https://padlet.com/rileyjo_mckenna/dpzqphoef1s4 Environmental Issues 2017-18 en-us 2018-06-05 13:13:24 UTC 2018-06-08 17:52:14 UTC hello@padlet.com rileyjo_mckenna https://padlet.com/rileyjo_mckenna/dpzqphoef1s4/wish/265632390 On certain days in May and July a sunset aligns itself along the streets of Manhattan. It is a wonderful moment that brings thousands of New Yorkers together to appreciate the beautiful sunset. If the Jersey shoreline has a sudden construction boom or Earth's axis is tilted due to a comic collision then the view of the Manhattanhenge may be affected.]]> 2018-06-05 13:16:03 UTC https://padlet.com/rileyjo_mckenna/dpzqphoef1s4/wish/265632390 rileyjo_mckenna https://padlet.com/rileyjo_mckenna/dpzqphoef1s4/wish/265705863 In the northeastern forests there has been a boost in red spruce population. The increase in size caused the air to be cleaner.  ]]> 2018-06-05 17:52:16 UTC https://padlet.com/rileyjo_mckenna/dpzqphoef1s4/wish/265705863 rileyjo_mckenna https://padlet.com/rileyjo_mckenna/dpzqphoef1s4/wish/265940700 By 2050 it is estimated that the world's population will reach 9.8 billion which is a 31% increase from today. Overpopulation causes a great threat to the environment. We are using 1.7 times the amount of resources a year than we should.]]> 2018-06-06 17:54:36 UTC https://padlet.com/rileyjo_mckenna/dpzqphoef1s4/wish/265940700 rileyjo_mckenna https://padlet.com/rileyjo_mckenna/dpzqphoef1s4/wish/265943979 80% of homes in Poland run on coal, making 33 of it's 50 cities the dirtiest cities in Europe. It is estimated that 48,000 Pole die every year to illnesses due to pollution.]]> 2018-06-06 18:08:13 UTC https://padlet.com/rileyjo_mckenna/dpzqphoef1s4/wish/265943979 rileyjo_mckenna https://padlet.com/rileyjo_mckenna/dpzqphoef1s4/wish/265945661 A mud bath is used to wash off grime and dirt from the Taj Mahal. Pollution and poor air quality has increased greatly over the years and has been a huge issue in India.]]> 2018-06-06 18:15:09 UTC https://padlet.com/rileyjo_mckenna/dpzqphoef1s4/wish/265945661 rileyjo_mckenna https://padlet.com/rileyjo_mckenna/dpzqphoef1s4/wish/266107002 In May of this year sea levels rose in the Central-Pacific causing temperatures to rise. The Kelvin wave-warm water created when winds change from easterlies to westerlies, is slowly making it's way to the Pacific.]]> 2018-06-07 13:17:15 UTC https://padlet.com/rileyjo_mckenna/dpzqphoef1s4/wish/266107002 rileyjo_mckenna https://padlet.com/rileyjo_mckenna/dpzqphoef1s4/wish/266111035 Just days before World Ocean Day a pilot whale died on the coast of Thailand due to pollution. He was seen struggling to swim, people spent 5 days trying to keep the whale alive, his stomach was clogged with 80 plastic bags.]]> 2018-06-07 13:32:25 UTC https://padlet.com/rileyjo_mckenna/dpzqphoef1s4/wish/266111035 rileyjo_mckenna https://padlet.com/rileyjo_mckenna/dpzqphoef1s4/wish/266113404 Since the beginning of mass-produced plastics in 1950, humans have produced 9 billion tons of plastic. Half of which has been made in the past 13 years.]]> 2018-06-07 13:41:45 UTC https://padlet.com/rileyjo_mckenna/dpzqphoef1s4/wish/266113404 rileyjo_mckenna https://padlet.com/rileyjo_mckenna/dpzqphoef1s4/wish/266166590 Availability to basic resources such as electricity, running water and medical supplies and also trained doctors are the answer to reduce maternal mortality rates but people are not sympathetic enough to make a change. ]]> 2018-06-07 17:45:27 UTC https://padlet.com/rileyjo_mckenna/dpzqphoef1s4/wish/266166590 rileyjo_mckenna https://padlet.com/rileyjo_mckenna/dpzqphoef1s4/wish/266168358 In countries like South Africa where unsafe abortions are performed more abortion regulations are needed to provide women with the correct care they need. About 30% of women in South Africa don't even know that abortion is legal because it is performed in an unsafe and uncivilized way.]]> 2018-06-07 17:53:27 UTC https://padlet.com/rileyjo_mckenna/dpzqphoef1s4/wish/266168358 rileyjo_mckenna https://padlet.com/rileyjo_mckenna/dpzqphoef1s4/wish/266170387 Over 400,000 people die prematurely a year due to air pollution. If petrol and diesel powered cars were removed from Europe 4% of premature deaths could be prevented.]]> 2018-06-07 18:01:48 UTC https://padlet.com/rileyjo_mckenna/dpzqphoef1s4/wish/266170387 rileyjo_mckenna https://padlet.com/rileyjo_mckenna/dpzqphoef1s4/wish/266170634 15 million km contains acceptable conditions for permafrost, over time it will have a great decrease due to climate change.]]> 2018-06-07 18:02:54 UTC https://padlet.com/rileyjo_mckenna/dpzqphoef1s4/wish/266170634 rileyjo_mckenna https://padlet.com/rileyjo_mckenna/dpzqphoef1s4/wish/266170774 Producers could come from the same product and still have different effects on the environment. Location and if the product is animal based or plant based are considered factors in the difference of impact.]]> 2018-06-07 18:03:31 UTC https://padlet.com/rileyjo_mckenna/dpzqphoef1s4/wish/266170774 rileyjo_mckenna https://padlet.com/rileyjo_mckenna/dpzqphoef1s4/wish/266171018 New York City recently proposed a bill that prohibits the use of single use straws in eateries throughout the city. This will decrease the amount of plastic being wasted and thrown out.]]> 2018-06-07 18:04:34 UTC https://padlet.com/rileyjo_mckenna/dpzqphoef1s4/wish/266171018 rileyjo_mckenna https://padlet.com/rileyjo_mckenna/dpzqphoef1s4/wish/266172362 Over the years the speed of tropical storms have declined, more hurricanes are lingering causing more damage to land.]]> 2018-06-07 18:11:19 UTC https://padlet.com/rileyjo_mckenna/dpzqphoef1s4/wish/266172362 rileyjo_mckenna https://padlet.com/rileyjo_mckenna/dpzqphoef1s4/wish/266172857 Old ice that can withstand more heat is melting in the Arctic,which a huge threat to surrounding species such as narwhals.]]> 2018-06-07 18:13:33 UTC https://padlet.com/rileyjo_mckenna/dpzqphoef1s4/wish/266172857 rileyjo_mckenna https://padlet.com/rileyjo_mckenna/dpzqphoef1s4/wish/266173515 If climate change continues to increase so does the population of atmospheric rivers.]]> 2018-06-07 18:16:49 UTC https://padlet.com/rileyjo_mckenna/dpzqphoef1s4/wish/266173515 rileyjo_mckenna https://padlet.com/rileyjo_mckenna/dpzqphoef1s4/wish/266308726 In May of 2018 there were reports that China were considering getting rid of all limits on family size, while Egypt stated that "two is more than enough" because of their rising birthrate.]]> 2018-06-08 13:19:28 UTC https://padlet.com/rileyjo_mckenna/dpzqphoef1s4/wish/266308726 rileyjo_mckenna https://padlet.com/rileyjo_mckenna/dpzqphoef1s4/wish/266311559 If Ireland does not come up with a climate change plan they will not meet their international emissions target by 2020. ]]> 2018-06-08 13:34:12 UTC https://padlet.com/rileyjo_mckenna/dpzqphoef1s4/wish/266311559 rileyjo_mckenna https://padlet.com/rileyjo_mckenna/dpzqphoef1s4/wish/266340457 To protect the environment and the health of humans, families must have fewer kids. If more countries have fewer children fertility rates will decline and stay low.]]> 2018-06-08 16:30:35 UTC https://padlet.com/rileyjo_mckenna/dpzqphoef1s4/wish/266340457 rileyjo_mckenna https://padlet.com/rileyjo_mckenna/dpzqphoef1s4/wish/266351376 2018-06-08 17:52:14 UTC https://padlet.com/rileyjo_mckenna/dpzqphoef1s4/wish/266351376