Session #1

The Planetary Ecological Crisis by Frederick Engels

What are some evidence that climate change is affecting us dramatically?

Over the years climate change changed drastically and even if we don’t see the affects on daily  basis scientist have been tracking data and now how these might change our climate and environment. In 2007 the sea ice was 40 % less than in 1970s. The rise in sea level has been about 1.7 millimeters per year ever since 1875 and has been estimated to increase even more throughout the years. When the ice melts it will flow into the ocean making sea levels rise. The countries that are close to the sea would disappear. Due to the warming of the climates the mountain glaciers are melting which can contribute to flooding and water scarcity.  The Ocean water has been warming up dramatically and affecting the productivity of the creatures like zooplankton that live at the bottom of the ocean. In some parts droughts have ben expanding in different regions. Different season temperatures have changes also and thus changing those region ecosystems.

 

I was beyond shocked when reading this article seeing how we are affecting the planet every day and getting ourselves and other creatures close to extinction  as well as poisoning ourselves every day with different pesticides in our food and water. People need to be more aware of these issues and do something about it.