1. Greenland is Melting/Discovering Islands
2. Polar Bears at Risk- by 2007 the arctic ice melted by 1 million square miles. they are now on the endagered species list-not because of their numbers now but because of the decreasing numbers. they are eating each other and some are even drowning.
3. The Carterets are Sinking- Papa New Guini is sinking. there are 3 possible causes. 1. global warming: the arctic is melting and the water levels are rising. 2. Coral Bleaching: Global warming causes the coral reafs to dye/bleach and the reafs are a huge part in protecting the islands. 3. The island was built off of a valcanoe and they are woried that the island will sink from the valcanoe colapsing. The waters have also increased by 1 degree F - Thermal expansion.
4. Lake Chad is Disappearing-The famous lake in Africa has dissapeared by 90%. The reason is the Earth's climate change and the overuse, combined. Africa depends highly on Lake Chad and has the most increase of population. They are wanting to divert water from the Congo River to the lake but it is very costly and is yet to be approved/funded.
5. Global Warming-Crisis or Hype-6.-IPCC came out with results in 2007 saying with 90% certanty that people are causing the climate change/global warming. Senitor James Inhoff (Republican Senitor from Oklahoma) is fully against global warming and completely believes in it. The oil companies are funding Inhoff and some think he is just being baught off.
6. The Amazon's Protection Force- People are cutting down the trees in the rainforest and poaching animals illegally. Brazil is leading with Beef and soy beans. The agricultural farmers down there need more space for their cattle and fields so they are cutting down trees in the rainforest illegally. 20% of the trees in the rainforest have been cut down. The trees are important because they take in CO2 and put out Oxygen. Oxygen is important to us but it is also important to the planet. This also causes Global Warming. IBAMA forces have been trying to fight the illegal poachers and loggers but the forest is very big and not easy to spot people in.
7. Killing Sister Dorathy Stang- she was a catholic nun who was 72. she went to the rainforest to teach the people of protecting their land. it made the ranching industries mad and had got shot by 2 men. They thought that it would make the people stop listening to her but it had the opposite affect and the government took more control over protecting the land.
8. Journey to the Kraho Islands- 3000 kraho indians left and a very big piece of land the government saved for them. 80% of the world's diet come from the amizon. is it also used for about 70% of the cancer fighting medicine and also used for perfumes and shampoos.
9. Environmental Racism-If you are not white, you have a higher chance of being hit with the polution. They have neghborhoods next to big polution plants. The polution affects the people but most of them can't afford to move away from them.
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