Deforestation results from the removal of trees without sufficient reforestation (the replacement of trees). As a whole, deforestation reduces biodiversity, which is the variation of life forms, and negatively impacts the climate and geography not only in the United States, but also around the world. Some of the problems that need to be acknowledged range from forest fires to the lack of national policies
Some group members used numbers and facts to make sense and sound credible for their individual roles. The abolishment of the amazon is morally wrong and this applies to ethos because deforestation has many adverse effects to many things. Josh and Kelli used ethos and pathos and talked about how animals and people are affected by deforestation. In the essay the usage of pathos was used when describing the destruction of animal habitats along with the eventual extinction of some of these beautiful
Yet I think the worst part is the natural resources like trees that will be cut down to make room for the machinery and drilling as many of those have been there for years. Along with the trees and forest come the wildlife animals that have their home in the forest and depend on trees to survive. All these not to include the pollution that comes from all these machines and work that will be done in the
But this was hard to believe, as the island was full of food. Maybe the cause of death was drought. Scientists have discovered that the worst drought in many years was between 1604 and 1609. They can tell this because of the tree samples that have been taken. No water meant that crops wouldn't grow, and animals would die, as well as humans.
A large problem is that humans do a lot of damage to our environment by taking down natural resources including trees and water. Humans are a share of the planets ecosystem. This means that everything we touch will cause disproportion of environment. In turn, our actions affect our world and us. The controversy of environmental pollution has affected our security of economic cost, causes harm to our health, destruction to our structures.
All of the small businesses, such as the grocery store, pharmacy, hardware store, and restaurants, would eventually be forced to close. The mom and pop shops wouldn’t be able to compete with the Supercenter. The closing of these stores would have several effects, such as lowering income and cutting ties between owners and employees. The Supercenter would also minimize specialization. The building of the Supercenter would also hurt the environment, by taking away multiple acres of farmland to build on.
Firstly, the Everglades are an important ecosystem which reduces flooding and replenish aquifers but human actions are having a huge impact on the landscape. The rapid urban and agricultural development in the area has decreased the size of the wetlands dramatically which affects the organisms found there. This is especially important as it is home to several endangered species. Not only that, but invasive species that threaten existing wildlife by preying on or competing with them. According to Everglades.org, they’ve “contributed to nearly 70 percent of extinctions in the United States” and are the “primary cause of species endangerment.” The water itself is a major cause of decline to the area, firstly because of poor water management leading to water levels being too low or too high at the wrong times has caused a decline in many species.
The extinction of animals will cause more of what they eat this can affect humans by more humans being bite by mosquitoes. The mosquitoes population will increase and anything else that they eat. The recovery and preservation of these animals is complicated because many people do not care about these animals and what it does to them when we destroy their homes, places that they feel safe at.
While most commonly known for erecting large stone heads, the indigenous Polynesian residents that once inhabited the island are also notable for their inability to adapt to their unsustainable situation, resulting in their eventual demise. As the islanders' population grew over a gradual period of time, they faced a crisis: As they cut the forest down quicker then it could regenerate, and hunted wildlife too frequently, native plant and animals became extinct. As Jared Diamond pointed out, “any islander who tried to warn about the dangers of progressive deforestation would have been overridden by vested interests of bureaucrats and chiefs” (Diamond, Jared). This illustrates how a society that fails to recognize negative externalities and that avoids innovating sustainable living practices will inevitably die out. Thus, creativity can help us analyze current situations and extrapolate consequences that may result from poor habits.
The arctic refuge has been looked at for years as a possible place to drill for oil, but was abandoned when the oil market collapsed in the 1980’s. This land is home to many different kinds of animals such as seabirds, caribou, polar bears, and the bowhead whale. (Lavelle p1) Drilling in the refuge causes a major concern against the drilling for oil in the arctic refuge due to the fact that it would disturb the animals and change their natural habitat. It could cause the species to leave the area and settle in unfamiliar territory, which could lead to a decrease in the population of the species. With the area that the animals live in already shrinking, there is no need to shrink the little bit of natural habitat that have left to drill for oil. There is also a major concern of what it would do globally to the permafrost.