Taylor Rock Professor Johansen ENG 105 27 March 2015 Climate Change: Plastic Pollution Of the 32 million tons of plastic produced annually‚ only 9% of plastics are recycled globally. The question then becomes‚ where does all this plastic end up? The answer is our oceans. The United Nations has noted that there is an estimated 50‚000 pieces of plastic in every square mile of the ocean (United Nations). Charles Moore first discovered plastic pollution in the ocean in 1997. Unlike the commonly believed
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habitats in the tropics and subtropics – mainly between latitudes 25° N and 25° S. The remaining mangrove forest areas of the world in 2000 was 53‚190 square miles (137‚760 km²) spanning 118 countries and territories.[1][2] The word is used in at least three senses: (1) most broadly to refer to the habitat and entire plant assemblage ormangal‚[3][page needed] for which the terms mangrove forest biome‚ mangrove swampand mangrove forest are also used‚ (2) to refer to all trees and large shrubs in the
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Once the bees have left‚ do you still want to be around? The Bees organise our food chain‚ keep our shelves full and play a major part in our ecosystems‚ but when they are gone that will drastically change. They have been in decline since the 1990s and there are several reasons for that. Some people think that the bees aren’t that important and that we will be fine without them. It’s said that this is just a myth that we need them‚ but there are facts surrounding why that is not true and why this
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General‚ Excellencies‚ distinguished delegates‚ ladies and gentlemen. I approach as mere student with a plea for change‚ for no one is immune from the looming problem. We are faced with a dilemma that is no longer a distant threat‚ but ladies and gentleman we are not discouraged. Rather we face this challenge not as an obstacle but as an opportunity to move forward as a nation. Climate change is not something that will happen‚ because it’s happening right now. I was born and raised in Australia‚ under
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WHAT IS CLIMATE? Have you ever wondered why one area of the world is a desert‚ another a grassland‚ and another a rainforest? Why are there different forests and deserts‚ and why are there different types of life in each area? It is because of Climate. Climate is the characteristic condition of the atmosphere near the earth’s surface at a certain place on earth. It is the long-term weather of that area (for at least 30 years). This includes the region’s general pattern of weather conditions
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Climate change is one of the emerging issues for global environment. It may be defined as the long-term change in average weather conditions‚ including temperature‚ precipitation and wind. This is already apparent as evidenced by higher temperatures‚ rising sea levels‚ increased ocean acidity and ice melt. Global surface temperatures‚ alone‚ have increased by roughly 0.74 °C (1.33 °F) between the start and the end of the 20th century. Natural causes alone cannot explain all of these changes. Most
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Project Proposal: Effects of Climate Change The final research paper generated from the Project Proposal: Effects of Climate Change will discuss the question‚ what Americans can do to reduce climate change health effects? Various research publications by credible sources advise‚ global warming climate change has an affect on human health. Climate change and the impact on human health can be connected through direct or indirect variables. The Importance I feel as though if we start at a young
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Is it to late to change? Are you scared when you hear that‚ “death doesn’t have to come sudden and hard. It can come slowly‚ sublimely?” (Steven). This is the way many people predict that the change in climate will affect us. John Steven‚ author of climate “Climate change already taking toll‚ even as we ignore it” argues that the subtle changes in climate have been actually causing havoc in nature and could be deadly. I agree with John Steven because he reminds us that we need to look at flooding
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Consensus on Climate Change” written by Naomi Oreskes is intended to let the readers understand that there is a consensus that anthropogenic global climate change is occurring. In her essay‚ Oreskes states that although some groups claim there is not substantial evidence that Earth’s climate is being affected by human activities‚ overall‚ the scientific community is in agreement that evidence is quite clear. “IPCC states unequivocally that the consensus of scientific opinion is that Earth’s climate is being
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Climate Change‚ Capitalism‚ and Social Justice California used to be a paradise‚ lush green lawns freshly cut‚ creeks gurgling with water‚ and mountains covered in golden fields. What happened? The lawns are all shriveled up‚ dry rocks are left where there used to be water‚ and black blotches on hills are left behind from wildfires. Scientists state that this is a result of climate change‚ also known as global warming. When warm temperatures affect the weather patterns of the Earth‚ the effects are
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