Comparing Climate Change Portrayal: Movie vs Website Analysis

Abstract

Course name Instructor’s name Assignment due date Comparing the Movie and the Website One of the topics in the movie and the website is the issue of science and how it creates the need to act on climate change. In the movie, science is the tool that provides the data on the changes that professionals have predicted will occur in the near future. The movie describes the topic in terms of facts such as the melting of the ice caps in the poles to show the need to act. The website describes how organizations in government and international agencies have contributed to knowledge on climate change. The movie and the website describe the topic of climate technology and its role in the survival of the human species amid climate change issues. From the film, it is clear that dark ages are inevitable in the future as is evident from the history of the planet. While technology might facilitate the survival of the species, extinction is most likely inevitable. The website describes the topic in a more positive light by focusing on the impact technology will have on climate change in the next few decades. One Health is the concept that shows the connection between human health, animal health, and ecological health during climate change. As temperatures rise around the globe, they will have significant implications on the environment. The melting of icecaps will change the environment and affect the availability of water differently around the world. Effects of climate change on plants and animals will affect human health with issues such as food security and disease having significant effect on people.