Optional Blog: Common Hour!
What was discussed at common hour? How does it relate to our class? Why is this topic important?
Group 2
Ocean acidification is important because it impacts biodiversity. A falling ph level has detrimental impacts on species that build shells or skeleton based on carbonate. For example, tropical corals. Hence ocean acidification destroys ecosystems, resulting in the ultimate disappearance of certain species. The computer generated evidence predicts that if the carbon dioxide emissions continue to rise exponentially, this will result in the drastic increase in the ocean ph level. The levels of PH are predicted to rise as much as they have in the past 300 million years in the next 1000 years. The computer models used past historical and geographical evidence to see what the natural rise would be and compared it to the rate at which ph levels are rising today. It would be difficult for nature to compensate for these damages. Consequently, resulting in further reduction on the marine biodiversity, specifically, coral reefs. Aidan Coco Grace Miske Jingyi Li Ling Zheng
Sam Clayton
ReplyDeleteThis week's common hour talk was “Stand Up That Mountain” by Jay Leutze. He spoke about the importance of environmental conservatism, and how it is the key to building communities and connecting people from different backgrounds. He recently won a court case in North Carolina that gave some of the Appalachian territory back to citizens. I believe this talk relates to our class first and foremost due to Leutze's emphasis on conservatism which, above all else, is the basis for the science policy that aims to reduce and restore the damage done by humans to the environment. Also, Leutze's argument that it connects people from different backgrounds relates to our class because, often, one of the more difficult aspects of policy making is addressing the needs of the many, specifically voters, and those voters often do not agree entirely with one another.