http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2796871/world-needs-wake-ebola-epidemic-start-helping-britain-america-fight-deadly-virus-says-government-minister.html
The article above talks about the countries that are the biggest contributors to fight against Ebola.
Friday, June 12, 2015
Thursday, June 11, 2015
Running out of antibiotics?
The entire world isnrunning our of antbiotics. In everyday farming up to 80% of all out antibiotics are used on animals. Millions of people are becoming immune to most antibiotics, which means that the antibiotics are loosing their strength because if the immunity being passed down to the next generation.
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/03/were-running-out-of-antibiotics/357573/
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/03/were-running-out-of-antibiotics/357573/
Endangered Species!
http://www.arlingtoninstitute.org/wbp/portal/species-extinction
Right now there are many species that are going extinct because of what we do now. This is because of the lack of food for animals. Like in the oceans the rising sea levels affect plankton reproducing which supports a lot of life in the ocean. Also bees are dying because of mite infestations and a mysterious problem called The colony collapse disorder. As you can see the things we do are really affecting the life around us.
Right now there are many species that are going extinct because of what we do now. This is because of the lack of food for animals. Like in the oceans the rising sea levels affect plankton reproducing which supports a lot of life in the ocean. Also bees are dying because of mite infestations and a mysterious problem called The colony collapse disorder. As you can see the things we do are really affecting the life around us.
The Earth is slowly burning it's self to death
We all know that global warming is terrible, that it's caused by the green house effect and that human pollution is killing the Earth. These are the main things that people know, but many don't know that climate change affects the world in a vast amount of ways and that it's only getting worse and worse. Her are 12 ways that Earth is currently affected by this major problem:
1) Melting Polar Ice Caps
2) Drought
3) Wildfires
4) Rising Ocean temperatures
5) Animal Migration
6) Extreme Weather Conditions
7) Mountain Glaciers
8) Endangered Species
9) Pollon Alergies
10) Deforestation
11) Food Prices
12) Air Quality
http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/09/world/global-warming-record-quarter/
1) Melting Polar Ice Caps
2) Drought
3) Wildfires
4) Rising Ocean temperatures
5) Animal Migration
6) Extreme Weather Conditions
7) Mountain Glaciers
8) Endangered Species
9) Pollon Alergies
10) Deforestation
11) Food Prices
12) Air Quality
http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/09/world/global-warming-record-quarter/
Biodiversity falling
http://www.globalissues.org/issue/169/biodiversity
Before I read these articles, I never knew this was a problem. But apparently, as we kill off more animals, biodiversity is falling and we could ruin so many ecosystems. We need to find ways to help the animals. One of the ways I thought of was to try to reduce population. There are so many people in the world, and it just keeps getting bigger. People who have a lot of kids make it really hard to keep people numbers down, and when they grow up and need their own homes, there won't be enough space and will have to cut into the wilderness and develop it. Humans are a huge problem in extinction of animals, and we need to be more conscientious of how we are living.
Before I read these articles, I never knew this was a problem. But apparently, as we kill off more animals, biodiversity is falling and we could ruin so many ecosystems. We need to find ways to help the animals. One of the ways I thought of was to try to reduce population. There are so many people in the world, and it just keeps getting bigger. People who have a lot of kids make it really hard to keep people numbers down, and when they grow up and need their own homes, there won't be enough space and will have to cut into the wilderness and develop it. Humans are a huge problem in extinction of animals, and we need to be more conscientious of how we are living.
Global energy issue steps
http://www.newsweek.com/climate-change-goals-lets-get-serious-341830
I'm glad that world powers are addressing this big issue and it would be awesome if we could meet the goals presented here. I wonder what the plan is to meet the goals is though.... Does anyone know?
I'm glad that world powers are addressing this big issue and it would be awesome if we could meet the goals presented here. I wonder what the plan is to meet the goals is though.... Does anyone know?
Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Genetically Modified Plants
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/29/health/a-proposal-to-modify-plants-gives-gmo-debate-new-life.html
Having the plants that our food come from genetically modified is a very controversial topic. One positive way to think about it is that we can engineer our plants and crops to be drought resistent or last longer. But skeptics say that we don't know the exact outcome because we have never genetically modified something before. In the article is says that scientists are afraid of what will happen if you put in one gene and another comes out. Will everything stay the same?
Having the plants that our food come from genetically modified is a very controversial topic. One positive way to think about it is that we can engineer our plants and crops to be drought resistent or last longer. But skeptics say that we don't know the exact outcome because we have never genetically modified something before. In the article is says that scientists are afraid of what will happen if you put in one gene and another comes out. Will everything stay the same?
Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Trash In Space
We use satellites all the time, they are used for communication, and can monitor earth's climate, and can even hold tiny cameras to get data. (Satellite: an artificial body placed in orbit around the earth or moon or another planet in order to collect information or for communication). Space junk is basically broken down satellites that are floating around our planet. Recently we have gotten word that this space junk is bumping into working satellites and causing them to break. This is an issue because without satellites, our main means of communication will be obliterated. A teenager by the name of Dana has come up with a type of satellite that has the ability to collect and destroy space junk and save our satellites! "Even bits of space junk as small as flecks of paint pose a threat. That’s because this debris orbits our planet at speeds up to some 28,200 kilometers per hour (17,500 miles per hour). That’s about 7.8 kilometers per second! Such blistering speed explains why tiny paint flecks have chipped the windshields of space shuttles so badly that they needed to be replaced," says Dana. If we listen to her and make her idea become a reality then our communication will be safe and our planet will have one less issue to solve!https://student.societyforscience.org/article/collecting-trash-space?mode=topic&context=60
Dying Dolphins
Recently scientist have been noticing increasing amounts of Dolphins dying. For a long time, many people were stumped as to why this was occurring, but recently scientists have been able to spot the source of these dolphin deaths. Back in April of 2010 the Deepwater Horizon oil spill occurred, dumping 10 million gallons of oil into the water. This tragity is still affecting ocean life today. "Oozing oil is a recurring yet hard-to-control problem on marshes in a bay just south of New Orleans. One day, a patch of the wetland is green and lush. The next it’s drenched in thick, noxious goo," says Louisiana Department Of Wildlife & Fisheries. Something needs to be done about this oil, cleanups need to be organized if we want our ocean wildlife to stay. I for one am rooting for the Dolphins and I hope this issue is solved soon. https://student.societyforscience.org/article/gulf-oil-spill-still-poisoning-dolphins-crickets?mode=topic&context=60
Lassa Fever in the US
Recently the United States Center for Disease Control and prevention (CDC) had confirmed a fatal case of Lassa fever in the United States. The person known to be inhabiting this disease was on his way back to the US form Liberia. It was officially diagnosed on May 25, 2015. Lassa fever is an illness caused by the Lassa virus. Which is a member of the arenavirus family of viruses. Humans can get it from contact with food or household items with rodent excreta, rodent excreta is rodent waste. This disease is deadly and needs to be contained so that it cannot spread. This patient died on May 25th shortly after the doctors identified the problem. Hopefully this virus was contained in the patient, and no more deaths will result from this incident. If more vaccinations are given to people before traveling to different countries then we can minimize the transmission of disease. http://www.who.int/csr/don/28-may-2015-lassa-fever-usa/en/
Space Trash!
https://student.societyforscience.org/article/collecting-trash-space
Monday, June 8, 2015
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