...Final Exam In the beginning of this semester I never thought to think how big my impact on the environment was. And now that the semester is over I know exactly what I as a consumer am doing to the environment. Everyone plays a big role in impacting the environment and everyone can play a bigger role in helping conserve the environment they live in. When it comes to air pollution, global climate change, changes in natural habitat, and water pollution I as a consumer negatively impact those four problems. With air pollution I affect it negatively by driving a car, running electricity, and other ways like using the stove in the kitchen. I affect climate change by driving a car, by buying things that come from factories that release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, and by using electricity. When it comes to changes in natural habitat I impact it by living in a house that was built on natural habitat which then forced the environment to change, also by going to the mall and other stores that were built upon natural habitat. I impact water pollution by using harmful pesticides, buying food that comes from farms that irrigate, by wasting water like letting the faucet run, also by using fertilizer. Those are just some of the ways I as a consumer impact Earth’s environment. The five levels on which people can participate in working towards a sustainable future are as follows, individual lifestyle changes, political involvement, membership participation N60s, volunteer, and...
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...Planet Trojan X is approximately 110,546,002 Miles from the sun. Trojan X is very much similar to desert regions on earth with some exceptions. Such as instead of there being climate region changes, the entire planet has the same climate. Since the entire planet has the same climate type there was not much pressure on choosing the location to settle. There were a few things that proved to be necessary though such as a reliable water source and good food source nearby. We had found a great water source with an even greater wildlife and food source nearby. The timespan between night and day is very similar to earth’s timeframe with a few exceptions. Daytime lasts for only 8 hours and nighttime last for an average time of 16 hours due to the position of the planets in between Trojan X and the sun. In the region that we settled in there is a constant breeze that occurs, but on some nights there is a greater breeze that comes through and lowers the temperature drastically. Much like how the temperature in deserts on earth would be. It is very often that it rains on this hemisphere but that doesn’t mean it never rains. There is a timespan from where we will go 12 months with no rain and then the other twelve months of almost constant rain which makes crops a bit of a hassle for half the year. With the majority of Trojan X being a desert planet, there is an overabundance of sand. There are quite a bit of mountains a wild plants growing on them but over all its almost all sand. ...
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... This quote suggests that Paul’s father’s impression of Darwin is a city consumed by alcohol, and additionally consumed by its incarcerated inhabitants. Inhabitants with poor standards of education and with nothing intelligent to say. Paul’s father feels as though the people of Darwin do not appreciate or acknowledge his son’s talents and are therefore stupid. “The arsehole of the earth” (p9) This contributes to the mood of the book as it displays Paul’s father’s feelings of hatred and embarrassment towards the unfortunate city he lives in. He explains how disgusted he is by Darwin and how to him, it resembles a hole, a black abyss, an empty pit with nothing and no one of interest. Although Paul’s parents reaction to Darwin and its climate is more of a negative one, Paul seems to embrace his new environment. “ I loved the town of booze and blow at first sight. And above all its smell; those hot, steamy perfumes that wrapped about me as we stepped off the plane.” This is an important aspect of the book as it shows a different side of Darwin. The humid, exotic jungle like side to Darwin, which is foreign to...
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...are depleted, environment is degraded. One major component of environmental degradation is the depletion of the resource of fresh water on Earth. Approximately only 2.5% of all of the water on Earth is fresh water, with the rest being salt water. Water scarcity is an increasing problem due to many foreseen issues in the future, including population growth, increased urbanization, higher standards of living, and climate change. Climate change affects the Earth’s water supply in a large number of ways. It is predicted that the mean global temperature will rise in the coming years due to a number of forces affecting the climate, the amount of atmospheric CO2 will rise, and both of these will influence water resources; evaporation depends strongly on temperature and moisture availability, which can ultimately affect the amount of water available to replenish groundwater supplies. An increased population means increased withdrawals from the water supply for domestic, agricultural, and industrial uses, the largest of these being agriculture believed to be the major non-climate...
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...due to human interference and climate change. However changes within these forest and/or ocean ecosystems also impact the human population, as we depend on these crucial bionetworks for our very own existence. • The Boreal forest is a band of forest that stretches across the northern hemisphere, which includes the following countries: Canada, Russia, United States and the northern countries of Europe such as Sweden, Norway etc… (Green displays the areas where the Boreal forest is situated) • Within Canada, the Boreal forest region covers more than 290 million hectares. •This forest is primarily dominated by coniferous trees, namely: Jack Pine, Balsam Fir, Red Pine, White Pine, Black Spruce, White Spruce, Tamarack, Paper Birch, Eastern White Cedar, etc… • The leading cause of most threats upon ecosystem biodiversity is climate change; such is the case in Canada’s the Boreal forest. • Climate change also has an effect on the number of forest fires. • Invasive alien species are also a huge factor in destroying biodiversity in the Canadian Boreal forest. • The Boreal forest is the largest intact forest and wetland ecosystem remaining on earth. • One of, and perhaps the biggest threat to biodiversity in the Boreal Forest is Human infringement. • In summation the best way to preserve the Canadian Boreal forest would be to make people aware. If people are mindful then we can really put a stop to human encroachment, and perhaps climate change all together. We cannot...
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...Final Assignment Report Abstract Environmental design in architecture encompasses factors relating to the natural environment, and can be measured through the various green building council principles and guidelines. However it also needs to be seen holistically as an expression of culture, it defines the human environment. In this way regionalism is important, successful environmental design tempers and is able to manipulate the climate, or human senses, or both, here the thermal experience is introduced and the ecology of heat is important. Today, with the evidence to climate change indisputable, successful tempering, of the climate; this ecology of heat for human comfort range cannot simply be through the air-conditioner, it can turn to GBC's as a first step, but additionally it must look to design for the climate, for regionalism, with specific techniques and strategies. This will be looked at in detail by examining the works of Costa Rican Architect Bruno Stagno, both in his designs for buildings in the tropics, his formation of the Institute of Tropical Architecture (Instituto de Arquitectura Tropical) and his various writings relating to architecture and regionalism. Included in this is his approach to eco principles and how this has, and could benefit a Costa Rican GBC adoption of LEED. Introduction With today's contemporary architectural discourse, and indeed building industry, an outsider looking in can be excused for thinking environmental design is simply...
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...INTRODUCTION The Philippines has a tropical maritime climate and is usually hot and humid. There are three seasons: tag-init or tag-araw, the hot dry season or summer from March to May; tag-ulan, the rainy season from June to November; and tag-lamig, the cool dry season from December to February. Since the Philippines has a hot climate to begin with, we decided to grab the opportunity to build a business that will cater to this kind of weather and to start a new trend regarding food service and food trucks here in the Philippines. Food trucks are a culinary trend in America, And by this reckoning, we might treat food trucks as the latest food fad in the Philippines. Our economy is growing, every people are on the go we need speed, motion, and transport, and we dwell on this as our latest take on "fast-food”. So why ice cream? Ice cream doesn’t have a specific market; it can cater to everyone, kids, teens and adults. Since our location has a big market for adults, we decided to add coffee in our menu. Because coffee is the trend nowadays, we take this opportunity to accommodate to this coffee lover people and add coffee ice cream flavors and a special espresso mud pie just for them. Another part of our market is the kids and teens; we cater them by adding colorful ice creams, different kinds of toppings and encourage testing their creativity by letting them self service in what toppings to put in their ice cream. With all this perks, the Fuzione is starting a trend regarding...
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...hearing on the K to 12 basic education program. Luistro said that proposals to move the opening of classes from June to September will probably just benefit the National Capital Region (NCR). "Obviously we cannot have a different start of the school year recognizing that the country may have different ways of experiencing the weather," he said. "I think the benefit of moving it to September may be confined to maybe NCR and a few other regions, but that may not necessarily translate to additional safety realities for the other regions," he added. Two climate types PAGASA acting deputy administrator for research and development Flaviana Hilario explained that the country has two climate types: Western areas of the country such as the NCR and Central Luzon fall under type 1 climate, which experiences rain from May to September. Eastern areas such as Aurora and the Bicol region experience type 2 climate, with their rainy season lasting from October to January. "So makikita natin baliktad yung kanilang peak ng rainy season. Kung magbabago tayo ng opening of classes then yung isang side yung nasa eastern side mag-uumpisa sila na nandun yung peak ng rainy season," she said. "Based ito sa historical data natin or yung 30-year period natin...halos di nagbabago 'yung mga areas na iyan," she added. Luistro said that the DepEd already...
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...Saving Energy Agriculture is at risk from climate change as temperatures, pest levels and growing seasons change. However, agriculture also contributes to these effects through emissions from fertilizers, water wastage and biological processes. A third of vegetables and fruit consumed in the EU are produced by protected horticulture. As 90% of the greenhouse growers are small and medium enterprises (SMEs), they have to compete with cheaper labor, production costs and regular supply from producers outside the EU. The EU-funded EUPHOROS project increased the efficient use of inputs such as fertilizers and pesticides in protected horticulture. The four-year study, completed in August 2012, developed a sustainable greenhouse system that does not fully rely on fossil fuels for energy and minimizes the carbon footprint of agriculture. The project achieved a 50% reduction in the amount of energy used as well as a sizeable saving of chemical inputs: a third less fertilizers and a tenth less pesticides. The result was a number of structured components that can be used by farmers across the EU, three of which contain innovative tools and systems to reduce energy, water, fertilizer, pesticide consumption and waste. Another intervention optimizes the growing environment, developing innovative and robust monitoring tools. A theoretical analysis was also conducted throughout the project to quantify the reduction of resource inputs and carbon footprint delivered by each component, together...
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...Calgary and Winnipeg Settlement Services provides orientations and information to help familiarize newcomers with Canadian life and culture. The variety of topics covered include: housing, banking, transportation, weather, shopping, health, law and education. The staff also provides assistance with forms including: Application for Social Insurance Number, Manitoba Health Card, Child Tax Benefit, Manitoba Tax Benefit, 55+, Shelter allowance and Manitoba Housing. There is also information on completing Immigration forms such as: Permanent Resident Card, Sponsorship Applications, and Citizenship Applications. This year settlement staff met clients from 101 countries and quickly adapted to changes in the immigration application process. For instance, last year, the Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) released new application forms for permanent residence. Although it required a phase of awkward transition for some clients, the staff took this change positively by helping clients understand how the new forms differ from the old ones and why these new forms have to be used. City | Toronto | Montreal | Vancouver | Calgary | Edmonton | Ottawa | Winnipeg | Halifax | Population (metropolitan) | 5.6 million | 3.8 million | 2.3 million | 1.2 million | 1.1 million | 1.2 million | 0.7 million | 0.4 million | Born Overseas | 49% | 21% | 38% | 22% | 19% | 18% | 17% | 7% | Visible Minorities | 43% | 16% | 37% | 19% | 23% | 14% | 13% | 7% | Average House Price Late 2012 |...
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...ON-THE-JOB TRAINING at DOST-PAGASA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Bachelor of Science in Information Technology Submitted by: Jo Mari P. Quitain Submitted to: Rubinato Lubian III February 2014 I. Table of Contents Background of the Agency…………………………………………………………... 1 Mission and Vision…………………………………………………………………... 1 Functions…………………………………………………………………………...... 1 Divisions…………………………………………………………………………….. 2 About the Logo……………………………………………………………………… 3 II. Background of the Agency PAGASA means Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration which is one of the attached agencies of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) under its Scientific and Technical Services Institutes and it is mandated to “provide protection against natural calamities and utilize scientific knowledge as an effective instrument to insure the safety, well-being and economic security of all the people, and for the promotion of national progress”. The government agency was created on December 8, 1972 by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 78 reorganizing the Philippine Weather Bureau into PAGASA. * Mission and Vision Protecting lives and properties through timely, accurate and reliable weather-related information and services. Center of excellence for weather related information and services. * Functions * Maintains...
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...The tundra artic plains completely covering most of the earth’s lands north of the coniferous forest belt. The tundra’s ecosystem is very sensitive. It doesn’t have a good ability to restore itself. Controlled by sedge, heath, willow, moss, and lichen. Plains that are pretty much alike, called alpine tundra, occur above the timberline in the high mountains of the world. Even the Antarctic area has a couple of its own arctic regions itself. The climate of the tundra is characterized by harsh winters. The average temperature in the tundra area is about –27 degrees. But what is even worse are the long night. At nights the lowest temperture recorded was –67.36 degrees. There are even times in the year when the sun doesn’t come up for days. In the tundra we have little snow and even less rainfall. The rainfall is about a quarter inch in a yearly rainfall. Even though the tundra’s winters are long a harsh there summers are the shortest season of all. Do to the terrible weather and climate in the tundra their animals and plant life is very limited. This artic tundra is mainly formed by permafrost, “a layer of permanently frozen subsoil in the ground. Putting frozen ground and flat landscape stops the drainage of water. As the water is being held up on the surface it makes ponds and bogs that give moisture for the plants, or countering the low precipitation. “The periodic freezing and thawing of the soil forms cracks in the ground in regularly patterned polygons”. Some areas...
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...The Emperor Penguin and its Endangered Enviroment The emperor penguin is one of the most interesting species of penguin. This flightless animal lives on the Antarctic ice and in the frigid surrounding waters. This bird has a life span of 15-20 years and lives in colonies. Its diet is mainly that of a carnivore. The majority comes from fish. With all the beauty and intriguing life style of this penguin, not all is good. This penguin is in danger. What is causing this danger? It is not any predator in its wild habitat, it’s the effect of human ignorance. Climate change is slowly destroying the ice the penguin lives on. The emperor is on a downward spiral in which extinction is possible at the end of this century. With climate change at a dangerous level, warming may melt sea ice at rates which will decrease its habitat to nothing. With all these dangers there is still more, over fishing by humans is depleting the food source. In this paper I will outline and describe the problems these penguins face. I will also give a brief background on this flightless bird. Emperor is the largest of all penguins—an average bird stands some 45 inches (115 centimeters) tall. Penguins withstand physiological adaptations and cooperative behaviors in order to deal with an incredibly harsh environment, where wind chills can reach -76°F (-60°C)(Van Woert, Michael). They huddle together to escape the wind and reserve the warmth. Individuals take turns moving to the group's protected and relatively...
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...process is called sintering. That is why in figure 1. the gas age is below the ice age as a function of depth. Similarly the isotopic composition of water is indicative of the temperatures of the environment. During cold periods, the concentration of the heavy isotope of oxygen, (18O), relative to, (16O), is lower than during warm periods. The reason for this is that at lower temperature, the moisture has been removed from the atmosphere, resulting in an increased depletion of the heavier isotopes. Results: Given the change in depth column from the Vostok data in permills I was able to use the following formula to calculate temperatures. Temperature (oC) = -55.5 + (440 + δD) / 6.2 I then used the current temperature from the world climate site to calculate the change in air...
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...The Earth is at risk, and many people do not seem to care, or even notice. Factories continue to pollute the air with their toxic smog, and it is causing the warm air to stay in our atmosphere, heating up the world. Global Warming is a growing problem and needs to be stopped now. Global warming is an interesting topic. There is confusion amongst scientists about what it really is. Global warming is defined as the release of green house gases into the air that trap heat on the earth, causing for warmer temperatures. The issue of global warming is also very up in the air, because many people do not even believe that it exists, and because of this, there is much debate about what people should do about global warming. Global warming is affecting the earth a lot, and it is affecting it fast too. This decade has been the hottest decade in centuries (Stuart, 11-01-2005). Because of this the polar ice caps are melting, and it could change the flow of the North Atlantic Current (The Day after Tomorrow, 2005). The change in flow could cause immeasurable effects to the Earth, and could change the weather that occurs on the earth dramatically. According to the IPCC 2001 report, the Earth's surface has warmed by about 1 degree Fahrenheit, and that is the biggest it has raised in centuries (Stuart, 11-01-2005). If the earth continues this pattern, there may not be a very hospitable area around in a few centuries. The hotter atmosphere on the earth causes the ocean temperature to rise, and...
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