United States’ President Ronald Reagan once said, “Preservation of our environment is not a liberal

Never in the history of the human species have we been in such a rapidly changing environment. Since the beginning of the industrial revolution, we have been making social, economical, scientific, and environmental changes and advancements at an unprecedented rate. Societal advancements, while much appreciated by the average Joe, have been detrimental to our environment. Every days forests are cut, rivers polluted, and once ecologically important areas are cemented over to compensate for our rapidly growing population. As the status of our natural world becomes more critical by the year it is important that we look at the driving factors and reasons for this destruction of the natural world. While pollutants and globalization are the driving

The United States has always been known as the home of the brave and land of the free. We tend to think our country is dominant, advanced, and stable; we also like to overshadow our problems with our glorious recognition as almost the entire world has seen our patriotism in some sense. “Every year one American produces over 3,285 pounds of hazardous waste”; the total population in the United States is around 300,000,000. In other words, if we calculate the number of Americans living in the United States and the number of pounds each American produces, the total of hazardous waste is about 925,500,000,000. That is 115 times more waste than the entire population on Earth; China and India’s population exceeds 1,000,000,000. Just imagine how much waste is being produced on a global scale. This hazardous waste is not only destroying species but also their habitats, which are more important because they provide intrinsic value to our community as a whole. Together, we must preserve and conserve Earth’s natural ecological system and its citizens

Another very crucial environmental issue, besides global warming, involves the finite nature of natural re, which are being depleted faster than their replenishment rates. The development model of the 20th century, which promoted the continuous consumption of products, has resulted in the reduction of agriculture land, food, water re as also fossil fuels. If humanity continues to consume fossil fuels at the same rate as today, oil re will run out by 2030, gas by 2040 and coal by 2200. By 2025, the number of people suffering due to water stress will rise to approximately 3.5 billion and almost half the world’s population is expected to experience high water stress by

These environmental challenges are so hard to overcome because different people do not want to spend money and time fixing the same dilemmas. A common belief is that these problems are not going to matter anytime soon, so we have no reason to care. However, this is incorrect. We need to act now in order to move past

The Earth is slowly being assassinated, rotted from the inside out and suffocating by the hand of our own creations. This isn’t exactly new information. With Global Warming reaching headline popularity, and being almost universally accepted, one would think drastic measures are being taken to help stop the progress or even conceivably revert them. Regrettably, this isn’t always the case. Many people push against the reforms currently needed for considerable, painstaking development. But not everyone!

People need to understand that the environment is everybody’s responsibility. We need to take accountability for providing a green future for future generations. We must act before its too late. We must sacrifice, compromise, and be willing to

As more natural resources are being used, the earth takes longer to rejuvenate itself. Friedman indicates, “The world also has a problem; It is getting hot, flat, and crowded” (Source C). A world that is becoming hotter, flatter, and more crowded is hardly a description of a healthy, comfortable environment for future generations. A national and international movement towards a greener future would bring people together and provide a powerful basis for offsetting a hotter, flatter, and more crowded world. Friedman confirms, “America is always at its most powerful and most influential when it is combing innovation and inspiration, wealth-building and dignity-building, the quest for big profits and the tackling of big problems” (Source C). Americans as a people must all work together to create a greener future for the generations to come. The earth’s climate and it’s environment is becoming worse, and without the participation of the American people, these two issues will only increase in

Climate change is a major problem worldwide, the actions of one country inevitably have an impact on the rest of the world, some places more than others. Consequently, it is vital for the entire world to be on board with efforts to resolve the issues. The main cause of “climate change” is an increase in the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, both naturally occurring and man made, cause the earth’s average temperature to slowly rise. Especially in the past 50 years, the rate of deforestation and the burning of fossil fuels such as gas, oil and coal have significantly increased the amount of greenhouse gases in the earth’s atmosphere (Climate Change and Health). Efforts from a few countries, although beneficial can not fix the problem

Ronald Reagan once said, “Preservation of our environment is not a liberal or conservative challenge, it’s common sense.” Our environment is threatened in today’s world through climate change. Climate change is not a joke anymore. Scientist have proved that temperatures have increased in the world, changing jet streams and weather. With the temperature increasing in the world, there will be dramatic changes. Cities will flood, forests will burn, and crops will stop growing. Our planet is slowing dying because of our carelessness. Climate change needs to be stopped as soon as possible.

Recently in Peru, sixty-seven people have died, thousands of people were evacuated, and several homes were destroyed and has put many people's lives in danger, due to heavy flooding and rain caused by El Nino, this was caused by high ocean temperatures, “a Peruvian meteorologist, said the weather conditions were “extremely unusual” and the storms and flooding were caused by the “atypical” warming of sea surface temperatures off Peru’s northern coast,” and this is linked to climate change. Other scientists say that rising sea levels have made an impact in the recent flooding conditions in Peru and also they have said climate change will “make El Ninos more frequent and intense.” To make things worse Peru was in a severe drought before this tragic

Recently, the idea of global warming has been under fire by people who claim it to be a hoax. Even “President-elect Donald Trump said Sunday that “nobody really knows” whether climate change is real” (Eilperin). Even with skepticism, the largest problem facing the world in coming years will undoubtedly be environmental issues. All across the globe, millions of people and thousands of communities feel the effects of global warming and deforestation daily. Whether through a loss of water, rising sea levels, or even a decrease in agriculture, the world is changing and suffering as a result.

Peru is a nation composed of heterogeneous ecosystems including the coastline of the Pacific Ocean, deserts, the Andes Mountains including the glacial regions, and the second largest portion of the Amazon Forest Basin (US AID, 2011). Its heterogeneity creates such a dire situation for Peru in terms of climate change and the effects it has on each individual system as well as the effects on wildlife and human occupants that live in these regions. In Peru, the climate changes that have been taking place have led to several disastrous outcomes that include not only draught, but have also led to depletion of the Amazon Rain Forest, an increase in disease, extreme temperature changes, glacial ablation, extreme weather, and changes in the

The likelihoods surrounding the controversial issue of global warming have caught the attention of the world; however, a new concern about what steps we are doing to deal with it is being reviewed and sensibly evaluated. This has generated the idea that a variety of simple more practical ideas should be considered. After conducting my own survey, I found that the approximately 53% are not only worried about global warming, they are also generally uninformed and claim to be unsure about what they believe concerning this crisis. Global warming and the effects it may be having on earth such as, the daily release of greenhouse gasses, drastic changes in the weather and the grave impact the harsh conditions are having on the animal and insect populations. Originally, when the earth was being formed we couldn’t have lived here, there was too much methane, but as the planet evolved there came a time during which the atmosphere was friendly to oxygen breathing animals. The increase of oxygen producing items such as trees produced an adequate supply of oxygen; therefore, allowing plenty of opportunity for the world to evolve successfully.(McLamb) With this concept in mind, we must continue to depend on nature; therefore, rather than the world focusing on global warming and whether or not it exists, we must begin applying a more practical approach. Although we have plenty to be concerns about global warming, our primary focus of this crisis must be transferred to far more practical

Climate change is a worldwide issue. Not only is firm action and leadership critical in the United States, but also international efforts need to work toward reducing emissions. Strong public demand for climate change is crucial to enact effective global warming solutions for the future. Unless immediate action is taken, climate change will continue to escalate and continue to affect the entire planet. Ways nations and individuals can help repair the earth's atmosphere is reduce air pollution, use green energy, stop deforestation. Reducing air pollution could have a dramatic effect on climate change. Humans could impact this reduction by simple things such as conserving

The Earth is a dynamic, constantly changing environment in which the hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere all interact. When one changes slightly the change is then felt through out the spheres. Humans need to understand that the change they cause can have a potential for a disastrous affect on the environment. From injecting the atmosphere with greenhouse gas, or deforestation, all the unnatural things done to the environment will have an unnatural affect that will have to be dealt with. We as humans have a moral responsibility to reduce global warming gasses by changing our modes of transportation, to stop deforestation, and increase government funding into research to inhibit global warming for