Storms are Dangerous! Researchers know that more, and more dangerous, storms have begun to occur as the climate warms. A team of scientists has reported an underlying explanation, using meteorological satellite data gathered over a 35-year period.
People are now thinking that storms are not causing as much damage than what it really is. But they need to look at the facts, such as, that storms are more dangerous than they seem. Now with the storm season being full ahead you must be careful. When the thunder roars, go in doors! https://www.sciencedaily.com/news/earth_climate/environmental_issues/
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The future does not look green, but the next president may not do as much harm as many fear. Environmental activist Alon Tal weighs in on what to expect in the era. Scott Pruitt, Trump's pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency. "Like putting an arsonist in charge of fighting fires," said one environmental leader in response to the appointment. Environmentally favorable people were very concerned by Trump becoming president and choosing his advocate, but perhaps many are going to be proven wrong.
I chose this topic because of the fact that many should be worried about Trump's new presidency and advocates. The fact that his new advocate is highly unqualified should worry most. http://www.haaretz.com/us-news/.premium-1.764667 Heavy flows on the Tuolumne River in Modesto, California, have cleared out water hyacinth, a nonnative plat that degrades fish habitat and boating. The huge amounts of rain fall last week made it possible to not only get us mass amounts of new rain fall and snow, but it also helped with the hyacinth problem. Hyacinth is a plant native to the Mediterranean, and are very fragrant. This plant also blocks out sunlight in ponds and does not allow fish to prosper in their habitat. Overall the event of having massive amounts of rain fall in the Modesto area not only increased our chances of getting out of the drought but also helped with the massive hyacinth problem.
I chose this article because not only did it cover the hyacinth issue but it meant that with the abundance of rain fall we are closer to reaching our goal to no longer be in a drought. http://www.modbee.com/news/local/article126512889.html Higher levels of rainfall and coastal development increase the risk of disease-causing organisms flowing to the ocean, according to a study. The work advances earlier work by tracking the parasite T. gondii to see how human-driven land-use change and rainfall might be impacting pathogen movement from land to sea.
The importance of this article to me is the danger of these disease-causing organisms flowing to the ocean and what they can cause for future marine life. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160906213620.htm
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An unusual meteorological event known as a Fujiwhara Effect—a sort of mid-ocean do-si-do movement of two hurricanes'—could alter the course of a pair of storms in the Central Pacific Ocean and steer at least one of them away from Hawaii and its 1.4 million residents. Meteorologists think that as the storms approach the Hawaiian Islands they will get close enough to each other to interact. That interaction, known as a Fujiwhara Effect, could alter the path of both storms. Hurricanes are very low-pressure weather systems. When they get close enough to each other, their centers can be affected by the other nearby low-pressure system, and the centers can begin orbiting each other. The five-day forecast for Hurricane Lester predicts that the storm will weaken to a minimal hurricane and turn gradually to the northwest, with its eye staying offshore as it passes to the north of the island of Hawaii. As everyone knows the two hurricanes, Madeline and Lester, on their way to Hawaii and everyone is so scared about them hitting the Hawaii islands. Well there is nothing to fear because of the Fujiwhara Effect, and that just means that there's two hurricanes that could "run" into each other and alter each others course. As the five-day forecast for Lester shows the storm will weaken and just pass the shore of the northern island of Hawaii. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/08/hurricanes-madeline-lester-hawaii-fujiwhara-effect/ Are All Oceans Going Toxic?Toxic algae is known to be harmful to marine animals, so when sea lions suffered seizures and birds started dying last year on the California coast scientists weren't completely surprised. Scientists decided to sample fresh-caught fish when researchers found enormous amounts of toxins in a pelican that had been slurping anchovies. They found toxins so dangerous the state urged people to stop eating anchovy meat. The algae bloom that covered the West Coast in 2015 was one of the most toxic blooms in the region. Harmful blooms might just be the cause of the ocean water heating up and causing more shifts linked to climate change which has horrible effects on marine life . Scientist's believe this is true due to the fjords in South America to waters in the Arabian Sea. Many scientists predict it will only get worse as time goes on. As farm and dairy waste get washed out to the Mississippi river and later carried to the ocean dangerous toxic blooms have been occurring more often. In the Gulf of Mexico there is a low-oxygen dead zone due to these harmful blooms.
"There is no question that we are seeing more harmful blooms in more places, that they are lasting longer and we're seeing new species in different areas," says Pat Gilbert a phytoplankton expert at the University of Maryland. "These trends are real." I find this issue very important because of the fact of the damage it has on our ecosystem. Our oceans hold many mysteries and many changes to come. But only we can start those changes. We stared the blooms in a way so we must be the ones to fix them. These blooms will have a great deal of damage set ahead for us and if we don't do anything soon, our oceans will soon be damaged to point of no return. The fact that we have just started to explore these majestic bodies of water in a larger depth means we have to clean them up and stop these blooms to create a better future for the marine life and worlds population. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/08/toxic-algae/ |