Monday, June 23, 2014

Deforestation in Brazil

In honor of the World Cup and the controversies about Brazil hosting the World Cup, I want to bring up another thing that is happening in Brazil...deforestation.  Already, 2,256 square miles of land in Brazil have been cleared of trees for grazing land for cattle.  Instead of allowing the Earth's lungs (the forests) to be destroyed, let's think of some ways to stop this process.  For example, we should think before we consume so much beef.  Cows require an immense amount of water and grass to grow.  If we each eliminate meat from our diet just a couple times a week, it would make a huge difference in terms of our environment.  Why don't you join me in helping to stop the deforestation of the rain forests?

-Liam 

Saturday, June 21, 2014

Deceleration in Global Warming?

Hey guys, Liam here, I'm sorry that I haven't been posting for a while but I will try to start blogging more regularly. Anyway, scientists have evidence that global temperatures are being brought down every year! Scientists are currently trying to find out what the cause of this breakthrough is. Although there is some doubt that this is really true, it shows that our efforts to try to stop this problem may gradually be working.

This chart shows the slow but steady decline in global temperature.

(Matt Rogers)
Image and information source: Capitol Weather Gang

 P.S.  Please comment with your thoughts on global warming and some ideas about slowing it down.  We might feature your idea in a post and it really helps to have feedback! Thank you.