely as him being pro-segregation. For the older child, looking farther back in time (thousands, or even millions of years), it's interesting to look at the fossil evidence of climate shifts. Now, as a Gen Y who loves and seeks to serve the church, I must confess that my generation has been quick to judge those in the past - racists, segregationists, imperialists, bigots - but slow to connect the dots between the Gospel and issues of water, food, health, economics, poverty and the land. Everything in the Leadership newspaper was purposeful. Isaiah Charles was a star basketball player at his high school in Alaska. I think about my students' essays, the children's questions and concerns, their enthusiastic discussion yesterday about what they want to be when they grow up. When power companies burn coal, oil or gas to make electricity, they put carbon dioxide in the air. 2015 was the warmest year on record for the contiguous United States. (KCAW/McKinstry) Alaskans are experiencing human-induced climate change at a more rapid rate than any other state in the country. Once children understand the difference between weather and climate, and the cause and effect between carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and global warming, they'll want to know why it matters. That would be scary. The conversation in scientific circles now is how Earth will respond, how well the living things on Earth will be able to adapt, who will be the winners and the losers, and what we can do to slow down our warming climate. Today I believe those words are just as applicable to the church regarding climate change and how it affects the poor. Climate change, like the church's complicity with racism, calls us to repent and rediscover the fullness of the Gospel. Because the Earth is warming, glaciers on land are melting into the ocean, so high tide is now higher around the world. They also look at carbon dioxide bubbles that have been trapped in ice for thousands of years to understand what the climate was like a long time ago. During the 2011-12 academic year, I worked in South Africa researching environmental issues, consulting in the schools, and sharing the information with my school back in New York. Fewer cars on the road means less carbon dioxide in the air. We do to King, in other words, precisely what we have done to the radically nonviolent Christ of the New Testament. We've started to see some changes on our planet. Everyone in our area lost power for many days. The Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts that requires the reading and analysis of nonfictional texts, and the writing of expository essays, provides opportunities for students to use their emerging skills to understand a concept that's important to them. with Honors in Earth & Oceanographic Science from Bowdoin College in 2015. She's also an educational consultant. We don't want innocent animals to lose their habitats. The IDOE announced a new Climate Change Education Framework, developed in partnership with the Purdue Climate Change Research Center and Purdue University College of Science, on Thursday. We've seen the graphs. That's why climate change isn't scary for kids. Osborne thinks youth voices are an important part of climate change work, and she applied to sit on the newly formed Climate Action Task Force in Sitka. Ask her to bring physical evidence, and a slide show of evidence-gathering in the field. Handwritten essay. We can also recycle paper, glass, plastics, metals, and other things. They are also predicting more changes in the climate as people continue to pollute the air. Tackling the global crisis can be daunting, but in Sitka, the city assembly and a group of concerned … It's already causing changes for us. Our ecological crisis calls us to rediscover the earth-affirming beauty of the kingdom of God. Kottie Christie-Blick is a teacher at Cottage Lane Elementary School in the South Orangetown Central School District, in Blauvelt, New York. Fortunately, it's not too late to make a change and turn things around. To care about the poor is to care about climate change. Climate change isn't hard to understand. We need some of this warmth to sustain life on this planet, so some carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is a good thing. As Stearns writes, "One of the disturbing things about Church history is the Church's appalling track record of being on the wrong side of the great social issues of the day." Nor do I determine what is right and wrong by taking a Gallup poll of the majority opinion. Now Playing. You can follow him on Twitter here. Guided by the Holy Spirit, we must return to Scripture and reconnect what should never be separated: the doctrine of the incarnation, the cross, the resurrection and the kingdom are always connected to the doctrine of God's good creation. How we can use this information to better understand the use of marine calcifiers as climate archives. Not at all. Author: NOAA After all, this is the Dr King who said, "A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defence than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death." I received a B.A. That's because way back then there wasn't as much carbon dioxide gas in the air. Climate change is happening now. The reason we are having fiercer hurricanes in New York is because global warming is heating up our oceans. For more advanced information, see the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's website, Climate.gov. Climate change: a chronic health problem for the 21st century Laurie Goering Act now on climate change or face growing health risks - UN Megan Rowling Or, in the words of Karl Barth, the Christian hope is that "we wait for Easter to become a universal reality.". Similarly, the FBI once described Martin King as the "most dangerous man in America" - and yet, as Martin Luther King Jr day rolls around again in the United States, we are often presented with a figure that seems more like a cheerleader for the status quo rather than a prophetic challenge to it. Our quality of life depends on having fairly predictable weather and a livable climate. ", "Ultimately a genuine leader is not a searcher of consensus but a moulder of consensus. Classroom conversations can empower them. He is the founder of EPYC and co-founder of the Peace Tree Intentional Community in Perth. He previously served as the Spiritual and Experiential Educator at Carmel Academy of Greenwich in Greenwich, Connecticut. Stearns admits he felt chastened by what King said to the church of his day: "The contemporary church is a weak, ineffectual voice with an uncertain sound. The responses they got back were horrifying, and truly damning of the church. Past years focused on climate change and water, climate change and city parks, climate change and civil rights, for example. Many houses were damaged. Princeton University professor Cornel West insists that we "domesticate, disinfect, deodorise, sanitise, and make safe" the prophetic words and witness of King - a process he refers to as the "Santa-Claus-ification of Martin Luther King Jr," whereby we embrace a manageable, smiling, jolly fellow and abandon the man of history and his passionate call to a liberating love and a healing justice. Recently Tim Costello and I were in Chennai with Jayakumar Christian, CEO of World Vision India. And the Gospel of Jesus Christ, when seen in all its redemptive splendour and beauty, is good news to both! Evidence from scientific studies shows us that factories, power plants, and cars put the most carbon dioxide in the air. We release carbon dioxide into the air, which traps the sun's heat. Biden signs flurry of executive orders on coronavirus, climate change, immigration and more What we learned from snap counts in Bills' divisional-round win, game ball and more 0 comments This year, the theme was climate change and where we live. Rothstein is best known for his essay "Color Erases, Color Paints" which generated extensive debate within the Jewish community about race and diversity. Their future depends on the actions we all take now. For instance, in a speech at the Pentagon commemorating King's legacy, the Defense Department's general counsel Jeh C. Johnson remarked, "I believe that if Dr King were alive today, he would recognize that we live in a complicated world, and that our nation's military should not and cannot lay down its arms and leave the American people vulnerable to terrorist attack. Contact a science department at your local university: geology, oceanography, atmospheric sciences, or environmental sciences. 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