Over the course of history‚ humans have had a huge impact on the environment ranging from climatic changes‚ endangerment of certain species‚ and pollution of planet Earth. The drive of society to improve the standards of living have resulted in technological advances that to a certain extent have simplified our life; however‚ the toll it has brought upon Earth is intolerable. Veronica Perez Rodriguez & Kirk Anderson and Hazel Delcourt have addressed the issue on how our predecessors actions have
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What is fracking‚ Fracking is the process of drilling down into the earth before a high-pressure water mixture is directed at the rock to release the gas inside. Water‚ sand and chemicals are injected into the rock at high pressure which allows the gas to flow out to the head of the well. The process can be carried out vertically or‚ more commonly‚ by drilling horizontally to the rock layer and can create new pathways to release gas or can be used to extend existing channels. The term fracking refers
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As The Republic of El Salvador‚ we are trying to improve and cut down on our ecological footprint‚ and are making many changes to transition from being developing country to a more economically developed country. Known as‚ “The Land of Volcanoes” we are susceptible to many different types of natural disasters‚ such as hurricanes‚ earthquakes and volcano eruptions‚ and our lack of disaster prevention which lead to poverty‚ inequality‚ and have brought disaster and destruction to El Salvador. Climate
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The time has come‚ to take a stand‚ its for our earth‚ its for OUR land. The time has come‚ a fact’s a fact‚ the heat is on‚ and there is no turning back. Our world is under threat and Australia is not doing enough to halt the catastrophic consequences that even a two degree Celsius change in the climate will have not only on humans but also the entire world’s environment and ecosystems as well as the millions of different species that inhabit them. Did you know that if sea levels rise 63cm‚ 130
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industrial strategies and the concern of the economic impacts just as it was treated during the 1930s-1950s across Europe. During the 1930’s it was found that temperatures were increasing since the early 19th-century as well as the shrinkage of Artic ice. Guy Stewart Callendar‚ a power plant engineer‚ found the first evidence of increasing carbon dioxide in our atmosphere. He believed that mankind was responsible for carbon dioxide emissions raising global temperature. He continued to observe
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The young teen climbs up the stairs and smiles. Looking down at her phone‚ she doesn’t realize that she just killed a polar bear. She runs back downstairs‚ realizing she left the faucet on‚ and the lights too‚ but it is too late. This is carbon Footprints and climate change are real‚ and this is it. If the climate change keeps changing at this level‚ the polar caps will melt. Even the slightest spike in your carbon footprint can negatively impact the environment. This is not some extraterrestrial
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Imagine a world without wildlife documentaries. Unique and remarkable areas of the globe would have never been imagined without them. Throughout our minds connection with documented environments‚ people in different places around the world would never have been aware that certain creatures exist. If you grew up in the same generation as me with David Attenborough‚ chances are you become known to these diverse and unique environments through Attenborough’s factual programs. Attenborough has influenced
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Kerogen and coal are both derived from organic matter. Organic matter is a matter that is derived from the breakdown of plant and animal‚ it is able to decay or product of decay‚ it must be composed of organic or carbon compounds. Kerogen and coal and other rocks are formed by diagenetic alteration that takes place during the process called diagenesis. During diagenesis‚ the sediments will undergo compaction and consolidation that will caused the reduction of volume of voids that are filled by fluids
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Breaking it down into pieces this is how ocean acidification is defined to be apart a resilient system. First‚ it can survive‚ adapt and grow to see change. Oceans are just not going to disappear‚ they have been around since the world has evolved‚ its not the first time it has come to see change. Even though this change is not natural examples likes the ice age‚ oceans since the beginning of time have been adapting to change‚ this is just another state affair where the world has to alter to adaptations
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Societal response to rapidly decreasing species has been insufficient. Species decline is directly correlated to human causes‚ whether in agriculture causing loss of habitat‚ or by the greenhouse effect causing global warming. When a habitat becomes deconstructed‚ the organisms‚ plants‚ and animals that once occupied the area have to reduce their carrying capacity‚ making extinction more probable. Human activities have drastically changed natural greenhouses over the past centuries. This includes
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