https://padlet.com/17dietzj/hsh6p4kh3kh2 AP Environmental pd 3/4 en-us 2016-11-07 15:27:18 UTC 2025-10-22 00:51:37 UTC hello@padlet.com 17dietzj https://padlet.com/17dietzj/hsh6p4kh3kh2/wish/135808086 This article was mainly about global warming flooding the eastern coasts of the United States of America. There were mentions of flooding from Virginia to the tip of Florida. A road to Tybee Island, Georgia, the only road to this island, has been disappearing more and more each year, cutting it off from the mainland. The floods are usually only a couple feet deep but they can have drastic affects on things such as stopping traffic,  swamp basements, damage cars, kill lawns and forests, and poison wells with salt. Scientists say that local greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere are a cause of the flooding. ]]> 2016-11-07 15:31:23 UTC https://padlet.com/17dietzj/hsh6p4kh3kh2/wish/135808086 17dietzj https://padlet.com/17dietzj/hsh6p4kh3kh2/wish/137254843 In this article the author explored the topic of genetically modified plants /crops and the safety factor of them being edible. But the real argument between scientists is that genetic modification in plants has not accelerated increases in crop yields or led to an overall reduction in the use of chemical pesticides. The purpose of genetic modification was to make the crops immune to the effects of weed killers and certain pests, they would grow so much that they would become indispensable to feeding the world population. Fears about the harmful effects of eating genetically modified foods have proved to be largely without scientific basis.  ]]> 2016-11-14 02:40:14 UTC https://padlet.com/17dietzj/hsh6p4kh3kh2/wish/137254843 17dietzj https://padlet.com/17dietzj/hsh6p4kh3kh2/wish/137256051 This article goes in to detail on how certain birds are attracted to the smell/scent of certain plastics. Over the open ocean the only place sometimes for birds to find food is at certain places. They usually feed on groups of krill, but over the last 50 years they have been also been feeding on plastic that has just been broken into tiny pieces by exposure to waves. Many scientists have been curious about this topic and some say that the birds are have a strong sense of smell and are attracted to a certain chemical (dimethyl sulfide) , that is found in their prey but which is also found in plastic. ]]> 2016-11-14 02:56:55 UTC https://padlet.com/17dietzj/hsh6p4kh3kh2/wish/137256051 17dietzj https://padlet.com/17dietzj/hsh6p4kh3kh2/wish/137257504 In this article the author is saying that climate change is responsible for the glorious color changes in the leaves. But there is also a negative affect. Over a very long period of time, the warming planet may have a negative effect on fall foliage. The changes in color of the leaves also bring a lot of money to the United States and Canada for all the people who come to see the beautiful trees in the north. Scientists say that a long term affect is that the warming temperatures could threaten cold-weather hardwoods like the blazing maples, pushing their southern border north and making it harder to survive between the temperate and boreal forests. ]]> 2016-11-14 03:14:38 UTC https://padlet.com/17dietzj/hsh6p4kh3kh2/wish/137257504 17dietzj https://padlet.com/17dietzj/hsh6p4kh3kh2/wish/137259004 This article is about how us as humans can help global warming in anyway we can. The author is saying that we are trying many new things such as in Germany an industrial giant called Siemens is testing a way to offset the  nature of renewable power, by storing energy in hot rocks, in Scotland an oil company will install the first wind turbines that would float in deep water, and in Texas a company is trying to test a new type of power plant that would generate electricity while cheaply capturing the emissions, allowing the climate-altering pollution to be pumped safely underground. The article states that many places around the world are having innovations speed up.]]> 2016-11-14 03:32:49 UTC https://padlet.com/17dietzj/hsh6p4kh3kh2/wish/137259004 17dietzj https://padlet.com/17dietzj/hsh6p4kh3kh2/wish/137259655 In this article, the author goes into detail on how our next president of the United States, Donald Trump, views/feels about climate change. Donald Trump has called human caused climate change a "hoax" and has also said that he wants to get rid of the Environmental Protection Agency. This article also goes into detail on what Obama has done in this area and he is trying to get Trump to focus on this a lot and not just ignore it. Obama has said that his efforts to establish the United States as the global leader in climate policy are his proudest legacy.]]> 2016-11-14 03:39:26 UTC https://padlet.com/17dietzj/hsh6p4kh3kh2/wish/137259655