Pollution,

garbage,
emissions:
When are
we going
to stop?
A couple of years have passed,
since our planet started suffering some
worrying climate changes. Changes that
will soon affect, not only our health, but
our lifestyle. Since 1990, a rise of 30cm
per year, in the sea levels, has been
observed. According to climatologist
James Hansen, sea levels will continue
rising up to several meters by the end of
the century. The largest contributors of
these climate changes are, the thermal
expansions and the loss of ice from
glaciers.

faster. Currently, places that were

covered with snow or sand, are covered
with green foliage. All these foliage is
affecting the cycle of water, causing a
rise in sea levels and other worrisome
dangerous weather; such as global
warming, melting glaciers, etc.

only focusing on, but something we

should be worrying about. One of my
biggest concerns is, the little attention
and effort we are putting on all these
issues. I think we need to educate
people,
not
only
about
the
consequences, but about what they can
do to take care of the environment. We
Oxygen levels are also being definitely have to help maintain our
affected. Researchers found that, due to planet healthy, and for that to happen,
the industrial activities of the coast East we need to work together.
of Asia, oxygen levels in the tropics are
falling. These industrial activities pollute
An example of one of the things
the air and raise the levels of iron and we could do is, what the New York Citys
nitrogen, affecting marine ecosystems council did recently. They approved a 5
thousands of kilometers away. The cents fee, for each plastic and paper
changes these tropical ecosystems - bag. Some exceptions will apply, and not
from which many populations worldwide everyone will have to pay; restaurants,
feed - suffer, lead to other mayor street venders, and some other, are
changes in the ecosystems habitats.
excluded for the fee. According to
Councilman Brad Lander, the fee is
In other words, all our natural irritating and it will irritate people, making
resources are being affected; what will them use their own reusable bags. The
affect us, and especially our future purpose of all this is to encourage New
generations. Cold seasons will become Yorkers into bringing their own bags for
colder, hot seasons will become hotter, the good of the environment. This and
and atmospheric phenomenon, like other measures could be taken into
hurricanes, tornadoes, tsunamis, and consideration here in Puerto Rico.
earthquakes will become stronger.

Thermal expansions are what

cause the greening of the planet. Yes,
our planet is becoming greener, but this
is not necessarily good news. To carry
out the process of photosynthesis,
The environment is something that
plants use carbon dioxide and sun light. goes through my mind every day. It is a
Industrial activities are increasing the delicate topic we all should be, not

amount of carbon dioxide in our air, thus

causing plants to grow bigger and

References:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/05/160516115306.htm
http://www.livescience.com/54579-earth-is-greening-as-globe-warms.html
http://www.livescience.com/54250-how-high-will-the-seas-rise-really.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/06/nyregion/new-york-city-council-backs-5-cent-fee-on-plasticbags.html?
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