https://padlet.com/18hinesk/apes en-us 2017-11-06 18:41:13 UTC 2025-10-05 22:33:48 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Brightnessdown.png 18hinesk https://padlet.com/18hinesk/apes/wish/204058518 This article from the New York Times tells about the the impact of climate change on marathon runners. The author explains that marathons run on warmer days are almost always slower than marathons run on colder days. Twenty degrees warmer day, could be a thirteen minute slower race. This almost surprising but seemingly small fact acts as a much larger metaphor for the amount of impact that climate change has and will cause. It also demonstrates that climate change affects almost everything on earth.]]> 2017-11-06 18:52:57 UTC https://padlet.com/18hinesk/apes/wish/204058518 18hinesk https://padlet.com/18hinesk/apes/wish/204062854 2017-11-06 18:59:31 UTC https://padlet.com/18hinesk/apes/wish/204062854 18hinesk https://padlet.com/18hinesk/apes/wish/204062865 2017-11-06 18:59:32 UTC https://padlet.com/18hinesk/apes/wish/204062865 18hinesk https://padlet.com/18hinesk/apes/wish/204067415 This article discusses the recent study that confirms much of Jane Goodall's studies of chimpanzees. The research shows that Chimps in captivity and in the wild both share very prominent personalities and traits that vary among them, much like humans. This is important because it further shows that chimps and humans are much alike and many ways, even ones we may not know yet. Furthermore showing more evidence of human evolution from chimpanzees.]]> 2017-11-06 19:07:25 UTC https://padlet.com/18hinesk/apes/wish/204067415 18hinesk https://padlet.com/18hinesk/apes/wish/204073342 The Caribbean Islands have experienced wide numbers of mammal extinction, the debate stands if the extinction was due to humans or other environmental factors. Scientists were able to show that most of the extinction took place after humans arrived. They did so by using models and radiocarbon data to show the time of overlap. Of course its not enough to only know that humans influenced the extinction, but to understand why. The first humans that arrived caused extinction by hunting and clear cutting forests but later populations caused extinction by the introduction of non native species, and the continuation of the other two practices, obviously. This information is very important because it can help scientists figure out how to the preserve the native species that have not gone extinct. ]]> 2017-11-06 19:17:11 UTC https://padlet.com/18hinesk/apes/wish/204073342 18hinesk https://padlet.com/18hinesk/apes/wish/204083310 The research group had initially begun because they attempted to correct false research that had been done prior on rocks that had been discovered. Within the rocks they were studying, they found original minerals called fresh Olivine preserved incredibly. The researchers believed that the minerals were that of the early-earth magma ocean, which is an extremely rare rock mineral to find on modern earth. The scientists then decided to do oxygen isotopes on the rock minerals. Their findings were even more amazing, they discovered that the rocks had shown signs of processes that had occurred four billion year ago and that are still widely unknown. This work could possibly reveal even more insight to early earth. ]]> 2017-11-06 19:33:22 UTC https://padlet.com/18hinesk/apes/wish/204083310 18hinesk https://padlet.com/18hinesk/apes/wish/204089069 This article explains that extreme weather is much less likely to influence one's views on climate change than expected. Research has shown that people show a very strong stance on climate change, on either end, and it is very hard to change that perspective. This article can help explain why some people stick so firmly to their beliefs about climate change even after they are struck by an intense hurricane. This also brings up the more prominent question of when will someone change their beliefs? What will it take for people to believe in scientific fact that has been proven time and time again. ]]> 2017-11-06 19:43:43 UTC https://padlet.com/18hinesk/apes/wish/204089069 18hinesk https://padlet.com/18hinesk/apes/wish/204647242 Recently developing countries in Asia have been dealing with extreme flooding. This flooding has destroyed homes and cities at a time. Shockingly enough, the extreme weather is due to climate change. Also urbanization and weak infrastructure of these developing cities has led to difficulties in run off leading to even more severe damage. Floods cause huge economic damage and thousands of deaths. One of the main reasons why the flooding is so bad in this specific region is that much of it is built around rivers, in order to help the cities thrive, but the rivers only hurt the city when increased rainfall causes them to easily flood. ]]> 2017-11-08 01:49:34 UTC https://padlet.com/18hinesk/apes/wish/204647242