Max K. Period 8/9 Mrs. Garza 4/4/24. 6.3 billion metric tons of plastic have been thrown into the ocean worldwide. And we can stop this. The plastic in the ocean is causing the ocean to be ruined, and if humanity keeps going the way they are, our kids and grandkids will never experience the ocean as this generation can. Even though this is happening, there are ways mankind can fix this problem. Picking up plastic, creating robots, and many other things can contribute to cleaning our oceans. Plastic is ruining the ocean by killing animals, plants, and polluting the water. Plastic and other things are causing animals and wildlife to rapidly deplete. Erosion and other things are also causing problems. Don’t believe me. Just read the article and read it. …show more content…
Not only are our animals getting killed, but so are our plants. “In some areas, we’ve seen live coral cover go down to as little as 1%,” says Stephanie Kettle. She works at the Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium in Sarasota.” (6 Nargi). Not only plastic or erosion are causing our problems. Climate change is interfering with our ocean life as well. The Narwhals face an uncertain future. For centuries, sea ice has blocked most ships from the Arctic Ocean. But scientists predict the ocean will be ice-free in a few decades. Then ships will roam the narwhals’ habitats. The noise of the ships may drown out the whales’ clicks.” (12 Zajac). Now that we’ve gone over everything, you might think that’s it. But plastic isn’t done. They break down into “microplastics.” “Sunlight and saltwater will slowly break you down into tinier and tinier pieces. Some of these pieces will float around in the ocean for centuries. (In the year 2500, some of these pieces may still exist.) Other pieces will be eaten by fish, sea turtles, and birds. Many of these animals will get sick. Some will die.” (4 Carro). All of these evidence pieces show how our ocean is getting ruined. Our main problems are microplastics and erosion. The negative
Do you want to help stop our oceans from dying? Our ocean is a huge part of our world and humans are killing it more and more every day. We need our ocean to survive and with how much we are polluting it we won't have it for much longer. A lot of things go in to polluting our oceans like plastic waste not getting thrown away right, oil spills, and nonpoint source pollution. 80% of pollution in the ocean comes from the land. We need to stop polluting the ocean and marine life before its to late. Learning
INTRODUCTION Ocean pollution is a serious issue that is harming both land and sea inhabitants. It is dropping economic levels and destroying the food chain by killing off the predators’ prey. The great pacific garbage patch is one of the world’s biggest garbage gyres, filled mostly with plastic and other tough biodegradable waste. Even though we don’t live in the ocean it still affects us in many ways, and before we clean up the ocean we must find a way to stop people from littering first. What
It was thought a while back that no matter how much trash we poured into the ocean the result would be inconsequential. However, when we examine the coastlines, swirling patches of garbage in the middle of the ocean, and the fact that there is enough trash added to the ocean each year to circle it four times (“22 Facts about Plastic Pollution”) it is obvious we thought wrong. With billions of pounds of plastic already in the ocean today, (ECO360 Plastic Garbage 1) we’ve already dug ourselves in a
Water Bottle Persuasive Plastic water bottles have been the new trend in ECMS lately. But are they worth the costs? No not in my opinion. One time use plastic water bottles should not be allowed at ECMS. Plastic water bottles are unnecessarily expensive, negative to the environment, and not very healthy for our bodies. Why should we waste our money constantly buying water bottles when you could buy a reusable one that could last for years. In average, bottled water cost around $1.21 per gallon
One of those places is Midway Atol, a remote island in the North Pacific Ocean. The devastation is highlighted in a CNN report titled, “Plastic Island” written by Nick Paton Walsh, Ingrid Formanek, Jackson Loo and Mark Phillips. CNN's Nick Thompson, Kenneth Uzquiano, India Hayes, Sean O'Key and Lauren Said-Moorhouse also contributed to this report. They report in the past 17 years, NOAA has collected 125 metric tons of trash from the island. Sadly, on a daily basis more trash washes up on its
Canadians have been producing tons of waste in our communities everyday without noticing the effects. On trash pick-up days, we push up carts to the curb and workers dump the substances into big trucks and tow it away. What if that trash wasn’t treated properly? What if instead of separating and recycling it, it gets thrown away in landfills? If that does happen, we are harming earth's water, air and future day by day. We are destroying the forests and killing the animals if we stop paying attention
It is estimated that 90% of the big fish in the oceans are disappearing according to CNN. Overfishing has been a big impact on the world today and it has affected many people. Truthfully, overfishing is a big problem today and drastic measures should be taken to prevent it. Fish have been decreasing by too much each year and solutions should be made. Overfishing has become a problem each year and measures should be taken to limit the effects, such as keeping fish in captivity and controlling pollution
Golding and Fey show symbolism through the lack of clothing and how it can guide another being to make assumptions of another’s personality. They unravel setting through the world of teenagers and children that create trouble amongst the places they inhabit and their surrounding areas alongside explaining how it can heavily impact the direction in which society travels. So, this exposes how clothing tells about another’s personality and how a world with teenagers and children governing themselves can
landfills. This, in part, is due to a lack of recycling by many of the households that are in a place to do so. Out of the total 29 million bottles of water that Americans buy every year, a mere 13 percent of those bottles are recycled. By recycling plastics like water bottles, cardboard, and paper, we can reduce the waste and pollution that currently plagues this ailing planet. Recycling, by its simplest definition, is turning trash or garbage into usable materials. You should start recycling and add
Outdated: Is the World Ready for a New Plastic? Abstract: This paper explains the structure of polymer poly(ethylene terephthalate) also known as PET. It states the properties of the plastic as well recycling methods. My goal was to find out what makes PET the number one plastic, both in consumption as well as the most recycled. I also searched for new polymers that are being created by scientists and compare them to PET to see if there was a plastic out there that is better for the environment
its inhabitants, substantial resources, and well-being has been created; in other words, the Earth has been taken advantage of. With all earth’s inhabitants being unconscious of their actions and how it directly effects Earth, we have unknowingly increased the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) in our oceans, atmosphere, and planet in general. With this detrimental amplification in the amount of CO2 on Earth, we, as inhabitants to this infected planet, should show more concern with the Earth’s temperature
Energy allows the creation of electricity, which allows us to have light in our houses, cook, and have a heater or cooler when needed in the house. Energy is used around the world. Electricity also creates pollution that is why we need to learn how to use and conserve it. Turning off the lights when they’re not in use cannot only save the earth but also on the light bill. Also looking for alternatives like using solar panels, a power strip for all the plugs, or light bulbs that are energy efficient
Global Warming Lets face it, humans are terrible. We are arguably the worst thing that has ever happened to this planet. It would probably be better off without us. We have had a devastating effect on our planet’s ecosystem. Climate change is happening, and many say that we are responsible for it. Google defines climate change as “a change in global or regional climate patterns”, in particular change brought on by increasingly high levels of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere. High levels of carbon
hand all too viscously and God, it's a pipet, how much damage will that do smart one and thinks sooner than later. "Can you believe that?" Tobirama pounds his stirring rod onto the scratch friendly table top and at hearing some cracks, Madara eyes through the murky film of his goggles his hand warily, scooching to the left so he doesn't have to keep vigil to the inevitable shattering of glass. "I mean, gosh. Don't people know respect or something? How can you - “slams his fist again, rattling the