Pollution By Korbert

The Earth or sometimes referred to as our home is the necessity for life, we depend on earth for all of our needs and comfort in our lives. It is inevitable that people take certain things for granted, especially when your life depends on it. Almost all living organisms need water to survive and the earth has plenty of it. The Earth’s surface is about seventy-one percent water which has the majority of the Earth covered. With all that water we find the ocean beneficial in all aspects of our life through the many opportunities we can efficiently produce from our oceans. Slowly but surely with conspicuous evidence we are noticing abnormalities in natural resources coming from our oceans due to pollution, waste dumping, and plastic. The Earth …show more content…
This pollution caused by humans affect the habitat of the reefs in the ocean in result, creating difficult living conditions for organisms like coral to fertilize and survive. She suggests that the only way to treat the CO2 pollution in the oceans is by dramatically reducing CO2 emissions. The video explaining the search for new antibiotics in the ocean floor directly relates to the issue of CO2 pollution directed in Kolbert’s essay. With the reduction of CO2 emissions, it can potentially lead to fresher environments for organisms to live in and it benefits the search for normal non-CO2 emitted antibiotic substances in the ocean’s floor. The major differences in these two sources are the outcomes of each topic and the specific benefits to us and the ocean. In Kolbert’s essay she explains the effects CO2 emissions have on the ocean’s acidity levels that results in pollution. As in the video "Looking To The Ocean Floor For New Antibiotics" by Steven Sparkman, he informs viewers that there are new antibiotics in the ocean’s soil to be extract from micro organisms. He also mentioned that they have new discoveries from their research, " At least five in the last five years that could be potentially developed into a life saving drug." (Sparkman 1:05). By reducing CO2 emissions it will benefit our search for effective antibiotics in the ocean that is not heavily polluted by fluctuating acidity levels due to CO2. In the essay "Is Fish Farming Safe" by Terry McCarthy, explains the pros and cons of commercial fish farming. According to a source from the essay saying, "A large salmon farm may pour as much liquid waste into the sea as a small city." this quote supports that fish farming can also cause pollution to the ocean. While most of the fish