Today, we continued to watch planet in peril
went to an island that is sinking and is only 5 feet above sea level at its highest points
cargarets islands
many people are forced to move to another island but many don't want to because the island they would move to is very dangerous
when water heats up it expands and rises- thermal expansion
believe part of the rise is the melting of ice sheets
may be the losing of coral causing it to rise
coral bleaching is a result of global warming
many coral reefs die after bleaching
lake chad is disappearing
used to be one of the largest lakes
used to cover over 10000 miles
has shrunk over 90%
borders 4 different countries
people there are struggling to get food
37 million people rely on lake chad
the lake has dried up before
the rain evaporates
summer rains can't replenish the lake
africa is the most vunerable to the affects of climate change
africa lacks water, they are very undeveloped
popullation is growing faster than any other place in the world
114 degrees in the desert
chary river is lake chads source
the fish aren't healthy cause there is no water so now people are unhealthy and vunerable toe diseases
water in the chary river is evaporation
lake chad is disappearing because of over use and climate change
majority say climate change is man made
the 2nd biggest contributor to inhofe's speeches is oil companies and natural resource companies
the amazon rainforest is a major contributor to climate change
carbon in trees is released when cut down
the amazon rainforest is just a little bit smaller than the united states
as much as 80% is logged illegally
reasons:
soy fields
fields for cattle
farming
home to near 1000 plants and animal species
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