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The video I picked is “What If All The Clouds Disappeared Forever”. I picked this video because I thought the title was interesting and wanted to know the possibilities if that were to happen. In the beginning of the video already they tell you that without clouds the water just hangs around in the air creating close to 100% humidity. If you were to get on a flight, you might experience more turbulence than usual and without the protective cover of clouds to bounce sunlight into space, the sun will heat the earth more, creating more rising, uneven hot air. But there are more worse-case scenarios if the clouds disappeared. For example, what i discovered is that without clouds there will be no more rain and that means there won't be anyway to refill the water sources we drink from like lakes, streams, rivers, etc. So once last winter's snow melts we're stuck with whatever water we have on hand.Not only that but it is said by a cloud expert Chris Fairall that without clouds average surface temperatures would rise by as much as 22 degrees Celsius. This extreme temperature spike would not only destroy would not only destroy the habitats of most flora and fauna, killing off whatever survived the drought, it would also melt the polar ice caps and cause massive flooding of coastal cities. You might end up being part of the 40% of the world that would be forced inland, and your new home might soon be in an endless desert.I like this video because it shows how important it is to have clouds in our environment.

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What If All The Clouds Disappeared Forever?

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Desalination is the process of removing salt and other minerals from seawater . Desalination is also very safe to drink and a lot of it is already being consumed both in the United States and abroad. It has become an increasingly important solution to provide fresh water to dry areas of the world where water scarcity is a major issue.The process of desalination involves several steps, including pre-treatment to remove impurities, membrane filtration to remove salt, and post-treatment to ensure the water is safe for consumption. At its best, desalination is an attractive technology: It takes a relatively abundant but unusable resource, seawater, and turns it into something useful for freshwater-starved regions. And as time passes, it’s becoming more efficient, less costly and more possible to fuel with renewable energy, easing the environmental impact. Of course desalination aloe won't be able to solve the water crisis entriely but it might help as part of a broader range of efforts to cut water use and increase water supplies. Its technologies are growing more energy-efficient, and there are new ways to reduce the environmental harm of the salty wastewater.

Sources:https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2021/09/28/desalination-saltwater-drought-water-crisis/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfr82RB72U8&t=9s

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For this assignment, I chose Claudia's padlet to review. The reason why was because the first thing that drew my attention was how visually appealing it is. I think the everything compliments the background very well. Not only is the layout of her padlet aesthetically pleasing but the content in her padlet is easy to understand. I like her choice of words, her style of writing, and the way she introduces the subject she chose. In addition,I really like the images she uses to illustrate her points in her post. It facilitates comprehension and visualization. For example, in her discussion about humanity she uses a picture of the earth being in flames for it to show of how close we as humanity will be in the near future if we keep being careless and how one little mistake can end the world. Her other posts like law of reflection and convergence are easy to understand because it explains what it is in the images itself as well.

Link:Claudia Benitez https://padlet.com/claudiabenitez005/my-portfolio-wwrmh3bsrzaxta5r

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How will clean water and sanitation be impacted by climate change ? 

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How will clean water and sanitation be impacted by climate change ? 

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Climate change is already affecting water access for people around the world, causing more severe droughts and floods. Increasing global temperatures are one of the main contributors to this problem. Climate change impacts the water cycle by influencing when, where, and how much precipitation falls. It also leads to more severe weather events over time. Increasing global temperatures cause water to evaporate in larger amounts, which will lead to higher levels of atmospheric water vapor and more frequent, heavy, and intense rains in the coming years.

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Name: The Story of Microfibers

Link: https://www.storyofstuff.org/movies/story-of-microfibers/

I picked this video because most of us wear synthetic fabrics like polyester everyday and i wanted to know what that video is all about. In the video, it is said that some companies when making polyester use plastic bottles. Which might have you thinking that this might be a good idea since its reducing the use of plastic and with using plastic they use it to turn things that we actually like. But what caught my eye was that theres a problem with this. When you wash synthetic fabrics tiny pieces of plastic that are called microfibers wash off and flow down the drain. The problem is that the fibers are so tiny that water treatment plants can't catch them all. So they wind up in rivers and oceans. Microfibers can harm the small aquatic organisms that ingest them and microfibers contain toxic chemicals which is why its so bad.What has me shocked is that theres a estimate of 1.4 trillion in our oceans right now.

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A volcanic arc is a chain of volcanoes, hundreds to thousands of miles long, that forms above a subduction zone. An island volcanic arc forms in an ocean basin via ocean-ocean subduction. The Aleutian Islands off the coast of Alaska and the Lesser Antilles south of Puerto Rico are examples.

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The Tethys was an ancient ocean that existed from 250– 50 million years ago before the evolution of the Indian Ocean. Tethys was orientated east–west and separated the large continents of Gondwana and Laurasia.  This ocean was eliminated when a strip of continental material known as the Cimmerian continent detached from northern Gondwana and rotated northward, eventually colliding with the southern margin of Laurasia during the early Jurassic Period (some 180 million years ago. The remains of the Tethys Sea remain today as the Mediterranean, Black, Caspian, and Aral seas.

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Electromagnetic spectrum is a range of wavelengths or frequencies over which electromagnetic radiation extends.In order from highest to lowest energy, the sections of the EM spectrum are gamma rays, X-rays, ultraviolet radiation, visible light, infrared radiation, and radio waves.

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Law of Reflection is when light falls upon a plane surface it is so reflected that the angle of reflection is equal to the angle of incidence and that the incident ray, reflected ray, and normal ray all lie in the plane of incidence.The light reflected from a mirror surface is the perfect example of the reflection of light.

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How do wind turbines work? - Rebecca J. Barthelmie and Sara C. Pryor

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The smallest solution to one of our biggest problems - Tierney Thys & Christian Sardet

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What caught my attention was that there's a pressure to sell your home and then also to move to a more lower elevation area that's more susceptible to sea level rise. Another thing that's caught my attention is that theres a difference between gentrification and climate gentrification. In the video it is explained that gentrification only relates to housing and it is harmful in a way it can tear apart the fabric and neighborhoods. Climate gentrification is more so about the risk and vulnerability. It refers to the ways that climate impacts and adaptations may contribute to changes in community and residents being vulnerable through changes of property values. It is sad that we are now learning and acknowledging this.What spoke to me was the fact that there has been no other city or district that has been committed to studying and understanding the issue. It took almost one year for it to be recognized and we are still no closer to having the intentional solutions of this resolution

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What caught my attention in the video was the fact that there's so many things that can put us at risk to either extinction or the unrecoverable collapse of human civilization. Things like nuclear weapons, climate change, and even technologies like AI all pose as a existential risk. Even some experts estimate the anthropogenic existential risk is more than 100 times higher than the background rate of natural risk.This video has opened up my eyes and made me realize that any one of these things can happen and that humanity is their own greatest enemy.

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The 4 greatest threats to the survival of humanity

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What mainly caught my attention in this mini lecture is that plastic aren't able to breakdown but instead turn into tiny indegestiable pieces which could be dangerous when they end up in oceans. Another thing that caught my eye was that each year theres roughly 400 million more tons of plastic and just 80% of it are discarded as trash.  I was shocked when i learned it was that much.

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The smallest solution to one of our biggest problems - Tierney Thys & Christian Sardet

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Hi, my name is Idalys Santos and I graduated from Hialeah Gardens High School. I was born in Hialeah but my parents are from Cuba. I'm currently majoring to become a psychologist and i attend in the Hialeah Campus of Miami Dade College. I'm taking all my classes from there. I have a lot of hobbies such as on my free time i like to paint, playing video games, and exploring. I, as well in my free time love to watch horror, psychological, slasher, crime, and mystery movies/tv shows.What's important to me is helping others whether it be physical or emotionally.For me, i define success as being able to reach that goal you set out yourself to achieve.My goals in life is being able to succeed in life, giving back to my parents for all they've done for me, and being able to make an impact with my major.

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Status of Wind Energy in Florida Discussion

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Status of Wind Energy in Florida Discussion

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The reason why there aren't any wind turbines in Florida is because although Florida are known for their sunny weather, the South isn't void of this resource either. In fact, there are actually many solar panels installed in the South for renewable energy purposes. For this reason, wind turbines aren't a priority.

Work Cited:https://www.kurz.com/wind-farms-south#:~:text=Solar%20Power's%20Influence,turbines%20aren't%20a%20priority.

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How much land does it take to power the world?

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Fossil fuels are used to produce energy in the home they are burned to produce heat, in large power stations they are used to produce electricity and they are also used to power engines.We depend on those fuels to heat our homes, run our vehicles, power industry and manufacturing, and provide us with electricity.

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How much land does it take to power the world?

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Having clean water and sanitation is important because having clean water impacts everything and in our daily life. Im going to talk about specifically how clean water affects our health, education, and time. Now, the reason why people should and have the privilege to having clean water is because it affects our health. For example, it is said that half of the world’s hospital beds are occupied by patients suffering from a water-related disease. Diseases from dirty water kills lots of people every year. It is shown in theworldcounts.com that every year 3,575,000 people die from water related diseases. When it comes to education clean water gives kids a chance to attend school and build a better future. To some restored health has meant the freedom to go to school. Access to clean water gives communities more time to grow food, earn an income, and go to school. These type of things shows that having clean water does impact everything.

Sources:
Why Water - Impact of the Global Water Crisis | charity: water
Learn more about the global water crisis and water scarcity. Access to clean water changes everything, including education, income and health.
charity: water

Goal 6 | Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all

https://www.theworldcounts.com/challenges/planet-earth/freshwater/deaths-from-dirty-water

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Can 100% renewable energy power the world? - Federico Rosei and Renzo Rosei

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The video I selected is " Why the US isn't ready for clean energy". I selected this video because it caught my attention and i was curious as to the reason(s) why the U.S. isn't actually ready for clean energy. From watching the video, what caught my attention is that it would take 320 billion dollars on electricty transmission alone. It caught my attention because i didn't know it would be that much.

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Which sunscreen should you choose? - Mary Poffenroth

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 Topic Selection: Clean Water and Sanitation

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 Topic Selection: Clean Water and Sanitation

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The topic i have chosen is Clean Water and Sanitation. The goal of clean water and sanitation is to "ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all". I chose this topic because many people around the world don't have clean water. I think its important for us and other people to have the privilege of having clean water.

Clean Water and Sanitation: https://sdgs.un.org/goals/goal6

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A guide to the energy of the Earth - Joshua M. Sneideman