Day 5: The End
I can't believe that the world has changed so much in just 100 or so short years. The impact of humans on the earth has been so immense! From overpopulation to global warming, we have created so many problems in the world. This future Earth does not seem to be a very good place to live in... Will our current generation be able to change our ways to save the wonderful Earth for our children to see and live in? Or will we continue to be greedy and selfish? Only time will tell. Perhaps we will only change when these problems start to affect us as issues such as Global Warming is not evidently intruding out lives quite yet.
I think the main reason why things have gotten this out of hand is because people are just too lazy and unaccepting to major changes in their lifestyle. These changes may include buying an electrically powered car or installing solar panels to allow more use of renewable energy.
Nevertheless, unless humanity does something about these big issues in the world, the wonderful blue marble that is Earth, will no longer be so wonderful.
Wednesday 15 June 2011
Tuesday 14 June 2011
The Future of Nature: 2075
Day 4: Global Warming
This is the second last post on the effects of man-made disasters on the world. Global warming has affected the Earth a lot more than we had expected. The Arctic is now gone, all of it has melted. Large areas of Southeast Asia and other coastal areas have been completely flooded by the rise in sea level around the world.
In the U.S. and many other countries, deserts of various sizes have been formed and are expanded constantly. The absence of water has encouraged wild fires and droughts. Heat waves have become a lot more frequent and you can't even stay outside for some days in the summer because the heat is so intense.
The issue of poverty around the world and the lack of food is present everywhere in this future world. There are few places where crops can be grown successfully because the weather is so dry and hot.
This is the second last post on the effects of man-made disasters on the world. Global warming has affected the Earth a lot more than we had expected. The Arctic is now gone, all of it has melted. Large areas of Southeast Asia and other coastal areas have been completely flooded by the rise in sea level around the world.
In the U.S. and many other countries, deserts of various sizes have been formed and are expanded constantly. The absence of water has encouraged wild fires and droughts. Heat waves have become a lot more frequent and you can't even stay outside for some days in the summer because the heat is so intense.
The issue of poverty around the world and the lack of food is present everywhere in this future world. There are few places where crops can be grown successfully because the weather is so dry and hot.
The Future of Nature: 2075
Day 3: The Water Crisis
Welcome back to day 3 of this blog. Many people have decided to combat the furious climate changes at hand but there's still a problem. The water crisis is becoming an issue. Basically, the water crisis is the term that describes when a region's demand of water is greater than the amount of available water. This is not a good thing becasue water is the basic staple of life and many people will suffer a great deal of pain and pressure without the availability of the water. Aquifers are dried because people keep taking the water a lot faster than it can be replaced. Droughts are becoming more frequent and many people are not able to grow their crops because the soil has been damaged.
The water crisis can cause overuse and pollution of water which in turn, can harm biodiversity. With so little water available, many people will be fighting over it and that can cause warfare and fights. Waterborne diseases and contaminated water will spread and will kill thousands. I hope someone has the guts to stand up and find some effective solutions to solve this major problem, and fast!
Welcome back to day 3 of this blog. Many people have decided to combat the furious climate changes at hand but there's still a problem. The water crisis is becoming an issue. Basically, the water crisis is the term that describes when a region's demand of water is greater than the amount of available water. This is not a good thing becasue water is the basic staple of life and many people will suffer a great deal of pain and pressure without the availability of the water. Aquifers are dried because people keep taking the water a lot faster than it can be replaced. Droughts are becoming more frequent and many people are not able to grow their crops because the soil has been damaged.
The water crisis can cause overuse and pollution of water which in turn, can harm biodiversity. With so little water available, many people will be fighting over it and that can cause warfare and fights. Waterborne diseases and contaminated water will spread and will kill thousands. I hope someone has the guts to stand up and find some effective solutions to solve this major problem, and fast!
Monday 13 June 2011
The Future of Nature: 2075
Day 2: Climate Change
This is Day 2 of the 5 day journey of how the world is looking today.
Things are getting a little bit better although I think many are struggling to keep up with the climate that is going on around here. From the first post created talking about overpopulation, it also affects climate change in a way. How? Ever since disasters struck, the risk of coastal areas being wiped out have greatly increased. Developing countries on the Pacific Rim are susceptible to disasters. Low-lying evironments can not combat the evil forces of nature that include floods, hurricanes, tornadoes and infectious diseases. Climate change is all around us. It's not like weather where it's just a day to day basis kind of thing. Climate happens for long periods of time and characterizes wind velocity, temperature and precipitation.
There's nothing that can prevent climate change but there are solutions. Ever since the 21st century, many gov'ts and public agencies have lacked in providing the people with the support they need and the public assistance that they desire. ( health care, food, shelter) Now, the governments are doing better and happen to come up with solutions like public assistance, evaluation of disasters to see when and where they places that natural disasters will strike at. Not only are they trying to obtain valuable information on the disasters but for once, they're cooperating with other countries and gathering all their best professionals to develop and implement safe and structured programs that are easy and safe to use for all.
I just hope that they can be able to come up with better tactics in solving or slowing down this man-made disaster. It's a burden and a hassle to deal with.
This is Day 2 of the 5 day journey of how the world is looking today.
Things are getting a little bit better although I think many are struggling to keep up with the climate that is going on around here. From the first post created talking about overpopulation, it also affects climate change in a way. How? Ever since disasters struck, the risk of coastal areas being wiped out have greatly increased. Developing countries on the Pacific Rim are susceptible to disasters. Low-lying evironments can not combat the evil forces of nature that include floods, hurricanes, tornadoes and infectious diseases. Climate change is all around us. It's not like weather where it's just a day to day basis kind of thing. Climate happens for long periods of time and characterizes wind velocity, temperature and precipitation.
There's nothing that can prevent climate change but there are solutions. Ever since the 21st century, many gov'ts and public agencies have lacked in providing the people with the support they need and the public assistance that they desire. ( health care, food, shelter) Now, the governments are doing better and happen to come up with solutions like public assistance, evaluation of disasters to see when and where they places that natural disasters will strike at. Not only are they trying to obtain valuable information on the disasters but for once, they're cooperating with other countries and gathering all their best professionals to develop and implement safe and structured programs that are easy and safe to use for all.
I just hope that they can be able to come up with better tactics in solving or slowing down this man-made disaster. It's a burden and a hassle to deal with.
The Future of Nature: 2075
Day 1: Overpopulation
I will be creating a 5 day journey of the world as we see it now in the year of 2011. Hope you guys like it!
This is the year 2100 and I'm standing in a place that was once called, I believe Canada. The constant, daily disasters all around have not only been fustrating and annoying but most of all, it's terrible with the amount of damage that these things have caused. My main concern today is the constant change of global population and how the world is growing at such an exponential rate. It's now gone to 10 billion and I dont' thing Earth can take much more. The demand of goods and services and the natural resources that people need have inflated to a rate that I have never seen before. It's crazy, the effects of overpopulation. Not only that but poverty and political instability is on the verge of becoming a reality.
With this sudden rapid growth of the human population, many are leaving, migrating like birds to different places. Although globalization and economic growth may go up becasue there will be more trading but there are a lot more cons than pros. With that being said, the amount of people affected will be greater since they're all together. The transfer of diseases will rise and overall this may lead to global, national or even world problems.
I just hope that the people there don't make the mistake of moving just for economic growth. There has to be a way to fix this.
I will be creating a 5 day journey of the world as we see it now in the year of 2011. Hope you guys like it!
This is the year 2100 and I'm standing in a place that was once called, I believe Canada. The constant, daily disasters all around have not only been fustrating and annoying but most of all, it's terrible with the amount of damage that these things have caused. My main concern today is the constant change of global population and how the world is growing at such an exponential rate. It's now gone to 10 billion and I dont' thing Earth can take much more. The demand of goods and services and the natural resources that people need have inflated to a rate that I have never seen before. It's crazy, the effects of overpopulation. Not only that but poverty and political instability is on the verge of becoming a reality.
With this sudden rapid growth of the human population, many are leaving, migrating like birds to different places. Although globalization and economic growth may go up becasue there will be more trading but there are a lot more cons than pros. With that being said, the amount of people affected will be greater since they're all together. The transfer of diseases will rise and overall this may lead to global, national or even world problems.
I just hope that the people there don't make the mistake of moving just for economic growth. There has to be a way to fix this.
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