Final Padlet by Emily Klein https://padlet.com/18kleine/mwdvhbefxcl en-us 2017-05-12 16:36:42 UTC 2026-01-15 20:44:16 UTC hello@padlet.com Table of Contents 18kleine https://padlet.com/18kleine/mwdvhbefxcl/wish/171533657 Global Climates and Biomes(1):
Giant Snowballs Wash Up On Siberian Beach
     November 7th, 2016
Early 20th Century Earthquakes May Have Been Caused By Calif. Oil Boom
     October 31st, 2016
Air Pollution and Stratospheric Ozone Depletion:
300 Million Children Are Breathing 'Extremely Toxic' Air, UNICEF Says
     October 31st, 2016
Global Change(19):
Antarctica's Ice Sheets Are Melting Faster - And From Beneath
     October 25th, 2016
Sea Levels Will Rise Faster Than Ever
     November 8th, 2016
Trump's Stance On The Paris Climate Agreement Is Criticized By 375 Scientists
     September 21st, 2016
]]> 2017-05-12 16:39:59 UTC https://padlet.com/18kleine/mwdvhbefxcl/wish/171533657 Analysis 18kleine https://padlet.com/18kleine/mwdvhbefxcl/wish/171593841 The first out of these articles that really catches my eye pertains to the famous California Oil Boom and the earthquakes that occurred around that time. This is partially due to the fact that my dad used to live in California, and he would tell my younger sister and I that his friends from the East Coast would constantly try to dissuade him from moving there on account of the number of earthquakes that occur in that region of the country. To think that part of that could have actually been caused by human activity is, quite honestly, kind of wild given the reputation that California has when it comes to earthquakes, and can make one wonder just how many other earthquakes around the globe could have been induced because of human interference. Reportedly, in this case, the earthquakes were more than likely caused by practices that are no longer implemented. Most prominently, the practice that comes to mind is known as production without water reinjection. In today’s world, when oil is pumped out, water is strategically used to fill any gaps left by missing oil to prevent sinking, and apparently earthquakes. If it were not for the introduction of this strategy, who knows how many more earthquakes Californians would have had to endure by now?
The next of these articles that got my attention covered an issue that literally affects millions - approximately three hundred million, to be exact. At the end of October this past year, UNICEF announced that roughly that many children worldwide were currently breathing what the organization considered to be nothing less than “extremely toxic” air. Areas with this particular classification were deemed such because the outdoor air pollution in said areas was reported by satellites to be more than six times above international standards for clean air. On an even greater scale, UNICEF reports that somewhere around two billion children are currently breathing air that is considered to be a long term hazard. These numbers are nothing short of incredibly concerning for a number of reasons, but the most prominent is that, corny as it sounds, the children of today are the leaders of tomorrow. That is, they will be, assuming they are physically able. With horrific air pollution affecting this many children, there is really no telling what the health of future generations will look like, and I suppose that’s why I found this article to be particularly interesting. This matter is urgent, yet air pollution, along with all sorts of other types of pollution, tends to be swept under the metaphorical rug for the most part, and it cannot afford to be hidden any longer. To do so would be to literally risk and further endanger the lives of hundreds of millions.
The final article that I found to be particularly interesting was not nearly half as compelling as the one discussed above, but it was certainly entertaining in my opinion. Here in the garden state, one has to make their own snowballs if they want to attack their siblings. But over in the western region of Siberia, it is apparently not that uncommon for snowballs to just wash up on the shore. Coming in a myriad of sizes that reportedly range somewhere from as small as a tennis ball to as large as 3 feet in diameter, these snowballs thankfully didn’t cause any harm, although they did create quite a buzz on social media. This phenomenon has also been known to occur along the banks of Lake Michigan, and honestly, I’m just plain old jealous. I mean, can you imagine how epic snow days would be if there were just countless snowballs littering the area around Strawbridge Lake? Granted, I’m sure not everyone would appreciate the massive and somewhat inevitable snowball fights, but according to Siberian locals, you can also construct a pretty sweet igloo with them, so there’s that. ]]> 2017-05-13 03:16:53 UTC https://padlet.com/18kleine/mwdvhbefxcl/wish/171593841