Melting Icebergs

Yakuza Organized Crime Group Organized crime groups have long been a part of society and an uphill battle for law enforcement. They are powerful, dangerous, well-structured groups of criminals with a common motive to commit crimes, make money, and maintain their freedom despite their actions. The Yakuza’s in particular are an organized crime group from Japan, and one of the most well-known organized crime groups throughout various countries. In order to understand the Yakuza’s, it is important…

Introduction Ozone depletion has been regarded as one of the global environmental issues for several decades. It is defined by Martens (1) as the situation that the amount of stratosphere ozone layer is decreasing and being damaged. The major reason is that the ozone in the stratosphere protects us from the harmful ultraviolet radiation and absorbs heat from the infra-red radiation. Reducing the amount of ozone probably causes irreversible and permanent damages to human and environment,…

citizens can do to benefit to the Bay. The government can only do so much to protect the Bay. Citizens can build ourselves, volunteer, and participate in Bay cleanup activities to help solve this problem. Polluted runoff is hazardous and just like an iceberg, the tip doesn’t seem too bad, but if you look under the water it is a bigger problem than expected. Polluted runoff is water from…

The Cause and Effect of Land and Air Pollution What is pollution? Well pollution is a term we hear a lot and that we are accustomed to but what does is it really mean. (Conserve Energy) We hear about pollution a lot but could you tell me what it is if I asked you? Well I know that pollution is the introduction of a harmful substance to the environment. Pollution is the most reused word used to describe the destruction of the natural air we breathe in and the water we drink and land we live on.…

As juicy flavors of grease stream down the hand of a person holding a burger, and the aroma of the charcoaled steak fumes through the hungry man 's nasal cavities, his body screams "heart disease". A cup of milk was just chugged, and the girl wonders why her stomach hurts. The factory across the street that produces the meat in the local market chokes up harmful chemicals that are dispersed into the air, polluting Mother Earth. But the rejuvenated vegan across the room just finished a heavy meal…

they way they have over the last decade, the human race will be responsible for its own mass extinction, in his article “The Sixth Extinction: It Happened To Him. It’s Happening To Us.” Likewise, the article “Global Warming Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg,” by James R. Lee discusses how global warming could bring about major conflict that could lead to the end of life on Earth as it is known today. Humans need to get there heads out of the sand when it comes to climate change according to Kristen…

Another effect that is close to affecting the animals would be global warming. Due to global warming, there are immediate alterations that the world is witnessing. “ With increased temperatures worldwide, increase in sea levels and melting of ice from colder regions and icebergs, displacement and loss of habitat have already signaled an impending disaster if actions for the preservation and normalization aren’t…