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This article talk about the rise of carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere, mainly due to the excessive burning of fossil fuels. This rise in carbon dioxide is subsequently causing a rise in global temperatures. This leads to events such as melting glaciers, bleaching of coral reefs, and intensifying heat waves.

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In this article, the melting of Alaska's Excelsior Glacier is discussed. The Glacier, due to a rise of global temperatures, is melting and forming a new lake called Big Johnstone Lake. Over the past 24 years, the lake has more than doubled in size and is continuously growing, taking with it 200 meters of habitable ground every year.

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This articles explains how the global temperature in 2018 was 1.5 degrees Fahrenheit above the average temperature from 1951-1980. The last five years have been the warmest years in modern record, and scientists say this warming trend will continue rising. The rise in temperatures is mainly in part to increased emissions of carbon dioxide and greenhouse gasses due to human activity.

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In this article, it states that the atmospheric carbon dioxide levels are higher now then they have been in the last 400,000 years. If humans and our activity continue to release carbon dioxide at the rate at which we are currently doing do, the atmosphere will never be able to return to the level it was at before the pre-industrialization stage.

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In this article, the greenhouse effect is discussed. The exponential increase in carbon dioxide and methane levels in the atmosphere cause a rise in global temperatures that leads to many consequences. Humans have been artificially increasing the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, which in turn trap the heat and raise the temperature.

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This article talks about the effect of plastic pollution on the oceans and marine life. Marine animals inject plastic, taking up room in their stomachs and leading to starvation. Many animals are also suffocated or injured by plastic wastes in the oceans.

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This article discusses how approximately 4 million children worldwide develop asthma each year due to inhaling nitrogen dioxide from air pollution caused by human activity. It is estimated that 64% of these new asthma cases occur in urban areas where the air pollution levels are elevated.

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In this article, it is stated that high blood pressure has been found to have been associated with short-term and long-term exposure to some air pollutants. These air pollutants are released when fossil fuels are burned and released to the atmosphere.

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This article talks about the main sources of ocean pollution. One of the main sources is runoff from the land, which typically composes of oil from cars. This is carried into the ocean by rain and water and then in turn pollutes the ocean waters.

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This article discusses the effect of trash and plastic pollution on our oceans. About 8 million tons of plastic enters the sea every year, and it is projected that by 2050 the ocean will have more plastic than it does fish. Plastic in the ocean is also causing chemical contamination to the fish humans eat, leading to adverse health affects in humans.

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This article talks about how, even though there are increasing efforts to protect tropical forests, deforestation of the forests is still increasing. A large portion of the deforestation is caused by the global demand for palm and soy oil. Cutting down the forests leads to loss of biodiversity, higher wind speeds, and a loss of carbon storage by the trees.

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This article talks about how deforestation not only leads to a decrease in biodiversity, but an increase in atmospheric CO2 levels. Cutting trees releases the carbon stored within and takes away a natural carbon sink from nature.

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This article states that a new model made by scientists is able to calculate how forest change affects surface temperatures by altering sunlight reflection. The model predicts that Brazilian deforestation could result in a local 1.45°C increase in temperatures by 2050.

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In this article, it talks about how deforestation is likely to warm the climate even more than scientists originally thought. There has been research that found reactive gases emitted by trees have an overall cooling effect on our climate, meaning deforestation would lead to higher temperatures than previously anticipated as less of the gases would be created.

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This article talks about the many different aspects of deforestation, such as the rising CO2 levels due to deforestation. It also talks about how this increased CO2 leads to higher temperatures, causing other affects such as melting glaciers.

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This article talks about how, due to human activity and climate change, more than 20,000 species are on the brink of extinction. This article ponders the question of what species humans should try their hardest to save. With many resources, time, and money, it is possible to take endangered species into captivity to breed them in hopes of saving them from extinction.

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This article discusses how endangered and invasive species may be better managed in the future with new techniques. These techniques will monitor the species niche's to estimate where a species can sustain itself under climate change. New areas and habitats may be necessary for the conservation of many species as global temperatures begin rising.

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This article talks about how vertebrate species faced rapid population decline at the end of the 19th century when industrialization was at its peak. Genetic diversity suffered, and it was hard for vertebrates to adapt to deforestation, pollution, and changing climate.

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This article talks about how the Tasmanian Devil is now on the Endangered Species list. A contagious cancer is spreading through the animals, and the cause of the cancer is thought to be from carcinogen chemicals used by humans in fire retardants. The animals are ingesting these chemicals and it is thought to lead to DFTD in the animals.

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This article talks about how the Endangered Species Act will be used to protect Polar Bears. This is the first time the ESA has been used to protect a species whose habitat is disappearing due to global warming.

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Humans and human activity creates a large number of problems within the environment, such as habitat destruction, loss of biodiversity, and rising global temperatures. One major aspect of human activity talked about in some of the articles is the amount of plastic and tangible waste that humans create.This waste is often not disposed of properly, leading to it being virtually everywhere. There is litter on the streets, in the woods, and even more importantly, in our oceans. Plastic waste is dumped by the ton into our oceans, and everyday litter gets washed or dropped into the ocean. This build up of waste piles up and decreases the surface area of the ocean, leading to less sunlight being absorbed by the water. About 8 million tonnes of plastic enters the sea every year, and it is projected that by 2050 the ocean will have more plastic than it does fish. Plastic in the ocean is also causing chemical contamination to the fish humans eat, leading to adverse health effects in humans. Although many believe that this type of pollution does not harm humans, it most certainly does. Humans are eating the contaminated fish, which means these chemicals and plastic particles within the fish are being transferred to humans when we consume them. By polluting the planet, not only are we harming a wide variety of ecosystems, but we are also hurting ourselves.

Another aspect of oceanic pollution that some of the articles talked about was the amount of plastic that gets consumed by marine life. Many marine animals mistake the plastic for food, eating them and having the plastic build up in their stomach. Plastic cannot be broken down when consumed, meaning it sits in their stomachs for as long as they live. A build up of this much waste typically causes the animal to feel full, yet since they are getting no nutritional value from the plastic, the animal ends up starving to death. Many marine animals also choke or get harmed by the floating plastic. Everyday items such as plastic bags or plastic soda rings can easily get trapped around a marine animals neck or head, suffocating them to death. Events like this happen all too often, and the rate at which marine animals are dying increases with each passing day. This leads to many animals moving onto the threatened species list, and many more moving to the endangered species list. If nothing is done in the near future about the immense amounts of plastic and trash that are polluting our oceans, we will never be able to reverse the effects that are already in place.

I found the articles on ocean pollution very interesting as I feel as not everyone recognizes the full effect pollution has on our oceans. While at the beach at the summer, although there is always trash, no one fully recognizes the true toll it takes on the ocean and the marine life within. Since the immense amounts of trash that pollute the ocean are far back within the middle of the waters, humans on land cannot see it. I feel as though this causes many individuals to ignore the problem, or believe it is not important. However, this problem is extremely important and something must be done to control or maintain it. If we don’t do something soon, in the next coming years our oceans will no longer be what we remember them to be.