During the summer, the arctic is buzzing with insects who play a major part in keeping the variety of plants alive. The pollinators of these plants in the arctic are small flies. These small flies are very similar to the flies humans hate most. These flies are disappearing at a fast rate. Climate change is causing the flies to slowly die off and the flowers they pollinate to die off as well. The flies play a major part in the ecosystem and without them the whole ecosystem will be thrown off. Flies are one of the things that bother me the most and i cant help but try and kill them. Where I live killing flies is what everyone does when the insect buzzes in their ear, so the fact that the species are in danger in the Arctic is a new concept to me. The flies not being there is dangerous to the plants and potentiallt to humans because with no plants no oxygen is produced.
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Myth: Its not us The myth is saying that the warming of the earth was not caused by man and was a natural effect. The contribution from humans were so little that it shouldn't even be a concern. This myth was proven wrong because of the human fingerprint that proves the fact that human greenhouse gas emissions have caused this warming. Myth: CO2 was higher in the past This myth is saying that CO2 levels were greater in the Ordovician era. Based off the IPCC theory there should have been a greenhouse induced global warming for the CO2 levels to be high but instead there was glaciation. This is not true because the Ordovician glaciation didn't last long and was instead small. You can see hoe small this glaciation was when you compare it to all others. The fact that it was so long ago creates many uncertainties and there are many factors proving the glaciation was not caused by CO2. Marine life is becoming a major concern in Ecuador, Costa Rica, and Colombia. The leaders in this country are meeting to create reserves that will protect the marine life. The Ocean is home to the most diverse ecosystems. These homes are being destroyed due to the acidity and poaching pollution. Some countries have already made sanctuary's along the coastline to protect the worlds largest shark populations. because of this meeting the countries all decided to also protect 10% of the worlds oceans by 2020. The countries are very serious about this decision that they have even established a surveillance system to keep the oceans safe. This is a very important step that I believe more countries need to take. the fact that they created a surveillance system just proves how serious they are and how much they care for these ocean species. The ruining of the oceans are a huge problem in the world and watching there be steps to change it is creating hope that things mat change. Coca-cola gives back for the amount of water they have used to produce their product. They made a goal themselves to give back for every drop they have used. This goal was achieved and it was achieved 5 years sooner than expected. The goal was doubted by many people, including Amit Srivastana who is a global resistance director. he was proven wrong when 248 water partnerships helped coca-cola. Coca-Cola was able to return 191.9 billions of water to human communities and nature. This came out to a total of 115% of water the company used in water to make their beverages that year. This is an amazing goal and the fact that it was accomplished is even more amazing. All companies should follow in Coca-Colas footsteps and do the same. They don't have to have the same exact goal but they should give back and return some of what they took from the environment to create their product. Coca-Cola is an amazing company and i hope they continue to do what they are doing. The republican nominee for the 2016 presidential election has a very controversial promise. Donald Trump has set his heart on building a wall on the border separating Mexico and the US. Not only is this wall morally wrong, it is also ecologically wrong. The wall will affect the ecosystem poorly if something is not done to prevent the wall. the fence that is already in place has damaged the environment already and the wall would just double the harm. The wall would keep wildlife from naturally moving which is an important factor of animal life. All of the animals who are endangered will go extinct when they lose their homes. Trump supporters need to know all of the concerns that come along with building the wall and hopefully think again before supporting the production of such a wall. The environment will be permanently damaged and will ruin the food chains and all that is necessary for an ecosystem to survive. |
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