One World Essay: Dead Zone in the Gulf of Mexico Scientific Reasoning: The dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico is a human problem, like most other disasters. What this means is that once the place thrived and was ecologically balanced, but we tipped the balance slightly and wrecked havoc upon the environment. It has been noted to occur since the 1950’s and is ongoing. The reason that this dead zone occurs is because of a phenomenon known as eutrophication. Eutrophication is when there is an excessive
Damages like ‘dead zones’. Dead zones in the ocean have been around for years and have been steadily growing. So, what are ocean dead zones? It is exactly as the words suggest. Dead zones are areas in the ocean that have no life. When there is a decline in oxygen levels in the ocean marine life are unable to survive (Vogt). They either flee or die leaving those areas vacant while the zones expand. The dead zones end up looking like “biological deserts” (“What is”). Ocean dead zones are being caused
Due to the potential dangers of dead zones to the environment and economy in the Gulf of Mexico, the American government needs to make dramatic and controversial efforts to stop the growth of this dead zone. Hypoxic zones, more commonly known as ‘Dead Zones,’ can be found all over the world, with the second largest located in the Gulf of Mexico. They are lacking in life because of the absence of the atomic number 8, otherwise known as oxygen. According to the Environmental Encyclopedia, hypoxia
nutrients in the bay have negative effects on the bay's ecosystem. The extra nutrients make the environment unbalanced. The extra nutrients cause a chain reaction that eventually kills most of the organisms in that area. This is what is known as a dead zone. What is your personal interest in the topic? This topic is interesting to me because it is a very local issue. I eat the seafood out of the Chesapeake, I fish in many of its tributaries, and I visit many sights built around this watershed. I live
A plant with opposite leaves, white to dark gold flowers in the spring, and tiny red berries in the fall, emerge to be the Amur Bush Honeysuckle. The root of the Honeysuckle is from birds planting the seeds. Amur Bush Honeysuckle is an extremely invasive plant species that was brought over from Asia, to southern Ohio in the late 1950s, however, it is a non-native species (harvard.edu, 1997). This plant grows at rapid speeds with a large ability to reseed. When Honeysuckle is planted it tends to
blue-green or red-yellow films, and it’s seriously influenced the growth of fish. Although there are many algae, but there are not enough nutritive salt for algae living. When the nutritive run out, the algae would die. But after the mass of algae dead, much oxygen in the water be used to resolve their corpse, the corpse will formed a green film, and made the water had a sting smell. It is a big issue for my country; undoubtedly, it will take long time in the future to solve this issue. Except eutrophication
Sergei Eisenstein have mastered the core attributes to successfully bring life to film. Cronenberg ability to display brutal graphics and incorporate an exceptional story line infused with Eisenstein montage theory creates an interesting film, “The Dead Zone”. The title itself sets the viewer up to believe that it will be a film about people losing their lives, but however; this film illustrates a story of a man with special abilities (gained after car accident) to help save a small town from a cruel
marine life. These oxygen-depleted conditions stay until September, sometimes even October. This annual occurrence is referred to as the Gulf of Mexico hypoxia or “dead zone.” Hypoxic conditions in the Gulf of Mexico are defined when levels of dissolved oxygen drop bellows 2mg/L (Hypoxia In the Northern Gulf of Mexico 2014). While dead zones occur naturally throughout the world, the hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico is greatly exacerbated by human actions. These hypoxic and sometimes even anoxic conditions
Introduction The Chesapeake Bay is a large estuary located on the east coast of the United States. The bay is over 200 miles long and goes through Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia. The bay has much to offer the locals. Many locals have made a career out of harvesting the bay's sea food. The bay's harvest and many of its other attractions bring tourists and in turn revenue for the area. Oysters and blue crab are a big part of the culture in the bay area. However
The article analyzed is “Oceans of Pollution” written by Dahr Jamail. This article indicates that the hush impacts of oceans pollution that made by humans. Plastic pollution and the phenomenon “dead zones” cause a great impacts of oceans pollution. There is plastic everywhere in the ocean which affected the marine life badly. In addition, the food chain is affecting fish fertility rates. This causes food security problem and affects coastal populations. The experts are concern about this issue. Furthermore
In this world we have a phenomenon afflicting Earth’s oceans and they are called “dead zones”. These are formed through natural causes, climate change, along with human activities and industrial waste, this has intensified the situation. The most local and world’s second-largest, along with the most studied human-caused costal dead zone is the Gulf of Mexico. This dead zone has grown vastly over between 2008 and 2011 by growing as large as 17,348 sq km opposed to when it was
David Cronenberg The director I chose to do my Analysis/Research paper on is was David Cronenberg. After screening The Dead Zone, Cronenberg’s work impressed me. Prior to this class I had never heard his name, even though I had seen previous works such as The Fly. Since I had already viewed this movie I resorted to alternate movies he had directed. I was able to locate The Brood and Videodrome. The main reason I chose Cronenberg for my director had to do with his style. His movies are not the
Jamail. The author intent is to inform the reader of United States (US) in general population. This article provide the information on the plastic pollution that has increase which negatively impact on the ocean biological system and creation of “dead zone” by the humans influence. The author suggest that although the negative impacts of the plastic waste on the ocean is not well known by the people, it is up to the government agency, such as US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to have some regulatory
your comfort zone. I will be showing multiple reason why this is the strongest occurring theme in Unwind. The first reason of why to step out of your comfort zone is the main theme in the book Unwind is because in chapter one Connor the main character is a Unwind which basically he will get murdered and his body will be dismantle for other humans who needs body parts. Connor decides to go AWOL and leave the town so he doesn’t end up dieing. Connor goes on side of his comfort zone, and hops on to
population continues to grow they predict it will be 18 million by the year 2020 (Ernst, 2013). If the population continues to grow rapidly the Bay will eventually get over crowded with runoff, trash, and human substances the bay will go into a bigger dead zone or become permanent (Forbos,
is causing “dead zones” in the water which are areas in the water with little to no oxygen where aquatic life cannot survive. Talking about the dead zones, EPA stated, “Also known as hypoxia (dead zones), these areas are caused by algal blooms consuming oxygen as they die and decompose. Aquatic animals must leave the affected area or die. Young fish and seafloor dwellers like crabs and clams are most likely to die in hypoxic areas.”(EPA, 3) The Gulf of Mexico has the largest dead zone in the U.S
they also do not have the means to medically treat anyone who has been affected by contaminated seafood. Conclusion In conclusion, marine pollution is a giant threat to not only marine organisms, but to the human race as well. Pollution can cause dead zones, a decline in fish catch, stunted reproduction and growth and altered breeding patterns, and a threat to coastal populations. Since the human race relies on the ocean for a large portion of its sustenance, it is imperative to mitigate any pollution
“Since 2013, there have been over 200 school shootings in America — an average of nearly one a week.” To be exact there has been 242 mass shootings with who knows how many dead. The columbine high school shooting April 20,1999, 17 year old Dylan Klebold, and 18 year old Eric Harris killed 12 students and 1 teacher. Both ended up killing themselves at 12:08pm with shot wounds in the head. 23 were wounded 13 killed and shooters committed suicide all in one day.December 14 Adam Lanza, 20 year old killed
There’s more than 14 billion pounds of plastic and garbage is dumped into the oceans in the United States. Ocean pollution could be a thing of the past if people stopped littering, oil spills were prevented or contained, and if people weren’t allowed to use oil wells where natural water is. Pollution is still a major issue especially in China and Japan. Pollution has been around since the 1960s (“Along” 2009) and it's only getting worse each year. By the year 2050 there will be more plastic
where aquatic organisms can no longer survive in the water column. Organisms such as fish, shrimps, and crabs are capable to evacuate the area but the fauna that cannot move either become stress and/or die. Due to this, many call the hypoxia zone the “dead zone” (Overview, 2008; USGS, 2006). Because of farm fertilizer, an excess quantity of nitrogen and phosphorus can be wash down becoming runoff into rivers. From this, marine algal blooms cause the water to turn green from the chlorophyll (Reed,