August 19, 2016
zika virus in the louisiana flood
The Zika virus has been a big problem due to it being spread by mosquitos. On August 12, huge down pour up to 19+inches was going on in the state of Louisiana which created gigantic floods. In the after match of the floods, 40,000 houses were extently damaged and 13 people were killed. People are greatly facing this problem but little they know that diseases such as the Zika virus may spread due to the environment conditions. The environment conditions include garbage and debris floating around and unsanitary puddles. When the environment is like this, mosquitos thrive. Mosquitos are know to carry many diseases like the Zika and the West Nile virus. Its going to be difficult to prevent mosquitos due to the floods wiping out stores who sell mosquito repellent. Since this is an issue, mosquitos can easily spread viruses making the environment hard to live on for people. This will not only affect people, but also other animals living in the environment which will be another problem for people because most people depend on their animals for food.
I find this an important problem because its another disaster to us and for the environment waiting to happen. We should quickly clean up the environment by clearing the debris, sanitizing canals, and clean up large or small dirty puddles. We the people need to do these things because we need the environment clean, so we can live in it healthy and have healthy animals living in it also. People should take this as another problem waiting to happen because we can't afford another disaster to our environment.
I find this an important problem because its another disaster to us and for the environment waiting to happen. We should quickly clean up the environment by clearing the debris, sanitizing canals, and clean up large or small dirty puddles. We the people need to do these things because we need the environment clean, so we can live in it healthy and have healthy animals living in it also. People should take this as another problem waiting to happen because we can't afford another disaster to our environment.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/aug/19/louisiana-recovery-costs-disease-zika-west-nile
august 25, 2016
Polar bear extinction?
As climate change rises, the arctic animals begin to severely lose their habitats. Polar bears, one of the most popular Arctic species, are greatly losing their habitat. Losing their habitat is not their only problem, but their behavior towards the great environmental change. Most polar bears are not fleeing their melting homes, but instead their staying in their melting habitat. There has not been a drastic population drop but as the polar bears live on their melting ice, their habitat will get crowded and will make the polar bears very uncomfortable.
The change in the arctic's environment may not be a drastic issue right now but eventually it will be. The world is experiencing a rapid climate change which is greatly affecting the arctics. We should figure a way to help the Arctic species while we still have the time. If we don't find a way to solve this problem, polar bears may end in the extinction list.
The change in the arctic's environment may not be a drastic issue right now but eventually it will be. The world is experiencing a rapid climate change which is greatly affecting the arctics. We should figure a way to help the Arctic species while we still have the time. If we don't find a way to solve this problem, polar bears may end in the extinction list.
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/inkfish/2016/08/25/polar-bears-stubbornly-stick-to-habitats-even-as-ice-melts/#.V7-gpJMrJ8x
august 29, 2016
future animal migration
Scientists predict that as the climate continues to change and climate patterns morph, animals will be forced to move and migrate. Animal migration has happened in the past but today, humans have many cities and homes causing a troubling way for animals. This will be a serious problem to humans because humans have constructed many cities and homes that as the animals migrate, they will find these constructions as obstacles. Not only this migration will effect humans, but also the environment, ecosystem, and agriculture. Researchers noticed these migrations by viewing migration routes pop up on their data. The researchers were astound to see how migration routes clearly showed on their data.
I believe that having animals migrate will cause tension to the environment and create threats to human society. Of course, all of this is caused by the climate change. Climate change can't be stopped, but it can be lessen enough to prevent a migration of animals. Stopping this migration from happening can prevent us from killing more animals, due to self-defense, and prevent our agriculture being ruined by the animals.
I believe that having animals migrate will cause tension to the environment and create threats to human society. Of course, all of this is caused by the climate change. Climate change can't be stopped, but it can be lessen enough to prevent a migration of animals. Stopping this migration from happening can prevent us from killing more animals, due to self-defense, and prevent our agriculture being ruined by the animals.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160829163603.htm
september 8, 2016
climate impact on agriculture
The way of how humans stopped from being hunter and gathers, is by agriculture. Agriculture has been a way of life for humans because it helped humans farm animals and crops for food instead of spending time and effort in gathering food or hunting for food. Today, agriculture is very advance and can support many people, but unfortunately agriculture is getting difficult. Agriculture is suffering today due to the severe climate change happening. The increase in temperature and carbon dioxide may be good for the crops, but the consumption of water, nutrients in the soil, and soil moister must be taken in consideration. The warmth of the temperature make crops grow faster, however it reduces later crop yields when planting new seeds because it would make the seeds to mature longer. The severity of the climate change is greatly affecting our agriculture with its rising warm temperatures and people need to take notice of this.
Agriculture needs to be adapted to our sever climate change before agriculture becomes a thing in the past. People have been trying to make some agriculture adaption, but the research has been low. We need more people trying to make our agriculture adapt to our new upcoming climate change. By adapting agriculture to our agriculture, we can maintain our population instead of making our population drop.
Agriculture needs to be adapted to our sever climate change before agriculture becomes a thing in the past. People have been trying to make some agriculture adaption, but the research has been low. We need more people trying to make our agriculture adapt to our new upcoming climate change. By adapting agriculture to our agriculture, we can maintain our population instead of making our population drop.