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overfishing the problem is in the name. We are taking to much fish out of the ocean and not giving them enough time to reproduce fast enough to keep this going. Because of this we can predict disruptions in the market economy and in the…

Overfishing: it’s in the name

May 4, 2021
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Are we running out of fresh drinking water due to corporations and population pressures? The answer is yes. As the population grows, so do our standards for our day-to-day lives which increases the water demand. Without water, there are short-term effects from this issue like…

Are we running out of fresh drinking water?

May 4, 2021
erosion due to deforestation in Haiti

An estimated 15000 acres of topsoil are washed away each year in Haiti due to deforestation. Erosion due to deforestation is an on-going battle Haitians are facing as 70% of them rely on agriculture for there livelihood. With this only 30% of the land is…

SOIL EROSION IN HAITI

May 4, 2021
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People starting to wonder if water is going to run out. They are right. The earth may look like it has enough drinking water to last us billions of years ahead, but pollution and toxins that are put into it say otherwise. Eventually, in the…

Are We Running Out of Fresh Drinking Water?!

May 4, 2021
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Did you know that seventy percent of Haitians rely on agriculture for their livelihoods? For many this is detrimental right now, as only thirty percent of land is good for cultivation in Haiti. Currently, they are experiencing ongoing soil erosion due to deforestation. The deforestation…

Soil erosion due to deforestation in Haiti

May 4, 2021
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Beekeepers are used to 5 to 10% of their bees dying each year, but losses have increased to 30% in the last decade. Also the bee population has decreased by 40.7%.

bee population decline

May 4, 2021
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For my ecosystem I had picked “pesticides used in farming/agriculture leach into the ground and ending up into our lakes, rivers and oceans”.  First, I would like to start out with the most known and most hurt full to the ground and water. Glyphosate or better known as Monsanto’s Roundup, it is used on their companion genetically-modified soy, corn, canola and cotton as well as in…

Pesticides and how they are messing up the world

May 4, 2021
overfishing

Overfishing is when people catch fish more then the system can support, leading in a decline in the fish population.  Overfishing has caused ecosystems to change. People are taking fish out of the oceans at a faster rate then they can reproduce. This causes a change in…

Overfishing and destructive fishing practices that are negatively impacting the oceans

May 4, 2021
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Imagine you’re out fishing, and you catch a fish. You share it amongst your family at dinner. You wake up, not feeling quite right. You check in with your local doctor to find out you have mercury poisoning because the fish you caught swam near a…

Mercury Poisoning in Fish

May 4, 2021
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Now a days there are many problems in our environment, but one serious ecological problem is big industries causing fish to have high levels of mercury which then poisons humans. However not many people know much about this issue. So what is this problem and…

Mercury Poison In Humans, What’s the Problem?

May 4, 2021

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