I want to be a scientist who deals with Global Warming... help?

Question

I'm going to University. To be a Scientist who deals with
Global warming which area(in the university) should I choose? : Science or Engineering?

if it's science... which science?

Thank you very much ^^

Answer 1

big polluant companies will hire engineers in many field

Answer 2

Global warming is at the fore front because politicians found how to use a new platform to get re-elected. The world leaders use it because they found ways to make money at it. This is a made up problem just like Global Cooling in the 1970's. Wake up people. I agree we need to be more efficient with our resources, and we should fine and jail companies who are dumping into our rivers maliciously. I want to stop the raiforest destruction, but to say that global warming is a serious man made issue and we need to destroy the American economy and bow down to the rest of the world certainly does not float my boat. Follow the money on this one and you will see that it is all for political gain and grant money for those scientists who profit off of the government if global warming stays at the front of the issues. Look deep into the Keoto (sp?) Treaty, first of all they took jets to a non-central resort location. Not very environmentally concious. THen in the parameters of the treaty they have a clause that makes it so you can buy or sell polution credits. This is all about shifting wealth and breaking down the United States. This is painfully obvious, just look at peoples agenda. The earth's mean temperature has risen .6 degrees C in the past 125 years. Greenland's icecaps have gotten colder in the past 10 years. The Scientists who do not gain anything on their posisition will tell you that the earth has a natural progression and this is what we are seeing. The UN report is made up of POLITICIANS not a good spread of scientists. THere are as many or more scientists who believe that man in NOT the reason and it is over hyped, but their voice is not heard in the LIberal Mainstream Media. This issue is 99% political, and an attempt to make the USA a socialist nation, and eventually communisim. WAKE UP AMERICA, IT IS TIME TO BE AMERICANS. FOR THE PEOPLE BY THE PEOPLE. STOP THE LIES

Answer 3

Since you want to be a SCIENTIST who deals with global warming, go into science. Find a college that will let you get a degree in meterology (weather) or chemistry. You may want to go for a degree in Environmental Studies/Issues. You may have to get a major in something else and have these as a minor. There are tons of other professions that deal with global warming. We need engineers to build more fuel efficient cars or cars that run on alternative fuels. We need teachers who will help inform the next generation. We need politicians to push initiatives that will help stop global warming.

Answer 4

You want to deal with climatology. Climatology is overwhelmingly the most concerned with cimate change. For this, look for a school that offers atmospheric sciences. I doubt colleges offer a 4 year degree in climatology. Atmospheric science will teach you meteorology and climatology. As far as engineering goes, the main impact engineering has on the atmosphere involves air quality issues. So, if you want to design air scrubbers for coal plants, be my guest. It seems you want to be more in depth with it though.
Basically you need a Masters to ger into climatology and dealing with climate change directly. I recommend a few paths:
Geology (many schools offer an atmospheric emphasis or a hydrology emphasis.)
Environmental Science (especially an emphasis on modeling. Alot of atmospheric science is in modeling)
Math (again, for modeling reasons)
Chemistry (in particular atmospheric chemistry)
etc etc
Basically, whatever you major in school, take post-calculus classes and meteorology/climatology courses.
EDIT: I forgot oceanography, considering the oceans have a profound impact on weather and climate.

Answer 5

Some choices for you.

Climatology. Work on the basic science.

Civil Engineering. Work on new sources of power to replace fossil fuels.

Biochemistry. Work on ways to remove CO2 rom the atmosphere.

Answer 6

Environmental systems..
or something similar
but there are a lot of facets to global warming....
do you want to do research, or create a car that lessens global warming, or....

Answer 7

Earth science, meteorology and chemistry would be a good start.

Answer 8

some details
some solutions
and some sources

in North Africa,India,Mexico ,millions of people are effected by land loss and desertification


in recent times thousands of people have died because of exessive heat,usually old people.in India ,Mexico and France,
deforestation causing desertification,the desert conditions causing very cold nights and scorching hot days

in china, thousands of what used to be farmers are running for their lives from the dust storms that have burried their towns and turned their lands into dessert,the globe where they were got to hot for them .
and instead of producing food they are now needing it from some where else,and they will drastically effect the world food prices when they start buying water in the form of grains ,at any cost destabalising governments, in some countries ,could be the result
(are you seeing more Chinese around interested in agricultural lands ,we do here in Mexico)

,the Sahara is growing by 7 kilometers a year
and all of the desserts we know are a results of mans actions ,and they are increasing ,not getting less ,in the dinosaurs days ,there were no desserts.

collectively this planet is drying up because of bad farming practices like,over grazing and fertilizers,

as far as the food production is concerned, Global warming or some of its effects are serious,rising seas result in landloss

each degree rise in temperature means 10%crop loss

more landloss because of desertification every year,we have less areble land to produce food ,for an extra 70 million people ,

and there is less and less water (because of deforestation),to irrigate this production ,
and there are less and less farmers to do it..
who are overpumping deep carbon aquifiers
who are plowing more and more unstable lands because they have lost so many million hectares to desertification ,
because of bad farming practises ,such as using fertilizers and heavy machinary or over grazing

RISING SEAS
The northpole is melting ,and we will know it without ice in our life times.
this does not affect the sea level because it is ice that is already in the water.but the melting ice from Green land and the south pole ,are another matter.

Global warming is in theory reversable,but it will mean global co operation between all countries ,and taking into account human nature and the world politics ,it is unlikely that this will happen,

At least not untill we are all in the middle of planetary disastres and it becomes a battle for the survival of humanity every where.

SOLUTIONS
if you want to help the planet ,plant a tree every week ,if everyone on the planet did we we would be able to reverse the destructive processes

reduce carbon emisions,and they are already working on that by alternative forms of energy and regulations on carbon producing materials,aerosol cans,burning rubbish,industrial chimneys,powerplants etc.

the capture of carbon and the production of water and assist the aquiferous manta.

the world bank pays large subsidies for reforrestation to capture carbon and the best tree for this is the Pawlonia

Waterharvesting projects ,such as millions of small dams.to redirect over ground waterflows from the rains into the ground to supply subteranian water supplies.

the protection of existing forrests.

stop building more highways,urban planning to include vegetation stop building cities encourage people to return to the land to conduct their business from there which now has become possible thanks to the internet.

education to motivate people to auto sufficiency by building more home food gardens.

education on environmental awareness
education on family planning to curb over´populaion

Agricultural education and improvements to follow the principals or sustainability and soil management.

more environmental or land ,design to prevent bush fires,such as--fire breaks

,more dams.regulations and control for public behaviour

alternative effeciant public transport to discourage the use of the internal conbustion engine

recicling wastes,limit water use

i am a Permaculture Consultant for the department of Ecology for the regional government in Guerrero Mexico
http://spaces.msn.com/byderule

Source(s) Lester E Brown is the director and founder of the global institute of Environment in the United states .he has compiled a report based on all the satalite information available from NASA,and all the information that has
come from Universities and American embassies WORLD WIDE ,
his little book--a planet under stress , Plan B has been trans lated into 50 languages and won the best book award in 2003.

Answer 9

try physics coz it's related to metro logy, chemistry and maths coz whatever you do, you are going to need to know that. After all you'll be going through predictions and graphs and data analysis

Answer 10

biology, weather, earth sciences