(https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/The-Great-Fire-of-London/)

Some of the oldest trees have been in Lebanon for more than 1,000 years. They are amazing on the moisture and cool temperatures in the mountains of Lebanon that make this ecosystem unusual in the Middle East. But now, after centuries of human threats to the cedars of Lebanon, the trees face their most dangerous threat, Climate Change, it  could wipe out most of the country’s remaining cedar forests by the end of the century. The trees germinate in late winter because they need a freeze, preferably with snow. The country’s most famous cedar tree patch, called The Cedars of God, has been fenced off for preservation since 1876. 

Here is a video explaining it a bit more - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydBO3dJv6dQ

Comment if you think it is an example of adaptation, dependency, or modification. 

  Until recently, researchers needed sizable tissue samples to detect cyanide exposure, which meant killing the fish being tested. But in 2012, a new method that measures thiocyanate—a byproduct of cyanide detoxification that fish excrete in their urine—was developed.

  Working with this new method, they bought fish that recently arrived in shipments to the store, to minimize the amount of time since possible cyanide exposure. Each fish was then placed in manufactured seawater, where it was allowed to swim and pee for 24 hours. Water samples were then collected and sent to an independent lab for thiocyanate testing.

  In the end, they found that a majority of the fish had been caught using cyanide.

These conditions are unhealthy for many people, and can cause a lot of trouble for old or sick people. They try their best to stay inside because sometimes it may be hard to breathe in. People seem to think that the smog is coming from older, deficient cars and their fuel. The authorities on the other hand say that it is coming from all kinds of things like cars, trucks, factories, and electricity plants.

Although not nearly as popular as the other clean renewable energy available to the world. Geothermal energy may be the one with the most potential. In Iceland just 15000 feet below the surface the heat and magma of the earth are used to harness wonderfully clean and reliable energy. There is also a revolutionary new project in Iceland called the Iceland Deep Drilling Project or IDDP for short. The IDDP aims to delve even further into the Earth to tap even higher temperatures than ever before, thus gaining more energy to be consumed. One source estimated that geothermal energy could provide up to 8% of the entire World’s power. The best part about it is renewable energy can be cheap and has been proven quite effective too, as Iceland is run almost entirely off of renewable energy. Iceland has a lot more to offer than beautiful scenery, they could also provide the future of Earth’s energy needs.

If you would like to learn more or better understand the piece here is an article that talks all about it: https://time.com/4844086/geothermal-energy-iceland-deep-drilling-project/

Seal Inland, False Bay was the great white shark captain of the world until about 2009 when the sharks started disappearing. Some people believe that it was because killer whales started popping up around that area, but Enrico Gennari has a different theory. He believes that the sharks disappearing is the cause of Demersal Shark Longline (DSL) fishery. DSL fishes smaller sharks and ships them to Australia, the problem is that those smaller sharks were the great whites main food source.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/melissacristinamarquez/2020/05/04/missing-south-african-great-white-sharks-the-reason-australian-appetites/#52ccf5e93306 

Do you think this place is an example of adaptation, modification, or dependency.

Video link with more information:

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/01/science/elephants-poaching-botswana.html

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNMoi5Af1SY&disable_polymer=true