1. Hurricanes: Nature's Wrath
I remember when I first moved to the United States 2 years ago. As soon as I got off the airplane I could feel that it was a cold, rainy day; I looked to the sky and I couldn't even see the smallest amount of blue in the sky, it was all grey. When I left Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, my destination was Western Reserve Academy, a boarding high school in Hudson. Still feeling not so comfortable and asking myself: "Why have I left the comfort of my own house and the warm temperatures of Brazil?" I was used to boiling temperatures of around 80 degrees and walking round with no top on, but now I have come to a place where I would have to wear a suit everyday and feel the cold temperature of Ohio every time I opened the door. Well this question was answered right after I received my high school diploma degree, but this is not the time to discuss that. Going back to where I was, on that same day that I arrived at my new school, there was a hurricane alert and we all had to go to the basement and wait for about 5 hours until the alert was gone. Luckily, when I got out of the basement everything looked the same, apart from some bushes and twigs that were out of place. I am telling you this because I cannot imagine what happened with people that went trough this procedure during hurricane Katrina, as once they left their basement or hideaway they could not even tell where they were due the damages left by the hurricane. This is what Bill McKibben, Suzan Zakin and photographer Chris Jordan try to share with us in the essay "Year One of the Next Earth" which was published by Double Take Magazine in 1998.
Year One of the Next Earth is an article which discusses the causes and impacts of global warming on the world that we live. The essay has a serious and informative tone, which presents us with theories and examples that we, humans, are the causes of the natural disasters that cause so much damage to our world.
In August of 1992 Hurricane Andrew hit the southern coast of Florida this storm did an estimated 20-30 billion dollars in property damage. The suffering and astronomical amount of money lost brought up a very important issue, should there be a limit on what kind of developments could be built in areas with high hurricane potential (Baker). By slowing down the development of coastal property it could alleviate the amount of damage caused by another hurricane. ... Many believe we need to protect as much land as possible, these areas that are used for development, destroy nesting areas for bir...
Natural disasters such as tornadoes and hurricanes are the result of global warming. ... From the words of scientists, hurricanes are caused by heated water and variations of sea level. ... People have always polluted their surroundings, but throughout much of history, pollution was not a major problem. ... Environmental pollution is a term that refers to all the ways by which people pollute their surroundings. ... Governments can pass and enforce laws that require businesses and individuals to stop, or cut down on, certain polluting activities. ...
Next, it outlines the three principles of sustainability: the precautionary principle, the proximity principle and the polluter pays principle. ... The Polluter Pays Principle The polluter pays principle is the notion that the cost of pollution should be borne by the polluter. ... They spent $20 million aiding survivors of the hurricane between cash donations, free food, free supplies and jobs for displaced workers. ... Walmart knew that if they could replicate the good work done in response to the hurricane, they could make a real difference both in people's lives and to the environment...
Over the years these actions taken to advance in technology and science have affected the environment adversely by polluting the environment. ... Even though prevention of pollution is a priority air pollution, global warming and deforestation are major threats that pollute the environment Air pollution is the addition of substances that are harmful for the atmosphere which then will cause damage to the environment and all living organisms on this earth. ... Global warming can have long lasting effects which can result in melting of glaciers, climate change, droughts, diseases and increase i...
It is also possible that changes in temperature could cause dangerous kinds of weather, such as tornadoes and hurricanes, to become more powerful, more destructive, and more common. The strength of hurricanes, for example, is largely determined by the temperature of the ocean waters over which these storms develop. Some atmospheric scientists think that as global warming raises water temperatures near the oceans surface, hurricanes will have the potential to develop into even more ferocious storms than they are now. ... Some scientists believe that algal blooms could occur more frequently a...
It is also possible that changes in temperature could cause dangerous kinds of weather, such as tornadoes and hurricanes, to become more powerful, more destructive, and more common. The strength of hurricanes, for example, is largely determined by the temperature of the ocean waters over which these storms develop. Some atmospheric scientists think that as global warming raises water temperatures near the oceans surface, hurricanes will have the potential to develop into even more ferocious storms than they are now. ... Some scientists believe that algal blooms could occur more frequently a...
The pursuit of nuclear technology may also be more desirable as it can serve to cut down on our carbon emissions due to the non –polluting nature of nuclear energy. ... This year, NASA released reports linking extreme weather events such as hurricane Katrina and Rita to climate change. ...
This reduction in the fish population is inevitable as the coastline will always be the greatest asset to the tourism industry and will always be developed and subsequently polluted. ... The fishing industry has been hit hard by a series of hurricanes. ...