As climate change intensifies, experts note the increasing incidence and growing severity of natural
disasters. To learn more about how issues of race and class are related to disaster response review the
following articles:
Where Black Lives Matter Began (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Examining Race, Class, and Katrina (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
After reviewing all of the resources above, address each of the following:
How does human activity impact global warming? What are two environmental problems related to global
warming that experts expect to occur in coming decades?
According to the National Climate Assessment website, what are the main environmental issues that the
region where you live (or if you cannot find your particular region, the region where you grew up or have
some connection to) will face due to global warming? What can you do to help?
What role did race and class play in the response to hurricane Katrina? How did the history of structural
race relations and inequalities in New Orleans impact how the hurricane affected different racial and class
groups? How did the government's response vary by the race and class of the residents?
Your initial post should be at least 500 words in tength. Support your claims with examples from required
material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references.
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