By: Cayla Vaughan and Glory Gwilt Did you know, that in 1990 Arizona’s average temperature in June was 87 degrees Fahrenheit? Well in 2016, the average temperature has jumped to 111 degrees Fahrenheit according to www.wunderground.com. But what does this change mean? To us, it just means we need to crack up the air conditioner a little bit. But it greatly affects the Biodiversity in Phoenix. A lot of Arizona is in a valley. The valley is surrounded by tall mountains, so when carbon dioxide levels become too high, often the air becomes dense and hard to breath, which puts asthma patients at risk. Arizona also is a dry desert with minimal precipitation throughout the year. Arizona is currently in its 21 year being in a drought. As of right now, there are only a few locals that make it their mission to preserve their environment for future generations.
Climate change mostly affects the plant and animal biodiversity. Humans can manage by sitting in air conditioned houses, but often times plants, animals and local life are affected more, since they can’t control the temperature like humans can. Because of the increases in temperature, each year the precipitation decreases, which causes droughts and plants to die. The plants that die are the main food source for the local wildlife such a the Desert Tortoise (image above). Not only that, but heat waves are becoming more common, averaging one heat wave every couple of weeks. (In Arizona a heat wave is considered a string of two or more days with temperatures higher that 106 degrees). These heat waves increase the risk for wildfires, and decreases the fish and game in the area. In other words, "If the power goes out, the people will fry." (-www.salon.com/2013/03/14/tk_5_partner_5/) In Arizona, it is considered a health risk and high maintanence to repair an AC, particularly in the summer months. We have a solution though. To limit the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere, the government should fund so that way at least a 20% increase in solar power panels to use for energy. The sun is out 10 out of the 12 months in the year, why not us our resources to get more eco-friendly power, rather than burning fossil fuels and increasing carbon dioxide into the air. Without that excess carbon dioxide fuming in the valley, the density will decrease, and we won't have as hot summers as we've had the past few years. The record high's will decrease, meaning we won't have 125 degree whether anymore.
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With more accessible internet, comes more social media platforms to be entertained on. Both the amount of entertainment medias and the amount of people on these entertainment or social medias have grown exponentially. Also, there are some learners out there that are using the internet for their own personal research for school projects and assignments. With all the easily accessible information, everyday life is made easier and more people use the internet everyday. Therefore internet use has skyrocketed and doesn’t seem to show signs of slowing down. With the technology involved in the functionality of the internet continually becoming “smarter” and more advanced, it attracts more people to go on the wonderful lures of the internet. The internet is all around the world and is growing almost everywhere at a constant rate, but of course there are some places that haven't taken up this new advancement. Many third world countries don't have access to the internet and even if they do it is very limited. Though it is not just these smaller countries that don't have the internet readily available there are some very developed countries like India that have rural areas that don't have the same access that the bigger cities do. So they would be less experienced with the benefits and uses of the internet. |
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