Introduction Attention Getter: This year, on January 1st, the ban on plastic straws in restaurants and other service businesses began. The anti-straw movement started after a video of a turtle with straws stuck in its nostrils went viral on social media. Background: However, plastic straws are a tiny percent of the plastic waste left in the ocean. Globally 8 million...
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Have you ever littered on the beach and thought about the negative impacts it will cause? A majority of humans do not think about the lives of others who are non-human-like sea creatures, whales, organisms, and fundamentally marine animals. We as humans do what is best for us and our kind and tend to see the ocean as a bin....
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Since mankind existed, humans have taken advantage of many landscapes such as the ocean, killing animals and resources produced for survival. Humans have made the costly mistake of taking the earth for granted as they believe the earth also needs humans. Humans are altering Earth’s natural landscapes so radically that as many plant and animal species are now at risk...
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In 2015, Cecil the Lion, a lion who was famously being studied by the University of Oxford in Zimbabwe, was killed by a hunter in South Africa. The death of the famous lion sparked global outrage on the issue of hunting and if hunting needs to be banned altogether. However, this outcry was just an outburst of emotion, when the...
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Imagine touring the DC monuments and being in awe of their beauty. Suddenly, you look and see the filthy and disgusting water of the Potomac River, ruining your beautiful image of Washington, DC. The Potomac River is not safe to swim in because of the pollution from overflowing sewage and runoff that occurs due to rain. This problem has an...
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Tsunami is a series of water waves combines as they become huge waves as the depth of the ocean decreases. Therefore, as the waves get higher, the velocity exerted by the waves would increase, so there is a lot of energy produced by these waves, and this causes water to flow further from the shore, these water waves are enough...
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A marine theme park, sometimes called an aquarium, is where marine animals are kept and open for public viewing for both entertainment and educational purposes. Marine theme parks have grown extremely popular over the years, and according to Gusset (2011), there are more than 700 million visits to aquariums per annum. Thus, it is obvious that the potential of marine...
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Rubbish surrounds my feet as I struggle for fresh air, the ocean waves are not as bright as they used to be. The beach was my happy place, the place where I felt free. Not anymore. The surface of the ocean is covered with garbage, the sky is gray. This is what the earth will become, thanks to us! And...
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The relationship between humans and nature has been an intriguing and complex one since the beginning of time. While humans are a part of nature, their actions often have adverse effects on the environment. The industrialization, urbanization, and modernization of society have led to a massive imbalance in the relationship between humans and nature. The adverse effects of climate change,...
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Child labor is a critical issue that has been prevalent throughout history and continues to impact millions of children worldwide. Defined as work that deprives children of their childhood, their potential, and their dignity, child labor has been a persistent problem in many countries and industries, from agriculture and mining to manufacturing and domestic work. The historical background of child...
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Ladies and Gentlemen, The love and care we bestow upon our fellow creatures is a measure of our humanity. It's saddening to note, however, that not everyone shares this sentiment. Every year, a countless number of animals, from our beloved pets to the wildlife that roam freely, are subject to cruelty. This pressing moral issue, whether it manifests as neglect,...
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The ecological footprint of man is a debatable issue because every year people are causing more and more damage to the environment, which already has extremely negative consequences, not to mention the future. In this essay, I'm going to look at the three main factors that determine our ecological footprint, namely food, homes, and driving, and how we can reduce...
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Prior to the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, their water was already questionable. Ever since the earthquake, sanitation issues in the water exploded and caused many diseases. Sanitation issues in Haiti are still occurring today. More than 7000 people have died from cholera, which is caused by unsanitized water. 530,000 people have gotten sick because of this issue, making it the...
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In the summer evenings, I love to take walks in the park and just admire nature. As time goes on, I have noticed way more garbage being thrown onto the ground, rather than thrown out or recycled. People are becoming less appreciative of the environment. If we look at the ocean and see how the waste is affecting the animals....
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Turritopsis dohrnii is a species of jellyfish with significant ability and is part of the class of Hydrozoa. Large bodies of research on the unique survival strategy and cellular mechanisms of this jellyfish concluded in the 1990s that it is able to revert to its immature form when needed, ultimately hitting a 'reset button'. Turritopsis is the only known genus...
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Traditionally, oceans did not find their place in economic analysis. They were considered to be a part of the natural resources that could be exploited. The factors of production included land, labor, and capital, with oceans being a fixed factor in production. Oceans were classified as public goods, which means they are non-excludable and non-rival. In recent years, the finite...
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Sharks are a crucial part of the marine ecosystem. They help maintain the balance and health of the ocean. Shark culling has occurred in Australia in both Queensland and NSW as a response to shark attacks, it also appeared in Western Australia. Shark cull is implemented through shark nets and drumlines. Hundreds of sharks are caught each year in each...
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I appreciate the beauty of nature and everyday occurrences in a way that I love starting my day by seeing the beauty of nature in the very simple things around me, such as the mountain, trees, plants, and some animals that were here on our farm. Every time I see a place where I feel peace and I smell the...
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The study of geography has not been described as such until relatively recently. Despite Ptolemy’s ‘Geographia’ being written millennia ago, it was not translated until the 15th century. The various disciplines considered to comprise what is considered modern geography (cartography, geology, anthropology, etc.) were still not labeled ‘geography’ until colonial times when explorers would set out to study and supposedly...
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Geography is considered to be science because it uses the scientific method, and because of the modernization gadget related to science such as anemometer, remote sensing, global positioning, compass, hydrometer, and pressure sensor would not have existed today without geography. Geography can be categorized into two parts: physical geography and human geography. Physical geography mainly deals with the Earth. Its...
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Geography is a subset of Earth science one of the natural sciences along with biology, chemistry, and genetics. It studies both physical and cultural features, such as land features, inhabitants, and phenomena of the Earth and planets. Geography has been called a world discipline and a bridge between the human and physical sciences. Alexander Von Humboldt, a German traveler, scientist...
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‘Earth system’ is a term that articulates how the Earth functions as a whole, that is, how each subsystem of the Earth is integrated and interdependent upon the other subsystems of the Earth. Another way of communicating this concept is to point out that every physical, scientific action displayed on the Earth, causes physical reactions within the other aspects of...
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Social construction begins with asking what makes something real. Experiences that human beings face throughout their lives construct the way they become opinionated and how they experience the world. At the heart of the concept lies the notion that knowledge and many aspects of the world around us are not real. They only exist because humans give them the power...
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Charles Lapworth quoted: “All that comes above the surface lies within the province of geography; all that comes below that surface lies inside the realm of geology”. Geology is the study of the Earth, its components, the composition of those materials, and the influence of natural forces on those materials. A basic understanding of geology is so necessary that it...
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Maathai is locally and worldwide renowned as a conservation environmentalist and crusader for gender and social justice. A woman of many firsts, amongst them, the first woman to earn a Ph.D. in East and Central Africa (1971) and to head the Veterinary Anatomy Department, at one of Kenya’s oldest and most prestigious Universities - the University of Nairobi (UON) in...
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He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in its season and its leaf does not wither; And in whatever he does he prospers. (Psalm 1:3) Then shall the trees of the forest sing for joy before the Lord, for he comes to judge the earth. (Chronicles 16:33). When you make something...
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Why Deforestation Needs Further Reformation As humans have evolved mechanically, their dependency on trees’ utility has evolved in a parallel manner. While at first, deforestation was simply cutting down a few trees here and there to build small settlements, it has now become a global practice and has grown to a massive scale that is endangering the entire planet. Over...
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The commercial production of palm oil in Malaysia has increased by over 5 million hectares of crop since 1960. This rapid expansion of the crop has lead to the destruction of the tropical rainforest in both peninsular Malaysia (West Malaysia) and Borneo Malaysia. Due to this excessive deforestation, the European Commission concluded that palm oil would stop being imported for...
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“80% of global warming comes from livestock and deforestation” -- Heather Mill an activist from England. One of the most discussed topics today is global warming, thanks to activists such as Greta Thunberg, a sixteen year old Swedish girl who recently spoke at the UN, and although deforestation is one of the leading causes of global warming we rarely discuss...
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“Forests are the world’s air-conditioning system - the lungs of the planet - and we are the verge of switching it off.” - Prince Charles (“Explore 100 Famous Scientist Quotes Pages”). This quote explains that humans are about to lose most of the trees which are necessary for the existence of life on earth. In addition, deforestation refers to the...
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