APES CCA 4 by Caroline Kealey https://padlet.com/caroline_kealey/11c3v4zzmktf Made with a wink and a smile en-us 2018-06-05 15:01:57 UTC 2018-06-11 15:09:48 UTC hello@padlet.com Air Pollution caroline_kealey https://padlet.com/caroline_kealey/11c3v4zzmktf/wish/265664320 The coarse particulate material gets in through the lungs, which absorb the pollution particles into the bloodstream and may somehow beat the blood brain barrier, which can weaken due to high blood pressure, inflammation and other stresses. Particulates inhaled through the nose have a more direct route into the brain through the olfactory system and may accumulate through that pathway. Once in the brain, the metals cause inflammation, switching on certain genes including those that cause both benign and malignant tumors, and others that are suspected of causing neurodegenerative disorders like Parkinson's, ALS, Alzheimer's, and other types of dementia]]> 2018-06-05 15:05:43 UTC https://padlet.com/caroline_kealey/11c3v4zzmktf/wish/265664320 Human Population caroline_kealey https://padlet.com/caroline_kealey/11c3v4zzmktf/wish/265664374 The world’s 7.6 billion people represent just 0.01% of all living things, according to the study. Yet since the dawn of civilization, humanity has caused the loss of 83% of all wild mammals and half of plants, while livestock kept by humans abounds. The new work reveals that farmed poultry today makes up 70% of all birds on the planet, with just 30% being wild. The picture is even more stark for mammals – 60% of all mammals on Earth are livestock, mostly cattle and pigs, 36% are human and just 4% are wild animals.]]> 2018-06-05 15:05:54 UTC https://padlet.com/caroline_kealey/11c3v4zzmktf/wish/265664374 Forest Fires caroline_kealey https://padlet.com/caroline_kealey/11c3v4zzmktf/wish/265664571 Forecasters at the National Interagency Fire Center are predicting that warmer and drier-than-normal conditions have put large portions of the Western United States at above-average risk for significant wildfires between now and September. This year’s wildfire season could rival last year’s, which was one of the most devastating on record, said Vicki Christiansen, interim chief of the U.S. Forest Service.

]]> 2018-06-05 15:06:40 UTC https://padlet.com/caroline_kealey/11c3v4zzmktf/wish/265664571 Water Pollution caroline_kealey https://padlet.com/caroline_kealey/11c3v4zzmktf/wish/265664716 The state Department of Environmental Quality will take over the regulation of pollutant discharge into Idaho's lakes and rivers starting July 1. Idaho is currently one of only four states that must deal with the federal government when getting a permit to dump water pollutants into waterways.]]> 2018-06-05 15:07:11 UTC https://padlet.com/caroline_kealey/11c3v4zzmktf/wish/265664716 Waste Management caroline_kealey https://padlet.com/caroline_kealey/11c3v4zzmktf/wish/265664767 This is the second big sustainability project that Waste Management has announced in Louisville. The company also invested $30 million converting its entire fleet of local diesel collection trucks to a compressed natural gas fueled fleet.]]> 2018-06-05 15:07:28 UTC https://padlet.com/caroline_kealey/11c3v4zzmktf/wish/265664767 Flooding caroline_kealey https://padlet.com/caroline_kealey/11c3v4zzmktf/wish/265664873 A new tropical depression has emerged in the western Pacific Ocean, and areas from the Philippines to Japan are at risk.
The Philippine government declared that the tropical disturbance had become Tropical Depression Domeng on Tuesday; however, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has yet to officially name the system.
]]> 2018-06-05 15:07:55 UTC https://padlet.com/caroline_kealey/11c3v4zzmktf/wish/265664873 Climate Change caroline_kealey https://padlet.com/caroline_kealey/11c3v4zzmktf/wish/265664979 The Colorado River and its tributaries supply water to some 40 million people in seven U.S. states and Mexico. Warmer temperatures high up in the mountains -- where the river gets its start -- are already reducing its flow and melting snow earlier in the year.]]> 2018-06-05 15:08:18 UTC https://padlet.com/caroline_kealey/11c3v4zzmktf/wish/265664979 Biodiversity caroline_kealey https://padlet.com/caroline_kealey/11c3v4zzmktf/wish/265665089 In 2014, a toxic invasive species—the Asian common toad—was spotted in Madagascar’s largest seaport. Conservation biologists quickly sounded an urgent alarm, warning that the invader could devastate the African island’s unique biodiversity, which includes lemurs and hundreds of other animals found nowhere else in the world. Now, scientists have confirmed that the toad’s toxic slime will likely kill nearly everything in Madagascar that tries to eat it, according to a study that surveyed the susceptibility of 88 species.]]> 2018-06-05 15:08:44 UTC https://padlet.com/caroline_kealey/11c3v4zzmktf/wish/265665089 Mining caroline_kealey https://padlet.com/caroline_kealey/11c3v4zzmktf/wish/265665907 But the River Cateté is dying, and with it the way of life of the Xikrin. In 2010 Mineração Onça Puma, a company owned by the mining company Vale, began extracting nickel in the nearby hills, which have tributaries flowing into the Cateté. Vale is one of the world’s largest producers of nickel.]]> 2018-06-05 15:12:06 UTC https://padlet.com/caroline_kealey/11c3v4zzmktf/wish/265665907 Mining caroline_kealey https://padlet.com/caroline_kealey/11c3v4zzmktf/wish/265894750 Australia’s economy is growing at an annual rate of 3.1%, up from 2.4% three months ago, largely thanks to mining commodities exports. It is a significant increase in the rate of growth, in seasonally adjusted terms, and marks a strong start to 2018.

]]> 2018-06-06 14:44:33 UTC https://padlet.com/caroline_kealey/11c3v4zzmktf/wish/265894750 Biodiversity caroline_kealey https://padlet.com/caroline_kealey/11c3v4zzmktf/wish/265896404 There is a staggering variety of wildlife in the marshes and forests of Arunachal Pradesh, part of the eastern Himalayas. Sadly, many species are disappearing before they have even been identified.]]> 2018-06-06 14:50:04 UTC https://padlet.com/caroline_kealey/11c3v4zzmktf/wish/265896404 Climate Change caroline_kealey https://padlet.com/caroline_kealey/11c3v4zzmktf/wish/265897138 Pollution has existed as long as humans have. Early hunters 
and gatherers discharged bones and stones after a meal. In antiquity, the garbage of large cities was disposed of in landfills outside the city limits. With the industrial revolution, the invention of plastic in 1907 and mass production of goods,  today's piles of trash grow exponentially. Today, there is plastic in the oceans, landfills full of rubbish and even the Noon's surface is covered by litter, like golf balls (from the Apollo 14 mission in 1971) and disposable bags.
Humanity has a trash problem - and climate change could make things worse.

]]> 2018-06-06 14:53:03 UTC https://padlet.com/caroline_kealey/11c3v4zzmktf/wish/265897138 Flooding caroline_kealey https://padlet.com/caroline_kealey/11c3v4zzmktf/wish/265898128 A new project is being developed by local organizations and professors at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette to help predict future floods. Students and faculty members believe its outcome will help current and future residents of Louisiana. UL Lafayette, the Teche-Vermilion Fresh Water District and the Acadiana Planning Commission teamed up to create a project plan which is designed to see the outcome of coulees affected by the main rivers such as the Vermilion, Teche and Mermentau using sensors that will deploy in those areas, according to an article by KADN.com.]]> 2018-06-06 14:56:59 UTC https://padlet.com/caroline_kealey/11c3v4zzmktf/wish/265898128 Waste Management caroline_kealey https://padlet.com/caroline_kealey/11c3v4zzmktf/wish/265899862 According to Waste Management, the rates will increase by 3 percent. The company said it is the first hike in rates in three years. Kettering’s contract with Waste Management, which has been handling trash and recycling services for the city for the past 15 years, permits fee adjustments every few years, according to city officials.

]]> 2018-06-06 15:03:54 UTC https://padlet.com/caroline_kealey/11c3v4zzmktf/wish/265899862 Water Pollution caroline_kealey https://padlet.com/caroline_kealey/11c3v4zzmktf/wish/265901637 When California’s rivers leave the mountain snow melt behind, they embark on a difficult journey. Many are diverted, drained and pumped dry before they reach the Pacific Ocean. Those that keep flowing are often polluted with heavy metals, pesticides, bacteria, plastic bottles and runoff from industrial operations. In fact, the number of California rivers that failed to meet basic water quality standards for swimming, fishing, and drinking shot up 170 percent from 2006 to 2010 (the last time our state undertook this legally required biannual task).]]> 2018-06-06 15:11:04 UTC https://padlet.com/caroline_kealey/11c3v4zzmktf/wish/265901637 Forest Fires caroline_kealey https://padlet.com/caroline_kealey/11c3v4zzmktf/wish/265902810 Four helicopters have carried out water bombing in an attempt to extinguish the blaze, and 150 members of the emergency services and armed forces were fighting the fire on Tuesday, as well as volunteers. This example adds to the idea the forest fires are becoming more and more of an issue.]]> 2018-06-06 15:15:11 UTC https://padlet.com/caroline_kealey/11c3v4zzmktf/wish/265902810 Air Pollution caroline_kealey https://padlet.com/caroline_kealey/11c3v4zzmktf/wish/265902895 Fashion isn’t usually known for its positive environmental impact but an independent loungewear brand in Italy is hoping to change that with the world’s first pollution-absorbing t-shirt. The Breath has been developed by Anemotech – who specialize in tech solutions to combat air pollution – and up until now, it has been successfully used on signs, posters and outdoor advertising facilities. Now, thanks to Kloters, it fits snuggly in a zip-close pocket, cleaning the air wherever the wearer takes it, activated solely by air flow through the fabric. A lab test conducted by Università delle Marche in Ancona found that one t-shirt is capable of off-setting the emissions of two cars. When you consider that there are approximately 1 billion cars in the world, and two billion t-shirts sold every year, it’s possible to imagine the major impact it could have.]]> 2018-06-06 15:15:35 UTC https://padlet.com/caroline_kealey/11c3v4zzmktf/wish/265902895 Human Population caroline_kealey https://padlet.com/caroline_kealey/11c3v4zzmktf/wish/265902966 The human population rate is “not going anywhere fast,” Bradshaw noted. He explained how accumulating the deaths counted in both World Wars, a fictional 5-year third World War, the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918, an amalgamation of other public health crises, and a global nuclear exchange would still leave estimates for a population of approximately 5 billion people at the end of the century. Greater population density results in greater use of natural resources — natural forest loss, habitat conversion, marine captures, fertilizer use, water pollution, carbon emissions — and threat to the land’s biodiversity.]]> 2018-06-06 15:15:56 UTC https://padlet.com/caroline_kealey/11c3v4zzmktf/wish/265902966 Essay Response caroline_kealey https://padlet.com/caroline_kealey/11c3v4zzmktf/wish/266324667 2018-06-08 14:46:42 UTC https://padlet.com/caroline_kealey/11c3v4zzmktf/wish/266324667