Global Citizenship Essay

National Parks have been around since 1972 and every year about 282 million people come to the parks every year to witness the great beauty of them. It is critical that we preserve it for the environment, animals and so generations of people can come witness the beauty of them. America may be not have old buildings and history that spans back thousands of years, but our nature is the pride and joy of the nation. Since national parks are so great, everyone wants to participate and come and see…

"Why is Planet X enormous today?" Seth questioned in confusion. "That's not the only thing that's weird today, temperatures dropping fast even in places where it's summer," Clayton informed, "It seems Planet X has pulled Earth with its gravitational pull. If nothing is done, we will experience another ice age." Earth was at its darkest hours. In just 24 hours Earth will become a frozen wasteland. The President of the United States, Charlie Keston, has been urged to take action. His plan was to…

Sahel but human behavior did have a large impact. The degree to which this issue affected the entire region of the Sahel (in famine) could have been reduced without the effect of human behavior. As we know, humans are also a major contributor to global climate change so we are ultimately contributing to the effect that climate change has on drought and desertification. Furthermore, the textbook and further readings allowed me to expand on my knowledge that conflicted with the previous image I…

When one is not sure of where their energy is coming from or how it is getting to them, it opens many dangers to one’s livelihood. Aldo Leopold discusses these issues in his essay, Good Oak, as well as suggesting solutions to prevent them and improve the environment of the earth in the process. Without energy, a person cannot sustain his or herself for very long, so they must acquire it from somewhere. In addition to acquiring enough energy to keep themselves going, people in today’s society…

Lake Poopó, Bolivia’s second largest lake disappeared due to the constant drought in Bolivia and global warming. It is now littered with dead fish and abandoned boats. Three years ago, Lake Poopó took up 4000 square miles of space, twice the size of Lake Tahoe. Now, none of that immense lake remains. The saline lake has also shrunk because of warmer temperatures, fall os precipitation levels from El Niño, and because too much water was taken out of the river that fed into Lake Poopó, local…

When Mount Vesuvius had erupted in 79 AD the eruption caused fatal damage to the environment, causing many animals to be killed by the toxic gases released from the volcano or the chemical in the water caused by volcanic ash in the animal’s water source. Mount Vesuvius had a major effect on vegetation because it left an entire region as a desert wasteland, any plant that had an encounter with lava had died straight away, through other plants died from volcanic ash that was ejected from the…

18B. Describe two different processes (connected to different mechanisms) that cause down- and upwelling. Upwelling and Downwelling refers to the upwards and downwards movment of water molecules in the ocean system. Downwelling happens when near-surface water sinks and upwelling is the subsurface waters rising. Downwelling occurs when the water at the surface of the ocean becomes denser than the water below it, this dense water then sinks. Water becomes dense when it becomes saltier or colder…

An Inconvenient Truth: Rhetorical Description Global warming it is happening what is it and how does it affect them, these are common concerns and questions that come to mind when looking at these posters. While analyzing these two posters, the first thing that is noticeable is one has penguins walking through the desert, and the other has factories and smoke is rolling out of the chimneys. These two posters represent crises that are happening within our climate. What these two posters…

noticeable shift toward drier winter conditions continuing to this day. Not only has the number of winter storms decreased but also those that do occur bring less rainfall then what they used to. “This sharp drop in rainfall occurred at the same time as a global change in the atmospheric circulation.” (IOCI 2007). The last few decades…

Once you have a hive, you may be tempted simply to set where it's the most convenient for you and your property, but there are many other aspects to consider before installing a beehive. The location of the hive I meant to provide the honeybees with the best environment possible. This means you must take into consideration every detail before making a final decision about a location for the hive. All the conditions need to be just right to ensure a healthy and successful colony of honeybees.…