Essays on Acidification

It is claimed by the scholars that the ocean temperatures are affected by the climate change. In addition, there is a set of other effects of the climate change for the marine organisms - such as changes in the ocean chemistry, supply of nutrients, systems of wind and food chains. These factors make their impact on the abundance, distribution, breeding cycles as well as migrations of marine animals and plants. With the increase of the temperature, the animal and plants, which inhabit the ocean and seas, shift towards the poles. In such manner, the marine food webs are changed ...

Global warming is one of the key threats in the world. Global warming is a real phenomenon that is affecting human existence. Scientists assert that that global warming is on the verge of destroying all species on earth if the trend continues. Global warming entails the increase in average atmospheric temperatures in the earth that causes corresponding changes in the climatic conditions. It is the projected and observed increase in average temperature in oceans and Earth atmosphere. There are various causes and effects of global warming. The causes of global warming are linked to the effects and changes in ...

Introduction

Sushi rice, in broad terms, is a variety of short-grain, white rice seasoned with a mixture of vinegar, sugar and salt (Knipple, Knipple and Edge 2012). The sushi rice, upon preparation, can be served with raw ready-to-eat accompaniments such as seafood and seaweeds. Notably, the sushi meal preparation goes through a lot of handling, and its accompaniments could be eaten raw. As such, the meal needs cautious handling during preparation, storage and display to assure food safety. Additionally, it requires specified conditions such as pH level and temperature to prevent the growth of bacterial and survival of pathogens that ...

Climate Change

Earth is the only planet in the universe that supports life, and this uniqueness is attributable to its optimal temperature and climatic conditions. Earth’s temperature is affected by variations in solar energy that reach earth, changes is earth surface as well as atmospheric reflectivity, as well as changes in concentration of greenhouse gases (EPA, 2016). Earth’s distance, rotation in its axis and revolution around sun in its orbit primarily determine change of seasons in earth, as well as its climatic patterns. Variations in light reflectivity or albedo of various surface features on earth also contribute to climate ...

Question 1. The Article

“Clarity on Honey Bee Collapse?” is an article which tackles about the possible explanation on why honey bee colonies are rapidly decreasing.

Question 2. Type of Source

The source is a scholarly article in traditional print source. It is supported by scientific evidences and the article is under the provisions of a scientific journal. Moreover, it is featured in a science book; therefore, the source is highly credible (Purdue Online Writing Lab).

Question 3. Varroa destructor

a. Varroa destructor is a mite of the class Arachnida. Further classification states that it belongs to the subclass Acari (Bug Guide). b. The source for the answer in (a) can be ...

Abstract

Human activities have a significant influence on marine life. Pollutants from landfills, dumps, mines, farms, etc. can pollute the ocean and later through the food chain cause harm to all land animals and humans as well. Protein is a very important structural component of an organism. Using protein for energy is an inefficient form of metabolism and in the long run detrimental to the organism. A significant low level of protein content was noticed in Mytilus californianus or (mussels) obtained from the polluted environment when compared to the tissue of Mytilus californianus obtained from pristine environment. Organism that are ...

Introduction

Climate Change in a global issue that has started to become highly politicized between people who are concerned with it and the deniers. In 2012, the George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication and the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication published a survey, which revealed that 66 percent of the American population believes that global warming is a reality and 42 percent are concerned that global warming will have negative consequences in the next ten years. 45 percent of the American population believes that Americans will face the wrath of climate change in the next five decades ...

The oceans are in the danger of acidification. Oceanic acidification means a decrease in the level pf PH of the ocean water which is associated with the increase of the carbon (IV) dioxide in the atmosphere. The chemistry of seawater refers to when the ion level gradually changes due to the increase in human activities which release the carbon dioxide. Among these sources are the agricultural activities using chemicals, and the industrial activities where the industries emit carbon these acidic gases. More than a quarter of the carbon (IV) oxide released is absorbed by the ocean (Nrdc.org). The other ...

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Humans act with a nature in their own way. This way sometimes is cruel and may ruin the world. That is what happening to the world oceans. People's activity makes damage to the water resources. According to two video, they decrease the amount of fish and speed up ocean acidification. First, fish has always been good number one together with meat and plants. First people were fishing from early times. Now the modern world continues the tendency. A lot of cuisines depend on sea food, such as Asian, Australian and North European. But the methods use in ...

ABSTRACT

Carbon dioxide emission in the United States rose by 7% between 1990 and 2013. Scientists have continually raised concern over the implications of these increased levels of carbon dioxide. Evidently, such high emission levels pose a threat to the environment and life in general. The aim of the following essay is to: define weathering and identify the major classifications of weathering. The essay also clearly defines and illustrates the relationship that exists between carbon dioxide levels and the rate of chemical weathering. I will incisively discuss the combination of water and atmospheric carbon dioxide to form carbonic acid. This ...

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This essay outlined a debatable question associated with humanity which is the greatest threat to global biodiversity. Biodiversity exists abundantly in the form of plants, animals, and organisms that is imperative to satisfy our basic needs. However, it is widely threatened over the years, and many organisms have gone into extinction due to various activities frequently driven by humans. Numerous species and ecosystems are being put to the threat of destruction with a higher rate of extinction. In fact, the technological advancement has transformed the world that leads to deforestation & habitat revolution, food demand, overexploitation, the introduction of invasive ...

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The prime focus of the essay is to look at different geoengineering approaches that can help address ocean acidification and counter the negative impacts of ocean acidification. During the past two decades, because of the anthropogenic CO2 emissions to the atmosphere, the pH of the world’s oceans is going down. This is leading to changes in the ecosystems and marine biodiversity, and there are growing concerns among the scientific and research community because of this, as the economic impacts could be substantial.

Introduction

The ocean acidification is projected to have negative consequences for the marine life and ecosystems, as ...

I love to travel to different places, and Florida is a city that catches my attention in no time. The town boasts beautiful theme parks, including Universal Studios, top-notch malls, shopping centers, and exotic wildlife, but its beaches capture my heart. Relaxing waters, stunning sunrises and sunsets, and positive vibrations force me to spend time on these beaches again and again. However, it is unfortunate that global warming and changing climatic patterns are causing a grave threat to beaches, shore communities, and surrounding areas. Life has already been altered in many places, and a vast population has been rehabilitated owing to destructive ...

Abstract

Present day climatic change is the direct result of human influences, which have so far crossed the bounds of variations of natural. The true source of global climatic change is man-induced alteration in atmosphere’s composition. These issues result mainly from emissions associated with uses of energy resources, more or less due to local and regional scales. Urbanization and changes in land use are also an important aspect. Though progress has been made in techniques of monitoring and understanding climatic change, there are still quite a many scientific, technical and institutional obstacles for precise planning to adapt to and mitigate ...

The journal article was written to provide an overview of physical and chemical processes affecting changes in coral reef ecosystem. These changes are influenced by anthropogenic greenhouse gas emission (Hoegh-Guldberg, Mumby and Hooten 1737) that triggers physical processes involving laws of thermodynamics. The journal article also shows how the basic principle and theory of thermodynamics occur at global scale over a long period of time. Consequently, the physical processes influence the chemical processes that eventually lead to further changes in ocean ecosystem. The article introduces reader to the existing phenomena of warming and acidifying of the seas (Hoegh-Guldberg, Mumby ...

Among the various issues faced by societies globally is the danger associated with the so-called global warming or climate change. Although often used interchangeably, global warming and climate change are two different scenarios that have synergistic relationship. Defined as the overall increase in the global temperature due to excessive accumulation of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, global warming differs from climate change which is defined as the abnormally drastic change in climate patterns which have started since the beginning of the 20th century. Despite their differences, global warming and climate change are often seen as two inseparable phenomena. The ...

Impact of climatic change on the Great Barrier Reef

Climatic changes refer to lasting and significant changes in the weather patterns characterized by statistical distribution over a period spanning decades or hundred thousands of years. These changes may encompass extreme weather conditions and may happen due to variations in solar radiation reaching earth, biotic processes, volcanic eruptions, melting of the polar caps and plate tectonics. Certain activities undertaken by humans have also been recognized as contributing to negative climatic changes such as global warming. This climate change has threatened earth's ecosystems. The recent harsh change in the climate such as an increase in temperature takes a great toll on the ...

Causation of Climate Change

The world’s climate system is composed of five elements that include hydrosphere, lithosphere, atmosphere, cry sphere, and biosphere. It varies naturally with time and is dependent on the incoming and outgoing energy which determine the optimal balance of the earth’s energy. These determinants constitute factors that cause climate variation that result in either warmer or colder states. This result into a phenomenon referred to as climate change. This is a condition, in which, the earth experiences adjustments in its weather that occurs over a period. This essay provides a detailed analysis of the causes, characteristics, and the impacts of climate change ...

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Cars have always played an important role in the course of human development. In the past, man had a vision to introduce an invention to transport people along long distances. To turn the vision of a self-propelling automobile into reality, it took the development of a reliable combustion engine that operated on liquid fuel. In 1672, the first steam-powered vehicle as a toy for the Chinese emperor was built by Ferdinand Verbiest, a member of a Jesuit mission in China. As the automobile industry grew, so did the rate of environmental pollution. Car engines are considered to be the prime source of air pollution. The ...

Venice: The City of Tourism

Venice, a city of Italy simply represents a uniqueness and beauty on this planet “Earth”. Tourism is one of its important aspect among other famous cities of the world. Venice city is one of the most beautiful cities on the globe that was founded 1,500 years ago and comprised of 117 different islands. Venice city is a place where one can easily find out different combinations among the ancient world and its designs (structures or construction) and today's advanced and modern designs. Venice is linked with approximately 150 canals and is composed of nearly 400 bridges. This historic and advanced city ...

Global warming together with ocean acidification has presented a great challenge in the balancing of different climatic parameters. The increased level of these incidents has resulted in from different practices that are practiced by human, as well as from other natural occurrences. There are also an increased number of the consequences that are being witnessed as a result of ocean acidification and global warming. This paper aims to provide more details on the causes and consequences of ocean acidification and global warming. The Global warming is the continuous and an unequivocal increase in the average temperature of the climate system ...

Introduction

The public concern about food production sustainability has increased of late because of the increase in the world population as well as the growing natural resources insufficiency. Although numerous sustainable practices of cultivation have been developed up to now, the overall impacts of the introduction of these sustainable practices into the farm management are still vague. The life cycle assessment plays a crucial role in assessing the environmental impact of the whole systems of production from the life cycle point of view. Although some countries have applied LCA to the agricultural systems, its applications to the production of rice are ...

ABSTRACT

At no other time in the history of the planet has the impact of human activity affected the natural order of the planet. Humans account for the increase in global warming. In turn, global warming occurring at such a rapid rate leaves scientists scrambling determining how the future looks for all living creatures including humans. Statistics exist today, and predictions exist for tomorrow. However, changes in the climate, chemical effects on the oceans, the air, and changes in the planet's ecosystems continue and the rapid increase in global warming are still unfolding affecting plants, animals, and people as discussed in ...

Name1Name:Teacher Name:Title: Global Warming and Saving The PlanetDate: Global Warming and Saving The Planet Global warming is currently the greatest threat to our planet. Global warming is increase in the temperature of the earth’s surface due to emission of carbon-di-oxide, methane, water vapor, ozone, etc. It has the greater impact on the climatic changes, rise in the sea level, cyclones, etc. The surface temperature of our planet increased rapidly in the past century. Scientists found that 0.5 degree temperature has risen since 1990 and it is continuing in the increasing rate. It is mainly due to the increase ...

The article in National Geographic Magazine was entitled “Ocean Acidification”. It was written by Elizabeth Kolbert and the photographs were taken by David Liittschwager. The article discusses the acidity of the sea and how carbon dioxide and harmful greenhouse gases are seeping into the ocean and affecting life in the water. The study takes place in two locations, the first is in Castello Aragones, which is west of Naples, and the second location is in Australia, by the sea in the Great Barrier Reef of Queensland. The article first explains why the locations were chosen and what was ...

` The movie outlines the causes of ocean acidification as simple and easy to remedy in the following outline. Ocean acidification occurs because of burning fossil fuels in the atmosphere. The carbon dioxide released from these fuels is dissolved in the ocean water forming carbonic acid. The beginning of the industrial revolution saw an increase in industries burning fossil fuels and subsequently led to an increase of carbon dioxide released into the air. The process involved in the acidification of the ocean is a chemical one where, as carbon dioxide is dissolved in the ocean water, it reacts with the water ...

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IFITM3, a protein induced by interferon, restricts reovirus infection in host cells and inhibits the viral replication. It affects the proper penetration of the virus by altering the dynamics of the viral uncoating in the endosomes. This study is the first in characterizing the anti-viral activity of IFITM3 on non enveloped viruses that depend on endosome for cellular entry. Following contagion with a virus, the body triggers the release of a class of cytokines, interferons that are involved in first line of defense against infection. Type I interferons are specifically induced in the cells following insult with both DNA and RNA ...

1) Water management - Fresh water is defined by UNESCO as water that can be used for drinking by human beings and that can be used by animals and crops. Human being gets their fresh water from ground water and surface runoff. Surface water is rainwater that has not yet infiltrated into the ground while ground water refers to the water stored in spaces found in-between rocks in the earth’s crust. However, fresh water is not necessarily safe for drinking as it might have some impurities and pollutants in it as it made its way into the ...

Introduction

Florida reef tract is a vast bed or coral sanctuary that covers from Fowey Rocks near Miami to Dry Tortugas. This is known to be the most extensive living coral barrier reef system in Northern America waters. Description of factors that define coral reef and biotic factors found here will be included in this study. This research will be outlined based on the analogy of marine life species and how they affect the near-shore coral communities through bio-manipulation.

About Coral Reef

A-biotic factors that define coral reef are hurricanes, currents, sunlight, and water quality. High winds and large waves of hurricanes can damage ...

Biodiversity and sustainability, two of the major factors to determine if an ecosystem is habitable and sufficient for any life form, may it be fauna, fawn or human kind. However, there are only a few sites left around the globe which can be considered sustainable and contains biodiversity as climate change continues to affect the planet. Some areas have become barren, while a few remained arable but in the risk of being converted into commercial lands for homes or businesses. In the United States, the problem of pollution not only affected its once diverse ecosystem, which is considered the home of ...

Introduction

The association between the environment and economic progress is a concept that was first discussed during the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment which was held in Stockholm in 1972. At the time of the conference, there were widespread fears among the Northern and Southern countries that protection of the environment was a hindrance to the development of the nations. The Brundtland report was the first reference to sustainable development. The report was published in 1987 by the World Commission on Environment and Development. According to the Brundtland report, sustainable development refers to “development that meets the needs of ...

Introduction

Biomass is a biological material obtained from a living organism or a recently living organism. The word biomass is derived from two Greek words; bio meaning life, and maza meaning mass (Demirbas, “Fuels from Biomass” 43). Biomass means non-fossil and bio-decomposable organic matter (originating from plants, animals and microorganisms). The products, byproducts, residues and waste from agricultural processing, all constitute biomass. Bio-waste simply means non-fossil and biodegradable waste that is composed of organic matter. Bio-wastes include food and kitchen wastes, garden and park wastes, and wastes from food processing plants. Bio-waste is therefore an element of biomass. Non-fossil wastes that are ...

Introduction

Waste biomass is usually in the form of manure, agricultural residues, municipal sewage sludge, municipal solid waste, and industrial bio-sludge which can be converted to animal feeds, alcohol fuels or industrial chemicals. There are various processes which are employed to convert this waste into the respective useful end products rather than being dumped away. The complexity of these processes depends on the kind of technologies being used. Conversions of waste biomass into renewable energy forms play a major role in reducing the dependence on crude oil and thus promote economic growth. The process of waste biomass conversion to useful products ...

Many scientists argue that oceanic acidification, which is said to arise from dissolving of artificial carbon dioxide emissions, has serious impacts to both the land and sea life. Besides, scientists equate oceanic acidification to the evils of global warming. However, in this essay, we argue that oceanic acidification does not pose much threat to either land or sea life, and it should not be such a significant environmental concern. Oceanic acidification, from artificial carbon dioxide emissions, is said to cause a decrease in PH level of the ocean, thus interfering with marine life. However, I refute this point because a decrease ...

Global Warming and its Impact on the Environment

Introduction Global warming has been an issue of concern in the world’s environmental circles as there are growing concerns about its increase. It is the gradual rising in temperatures when green house gases that include carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, methane and water vapor are trapped within the earth’s atmosphere. This has caused the melting of the icecaps which have led to a rise in sea levels. Other effects of global warming are changing weather patterns which have caused flooding, heat waves and drought. All these effects show that global warming has impacted significantly on the environment. Since ...