Changing Planet

 Changing Planet

1. what words best describe each picture?

a. coal

bahan bakar 

b. deforestation

reboisasi

c. a flood

sampah 

d. polar ice

beruang putih dan penguin

2. in what ways have human beings changed the environment?

Humans have changed the environment explanations such as the following:

Are We Changing Planet Earth?

    you should know David Attenborough said This is our planet: planet Earth. It contains an amazing variety of landscapes and climates. Since life began, some 4,000 million years ago, it has undergone tremendous changes in the climate and the species that live in it. But now it seems that our planet is being changed — not by natural events, but by the actions of one species: mankind.

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What Causes Climate Change?

    Climate change is caused directly or indirectly by human activities that change the composition of the global atmosphere. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) also said that most of the increase in global average temperature that has occurred since the mid-20th century is due to increased emissions of greenhouse gases produced by humans.

Here are some examples of human activities that cause climate change:

a. Logging and Forest Burning

b. Use of Fossil Fuels

c. Marine Pollution

d. Garbage that accumulates and is not segregated at the Final Processing Site

    Deforestation and burning of forests produce greenhouse gases that can increase the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. While trees are very useful for converting carbon dioxide gas (CO2) into oxygen (O2) for human life. We can be wiser consumers by not supporting companies that cut and burn forests for business.

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Excessive use of fossil fuels such as coal, oil and gas results in poor air quality and increases the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere from carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. We can be wiser in the use of electricity or vehicles, for example, there are many things we can do and implement on a daily basis so that the use of fossil fuels can be reduced.

The oceans can absorb large amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) gas, but due to marine pollution by industrial waste and garbage, the sea cannot absorb carbon dioxide (CO2) gas.

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It's time for us to consume more wisely and prevent single-use waste that has the potential to be difficult to decompose and accumulate. Garbage in the sea is not just a matter of littering, but it is our garbage that we throw into the trash, then it is carried away by wind currents, water currents and ends up in the sea. We must be wiser in reducing waste and sorting and processing it to avoid this.

Yes, it is true! Just throwing trash in its place is not enough. Garbage that is dumped in the trash mixed together will produce methane gas which will also produce a greenhouse effect. Not to mention the garbage that we throw away even though it was originally located in our trash can, can fly in the wind and end up in the ocean, in rivers, even in unexpected places. That's why taking out the trash just moves the problem elsewhere. Can get to the whole earth the problem.

What are the Impacts of Climate Change?

1. Marine Ecosystem Damage

2. The Problem of Food Needs

3. Extreme Weather and Natural Disasters

4. Disrupts Health and Spreads Disease

5. Ice at the Pole is Reducing

6. The Storm Will Be Stronger And More Intense

Here are some of the impacts of climate change that we can see or already feel:

The higher the level of CO2 in the ocean, the more acidic the ocean conditions will be. And damage marine ecosystems, especially coral reefs.

Whereas coral reefs are an important element for marine ecosystems. Coral reefs act as shelters or nests for small fish and plankton that are needed in the food chain. So that damaged coral reefs will disrupt the food chain in the marine ecosystem.

Emissions of methane (CH4) and nitrogen oxides (N2O) gases produced by the agricultural, plantation and livestock industries can cause droughts and floods. If this disaster occurs, it will be difficult for us to produce agricultural and plantation products.

Due to climate change that occurs for a very long time, it will cause extreme weather and natural disasters, such as floods and droughts. Yes, the flooding that occurred in Indonesia is a form of natural imbalance or climate change.

When there is an increase in the earth's temperature, it causes a wider shift in the tropics This shift in the tropics causes various infectious diseases, for example malaria that occurred in the UK due to climate change.

An increase in the earth's temperature makes the earth warmer. This will reduce the polar ice caps as they melt. The UN's UNDP says that the Arctic sea ice sheet has been decreasing since 1979, at a rate of 1.07 million km2 every decade.

If the polar ice caps melt, it will cause sea level rise and disrupt the ecosystem in the polar regions.

The intensity, frequency and duration of hurricanes in the North Atlantic have continued to increase since 1980. This is due to the increase in rainfall as the hot climate continues to increase.

So those are some things you need to know about climate change, it turns out that climate change also comes from our mistakes as humans, right? To prevent climate change from happening, we must participate and contribute. There are many things you can do.

The role of humans is very large in worsening or improving conditions, at least slowing climate change in the future. The question lies with us, do we want to be part of the pollution or the solution? Hopefully this article will be a material for us to reflect that what we sow, we will reap. Good or bad, the choice is ours.