Student Blogs
A Discussion about Sea Level Rise by City Tech Blogger Alex Mei
One of the effects of climate change is the rise of sea level. Based on National Geographic, the change in sea levels is linked to three primary factors: Therma expansion, when water heats up, it expands; melting glaciers, which, with higher temperatures caused by global warming, have
Storms and Climate Change by City Tech Blogger Andres Arguinzones
Climate change has affected my country, America, effectively in an intense way. There had been most days where it’s sunny and beautiful and other days where it has been raining almost every day in each week, so it’s kind of crazy of what is going on so far.
Sustainability and Solar Energy by City Tech Blogger Lina Zheng
Climate change is a major topic around the world especially with a rising environmental consciousness. According to NASA’s Global Climate Change Website, the definition of climate change is “climate change is a long-term change in the average weather patterns that have come to define Earth’s local, regional and
Climate Change Impact on Hospitality Management by City Tech Blogger Dennis Guzman
The effects of climate change are seen daily that can range from abnormal temperatures than usual to the ice caps melting in Antarctica. However, what isn’t discussed on a mainstream level too often is that climate change can, directly and indirectly, impact several industries in more ways than
An Architect’s Responsibility to Help Save Us by City Tech Blogger Derrick Seegars
My childhood dream was to become an architect because I was always fascinated by skyscrapers from the early age of 5 when my father took me to the Empire State Building. Little did I know that by trying to fulfill this dream, I could also be instrumental in
Is Green Hydrogen the Energy of the Future? by City Tech blogger Jia Ling Lin Huang
The Industrial revolution of the 19th century helped many countries to grow economically and technologically, each having a major role in society. In that period, humans started to use fossil fuels for energy. Petrol, carbon, and gas were burned massively polluting the air and the environment. The industrial
Climate Change and COVID-19: Two Sides of the Same Coin by City Tech Blogger Ethan Brown
Believe it or not, climate change and COVID-19 are similar. When I say that, I mean the precautions and actions that we take to reduce the number of problems we have for both global issues are similar. Climate change alone was already a problem. However, its effects were
Climate Change is No Myth by City Tech Blogger Ashish Tamang
What is climate change? Put simply, it is the long-term change of the temperature and regular weather patterns at a given location. We all know climate change is real but how do we know that? According to NASA, “The current warming trend is of particular significance because it
My Take: Vote at the Ballot by City Tech Blogger Brian Gomes
We are seeing the dangerous effects of climate change more than ever before. In 2020 California had 9,917 incidents of wildfires that burned though 4,257,863 acres of land. It was one of the worst recorded years for the state, but it’s not the only place that has been
Adapt to Climate Change & Some People Need Help by City Tech Blogger Yuehan Guo
The opportunity that can prevent climate change from happening has passed. Mankind once had a possibility to prevent things from happening but failed due to insurmountable difficulties and lack of trust. But In any case, humans will still need, and will sure live on this planet.
My Pragmatic view on Climate Change by City Tech Blogger Mamadou Balde
At this point, no one with common sense can deny the fact of a changing climate that more and more is manifesting itself in virulent ways. In all corners of the world, the climate that was known in the past, is drastically changing; what people defer over is
China Floods: A Warning for Future Natural Disasters By City Tech Blogger Lina Zheng
Do you know how many recorded natural disaster events there have been today? And how much there was 50 years ago? Statistically there were 77 global natural disaster events in the year of 1970. In 2019 there were 361. (If we are speaking of floods in-particular, 170 floods
