2. What effects might this steady increase of carbon dioxide have on the organisms living in this area? -As stated before, photosynthesis performers would not be effected, as the can take in carbon dioxide. Respiratory breathers, however, face a fatal issue with extra carbon dioxide in the air. The population of respiratory breathers will slowly decrease, considering plants will give a little bit of oxygen.
Global warming will only cause an increase in these issues along with additional problems that could eventually end this civilization, if we don’t work hard on improving our efforts on managing all the different types of pollution and waste that contributes to this major concern. 2. Water Issues, was an extremely important area of local environmental concern this summer. 70% of our planet’s surface is water, but most of that is salt water. Freshwater though essential to life, is one of the rarest and most endangered resources on our progressively fragile planet.
Climate Change Threatens Marine Life Axia College of UOP: SCI 275 CLIMATE CHANGE THREATENS MARINE LIFE Climate change has become a major issue over the past few years. Global warming has the potential to devastate the human population immensely. However, one key aspect of this issue that has not been addressed is how climate change will affect marine life. As the water temperature rises marine life becomes more endangered. The ocean dwellers are virtually helpless, and they will ultimately have to suffer the consequences that have been created mainly by humans.
Why People Should Stop Using a Plastic Water Bottle There are hundreds of people who use plastic water bottles—not only on the University of Illinois campus, but worldwide as well—and there have been huge sustainability issues as the plastic water bottle industry continues to grow tremendously. Using plastic water bottles are growing to be a part of people’s lifestyle, so people don’t really think about the consequences of using them. Although there are some people that actually care and think of ways to protect our environment, the problem is that most people are ignorant about the negative impacts they bring to our environment and our bodies. The most logical reason why people should stop buying plastic water bottles is that plastic bottled water isn’t a good value. In fact, bottled water can cost up to 10,000 times more per gallon than tap water.
The article talks about how El Niño affects people, it can cause diseases and food shortages as just two examples. The article goes on to discuss how people can effect El Niño. When El Niño occurs the oceans and the atmosphere shift which causes trade winds and warm water to move from west to east, La Niña is just the opposite. Scientists are unsure what causes El Niño and La Niña but Climatologists fear that rising air and water temperatures due in part to global warming will only increase the already drastic devastative power of El Niño. It is also a possibility that there will be a “permanent” El Niño in the future.
Second, bottled water is harmful for human being and the environment according to the Environment Working Group. Bottled water is costly and wasteful, but this does not stop people around the world and especially those living in developed country to be addicted of bottled water. The typical cost for tap water is $0.0015/gallon while a gallon of bottled water at prices ranging from $0.89 to $8.26 per gallon. The big difference in cost does not encourage me to drink bottle water because Water is a gift from our nature I do not think that the bottled water industry has the right to sell water in a such a high price since the only thing that they do on it is to filter it and put it in plastic bottle. According to EWG, people believe that the taste that taps water has meant that tap water is bad that is why the run to bottles water despite his cost.
Besides global warming there is another problem with this beautiful structure and that is the result of several local natural and human factors such as over fishing. Silt from deforested lands and pollution from crowded coastlines choke them, and overuse and destroy coral reefs. There are many other factors which if they are not stopped it will destroy all coral reefs. Corals are animals, not plants; sunlight is the key to their survival. They need it to power the millions of microscopic algae, called zooxanthellae, that live in their tissues.
As we are theoretically reaching “peak oil”, “peak gas” etc. as well as the occurring of global warming and a number of environmental issues, the call for more “clean”, “sustainable” renewable energy has been increasing dramatically. However, some critics argue that renewable energy such as wind, solar, biomass, alone can not sustain the world in the future. In this essay, I will argue that renewable energy is not a viable way for replacing established energy sources by analyzing the geographic and natural limitations, impacts on ecosystems and the efficiency on cutting greenhouse emissions of renewable energies. The real solution should be reducing energy consumption.
Drowning in Plastic It’s hard to imagine life without plastic. It’s everywhere: covering our food, holding our purchases, protecting our loved ones, saving patients in hospitals and floating along our waterways and oceans. The thought of living in a world surrounded by toxic chemicals and pollution is a thought which many would rather not think about. Plastics have revolutionised the world in which we live, but with dire consequences. The production of these toxic-filled substances continues to lead the human race on a path of natural destruction; with thousands of animal sea-life dying annually from plastic consumption.
Over fishing occurs when there are more fish caught than fish in the ocean to sustain fish stock. Global warming is another big harm to the ocean. Global warming affects all of the earth. Animals are having a hard time surviving because sea levels are rising and ocean temperatures are changing. The sea animal cannot adjust to these changes in the ocean due to global warming.