ENVR 1301 – Sergio Tello

 Original Photo 1912 Take note of the ice level, the glacier looks like it was already melting a little because of the cracks in the ice. (Elrod, 1912) Second Photo 2009 The ice has been converted into small streams of water. (McKeon, 2009) Google Maps, 2014 Jackson Glacier in Montana Problem:  Most of the glaciers around the world are melting over time. This is a problem for both humans and our ecosystems alike. Due to the fact that glaciers are made of ice and ice melts into water, our ocean is getting larger and higher every year. Melting of the glaciers also removes habitats of animals that live on them as well as those located near the water that runs off the glaciers. Explanation: We suffer many problems because of melting ice and most of the reasons glaciers melt is because of human interference. Humans release many gasses and chemicals into the ozone layer, through many industrial processes, that get trapped and absorb heat. This happens because of the greenhouse effec...

 T he Last Time the Cuyahoga River in Ohio Caught Fire Point of View (Interpret the video’s frame of reference, perspective, orientation.) The video's frame of reference is the Cuyahoga River, in Ohio, that caught fire due to a accident regarding oil. The perspective of the video is a remembrance of the greatest disaster to ever occur in the Cuyahoga River. This video is coming out fifty years after the disaster when much needed limits and safety controls have been placed which would have stopped this disaster from ever occurring in the first place. This disaster was one of the largest contributors to getting the public concerned about the environment and safety precautions. Purpose (Infer the purpose/goal, objective(s) of the video.) The purpose of this video is to explain the disaster which caused the Cuyahoga River to burn and more importantly explains how Ohio bounced back and fixed the problems they cause fifty years ago. This video also encourages...

  What I Most Look Forward to in My Environmental Science Class: Learning about different biomes from around the globe. Gain a new understanding about how our actions affect the environment. Become accustomed to terms regarding the environment and being able to use them myself. What I Think This Class Will Be About: How humans interact with the environment. The  history of many environmental studies. I assume there will be some biology as well.