Global Competitiveness Report

emitted carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, initiating the greenhouse effect which leads on to global warming. As known, Earth in the beginning had been a ball of fire. Temperatures so hot, the planet itself could not carry living organisms. But through history, earth was able to cool down-heat up-cool down. Now, living in the 21st century, global warming is slowly taking a toll on our planet. Global warming is progressively increasing the typical temperature of Earth’s oceans and atmosphere,…

With technological strides forward, the Industrial Revolution of the mid-19th century introduced new sources of air. By the middle of the 20th century, the effects of these changes were beginning to be revealed in many countries around the world. In the 1960s, an environmental movement began to emerge that sought to remove the flow of pollutants to the planet’s ecosystems. Out of this movement came events like Earth Day, and legislative victories like 1960’s Clean Air Act. In 1963, in an effort…

fossil fuel CO2 emissions. For every ton of coal burned 2.86 tons of CO2 are released. This in turn strengthens the greenhouse effect by trapping a higher concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere, therefore making it harder for heat to escape, hence global warming. This will cause accelerated polar melting with accordingly rising sea levels. If you don't see this to be a real issue,…

The residents of Louisiana are still recovering from what has been called the greatest natural disaster since Hurricane Sandy: a flood causing considerable damage to the region in this August 2016. It’s true that a large portion of Louisiana is made up of lowlands prone to flooding, but this instance was particularly noteworthy because of the power of the weather and the magnitude of water deposited. The floodwaters beat record highs by as much as 5 feet in some areas, and thousands of people…

Introduction Anne-Marie Slaughter is President and CEO of New America and this essay is adapted from her forthcoming book, “The Chessboard and the Web: Strategies of Connection in a Networked World.” Slaughter describes the international system as a web and the world as networks instead of states with boundaries. The main claim of her essay is to promote the United States to adopt a grand strategy of building and maintaining an open international order based on three pillars: open societies,…

To contribute, we must avoid global warming as this causes the water temperature to increase causing the whitening of the corals. That is to say that pollution, smoke, electricity use and all causes of global warming causes this problem in the marine environment. Avoiding global warming can also prevent marine species from dying. This is an important element in the aquatic ecosystem since they are home…

Chris Mooney’s article “How to Convince Conservative Christians That Global Warming Is Real” is a controversial column. At the time of this article, 2 May 2014, the Christian community’s acceptance of global warming had increased by ten percent since 2008 Pew polls. Mooney’s entire career has been entrenched in and around Christians’ disbelief in science and politics. Mooney began his career at the Center for Inquiry and now is a successful author and journalist. Mooney is presently a…

Nobel Prize-winning economist and Op-Ed Columnist for The New York Times Paul Krugman proudly identifies as a liberal and makes no attempt to remain nonpartisan. His columns are nearly always filled with inflammatory remarks and numerous invectives hurled towards the right-wing, “know-nothing” conservatives. Krugman’s candidness in describing the pitfalls of conservative views regarding the economy, as well as public policy, garners a base of likeminded, staunch liberals who find his columns…

Both of the given reading assignments written in joint efforts with a myriad of researchers and our upcoming speaker Dr. Kessler took an in depth look at the Deepwater Horizon Oil spill. The first report published in Science magazine focused on the effect of the methane (CH4) release. In contrast to the earlier published article the second, published in Environmental Science magazine amassed data on the spread of the CH4 plumes. While in ordinary conditions CH4 in the ocean is no cause for alarm…

Mount Saint Helen located in the southwestern corner of Washington state erupted in 1980. The eruption was more forceful than 500 times that of the bombing of Hiroshima. It was not just one single event. Several different natural forces created the resulting explosion. Virginia Dale was one of the first ecologist to study the eruption. She expected to find complete devastation but was shocked to find pockets of life on the mountain. The mountain did not follow traditional succession…