Sunday, March 11, 2012

   The video I watched was about the disappearance and possible extinction of coral reefs and fish species. Climate change plays a big roll in this. A few degrees doesn't make a big difference in a fish's over all health,just like it doesn't make a huge difference in our health.  The ocean temperatures are getting up to 110 degrees,which is much more than a few degrees above their normal temperatures, and killing many fish. Twenty percent of coral reefs have died within the past fifty years. Almost twenty five percent of sea species depend on coral reefs to survive. Fishermen are also over fishing and factories ar eletting out fumes that are making the oceans acidic.
       I went paddle boarding the other day and witnessed the pollution myself. As I was paddling my way to the inter coastal,I prayed that I wouldn't fall in to the water because the water was so murky and brown! How could a living,breathing creature survive in such conditions? The video interviewed a fishermen who said that every year he wonders if there will be any fish left to fish. He also said "If humans were given there free hand,they would wipe everything out." This intrigued me because I found myself agreeing with him. Most people think about immediate out comes and how things will affect them at that very moment. Although I'm a strong believer in living in the present,I believe that preparing and looking towards the future is essential as well.
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7370959n

Report: Marine life in imminent danger. (2011, June 22). Retrieved from http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7370959n

2 comments:

  1. I think that everyone has to start to take care of the environment and really pay attention to how we are damaging the it. I agree, we should all try to do the best we can to help our surroundings because in the end pollution will affect us too.

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  2. i agree that it's very important to save these animals that are in danger of becoming extinct. people should all do anything they possily can to better the future of the environment.

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