The environmental change and the collapse of Easter Island Ruud Coumans In this paper‚ we will search for an explanation of the mystical collapse of society on Easter Island‚ during the 18th century. We’ll use the second chapter for the book “Collapse. How Society Choose to Fail or Succeed” by Jared Diamond. First we will summarize some of the evidence supporting the explanatory framework of the author to give an outline of the situation. Then we will state the research question. After that we
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main sources of its vulnerability. The reconstruction of many of the city’s infrastructures started‚ and most of them are at the stage of finishing 10 years after the impact of the incident (Russell‚ 2015). The reconstruction of the city was necessitated by the unwillingness of the city’s natives to move definitely
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A GLOBAL PROBLEM: RESPONSIBILITY FOR CLIMATE CHANGE Climate change is a tangible problem and its existence can no longer be denied. It is one of the most important scientific‚ economic threats facing to the earth. There are many factors lead to climate change‚ such as greenhouse gases‚ carbon dioxide‚ fossil fuels. Although it would be self-deception to believe that humans had nothing to do with it‚ the fact is that human activities caused negative effects on climate change. More people exploit
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Impacts of Global Warming in the UK Current data for climate change suggest that global warming is taking place due to the enhanced greenhouse effect. If global temperatures continue to rise it will present a number of challenges in the future. Different countries will experience global warming differently depending on their location and level of development‚ but even within a country‚ there will be ‘winners and losers’. For example‚ in the UK Global Warming is good news for coastal resorts‚ especially
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Discuss the environmental and social impacts of tourism in the UK and consider whether the benefits exceed the costs. Tourism is a fast growing industry and a valuable sector‚ contributing significantly to the economy (“The Social & Cultural Impacts of Tourism”‚ n.d.). It has been generally accepted that tourism is‚ for the most part and with relatively few exceptions‚ beneficial to both generating and destination countries (Holloway‚ 2009‚ p. 114). Some researchers are less sure that this
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The large scale impacts of Tourism include environmental‚ socio-cultural and economic impacts. Impacts can be positive‚ as well as negative‚ but should never be underestimated. The concept of sustainability is factored into these tourism impacts‚ when the size of the impacts become large enough to drastically alter economic‚ socio-cultural and environmental areas of a tourist destination. The importance of these impacts will be analysed and evaluated in this essay‚ keeping in mind that this will
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Global Warming‚ Not Caused by Humans In modern America few problems prove to be as fundamentally problematic as the theory of human induced global warming. Its repeated coverage from within the media and political arena are influencing people worldwide‚ putting those who think differently in an outcast shadow. The truth of the matter is‚ to not believe in human induced global warming has become politically incorrect and unacceptable in the public eye. The theory of human induced global warming can
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In 1980‚ Mount Saint Helens unleashed its destructive power and many‚ people‚ animals‚ and plants were exterminated. Consequently‚ the Lateral Blast‚ was caused by the collapse of the north side of the volcano and when it fell‚ it unleashed a powerful explosion‚ that destroyed and scorched 230 square miles of land. Furthermore‚ the Lateral Blast‚ greatly impacted Mount Saint Helens ecosystem‚ for once it happened it destroyed miles of forests‚ killed off organisms and scorched vegetation in the
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century there was around 100‚000 Cheetahs. That is a humongous difference through the years and that shows that Cheetahs have started to go endangered. I will be showing you how Cheetahs have been negatively affected by Human activity. Throughout time Cheetahs have had many impacts on the world. It has impacted the ecosystem‚ for example Cheetahs feed all types of other animals like‚ beatles‚ vultures and other scavengers. The Cheetah leaves the remaining of the carcass so it feeds other animals in
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carbon is the best solution for climate change (Back Ground)Climate change‚ a consequence of unchecked pollution‚ has become a controversial issue in most nations in over the world. Among countless others‚ carbon emission is one of main causes of this problem. The effects of climate change are extremely dangerous not only on the environment but also for economy (Australian Conservation Foundation‚ 2013). Consequently‚ these effects have strongly influenced human life. Finding the solution to prevent
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