https://padlet.com/briannesepulveda6/z3agpgfu7k65 Bri Sepulveda en-us 2018-08-17 12:13:56 UTC 2026-01-20 00:51:27 UTC hello@padlet.com briannesepulveda6 https://padlet.com/briannesepulveda6/z3agpgfu7k65/wish/275107477 Summary: Global warming is air pollutants and greenhouse gases that collect in the atmosphere. Global Warming has started too effect a lot of people, animals, and the environment. Global climate change has already had effects on the environment. Glaciers have shrunk, ice on rivers and lakes are breaking up earlier, plants and trees are starting flowering sooner. The burning of fossil fuels to make electricity is the biggest source of heat-trapping pollution!
Facts and Figures:
- The Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets have decreased in mass.
-  Data from NASA's Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment show Greenland lost an average of 281 billion tons of ice per year between 1993 and 2016
- Glaciers are retreating almost everywhere around the world — including in the Alps, Himalayas, Andes, Rockies, Alaska and Africa.
- Global sea level rose about 8 inches in the last century.
- Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, the acidity of surface ocean waters has increased by about 30 percent.
Sources:
- https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/indicators/
- http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/cru/data/temperature
- http://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp

]]> 2018-08-24 12:02:51 UTC https://padlet.com/briannesepulveda6/z3agpgfu7k65/wish/275107477 briannesepulveda6 https://padlet.com/briannesepulveda6/z3agpgfu7k65/wish/278791422 - “Conflict & Migration.” Population Matters, www.populationmatters.org/the-issue/population/conflict-migration/.
- Conflict & migration. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.populationmatters.org/the-issue/population/conflict-migration/

Summary: Migration is a problem due to the over population, leading to increased exploitation and climate change increases pressure on resources. Increasing unemployment. People believe that migration is going to be a long-term problem. Others believe migration can bring benefits to both individuals and countries. The individual can gain access new opportunities
Facts and Figures:
- Approximately 43.3 million foreign-born people live in the United States.
- The number of foreign-born individuals in the U.S. population has more than quadrupled since 1965 and is expected to reach 78 million by 2065.
- The countries of origin of today’s immigrants are more diverse than they were 50 years ago.
- More than half of the foreign-born population are homeowners.
sources:
https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/immigration/reports/2017/04/20/430736/facts-immigration-today-2017-edition/


]]> 2018-09-07 11:40:31 UTC https://padlet.com/briannesepulveda6/z3agpgfu7k65/wish/278791422 briannesepulveda6 https://padlet.com/briannesepulveda6/z3agpgfu7k65/wish/286896862 - “GoodTherapy.org.” GoodTherapy.org - Find the Right Therapist, GoodTherapy.org Therapy Blog, www.goodtherapy.org/learn-about-therapy/issues/workplace-issues.

Summary: Common issues with work places are stress cause by the overload of work. "Research shows that perceived stress in the workplace, for example, is associated with a higher prevalence of mental health issues such as depression and anxiety." Adults spend about one-third of their life at work. Work causes stress, therefore for these adult that work most of their life have a lot of stress.
Facts and figures:
- Gives you stress
- Causes mental problems
- Health problems as well: Heart attacks,  hypertension, pain, and insomnia.
Sources:
- https://www.goodtherapy.org/learn-about-therapy/issues/workplace-issues]]> 2018-09-28 11:53:21 UTC https://padlet.com/briannesepulveda6/z3agpgfu7k65/wish/286896862