Investigated Claims

Are droughts and floods at historic heights?

By Declan Alexander, Brandon Rosa, and Aaron Robertson  Yes.  Climate change itself is real and one of the major concerns…

Was the Medieval Warm Period warmer than the Twentieth Century?

By Erik Gooding, Nick Jones, and Colby Washington  No. We have found a lot of information about the Medieval Warm…

Is climate change a natural cycle?

By Simon Doerr, Musaab Abu Zaid, and Grayson Bradley Yes and No.  It is known and proven through science that Earth has…

Did major oil companies have knowledge about climate change in the 70’s and prior?

By Cody Sheehan, Riley Smith, and Calvin Dodge  Yes. The simple answer to this claim is yes, big oil companies…

Is Antarctica gaining ice?

By Alex Warr, Julia Brown, and Chris McNulty No. Antarctica is losing Ice every day. The amount of ice that…

Is climate change natural or caused by humans?

By Sarah Ruel, Jack Poratti, Tim Dorr, and Orin Ilsley-Hoile Yes, climate change is natural AND is caused by humans. …

Do melting glaciers cause sea level rise?

By Laurel Brown, Nicole Rosenberger, and Maeve Hally  Yes.  In fact, sea levels are rising at a rate of an eighth…

Is Antarctica gaining ice?

By Lilly Wright, Shannon Hussey, and Lexi Kislauskis  No.  This topic gains lots of attention because it completely contradicts everything that…

Does cold weather mean climate change is a myth?

By Kate Ingerson, Micaela George, and Armando Valle No. Cold weather does not mean that climate change is a myth because weather…

Is there a consensus in the scientific community on the dangers of climate change?

by Kincaid MacCulloch and Nick Liston Yes.  The short answer to this question is yes, there is a consensus in the scientific…

IS1115 Fall 2019

This is the main class page for Cathie LeBlanc’s section of IS1115. We will spend the semester working on the…