Warming Ocean Temps Drive East Coast Fish Away
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Summary
NOAA has begun to find evidence that younger fish are beginning to leave the northeast coast ecosystems in favor of cooler waters. This has also begun to affect the spawning behaviors of the fish. Some fish are beginning to spawn at new times during the year. It is also effecting where the fish spawn, normally they would spawn on the continental shelf and then move towards land to find estuaries where the fish could grow up safely. Another worry is that the climate change will begin to affect currents, which the fish use as a way to travel around the waters.
This could prove to be a problem for fisheries in the area as the habits of these fish begin to make unknown changes. The surface temp in the North Eastern region of the US has been increasing at twice the global average. Since 1982 the surface waters have risen around .23 degrees Celsius. The fact that fish from multiple age groups are moving could prove to be an even greater problem. It is also making it much more difficult to tell the population of the fish and be able to limit fishing.
This could prove to be a problem for fisheries in the area as the habits of these fish begin to make unknown changes. The surface temp in the North Eastern region of the US has been increasing at twice the global average. Since 1982 the surface waters have risen around .23 degrees Celsius. The fact that fish from multiple age groups are moving could prove to be an even greater problem. It is also making it much more difficult to tell the population of the fish and be able to limit fishing.
Opinion
I was not aware that there was already such a large problem with the ocean surface temp rising. The fact that it has begun to change the behaviors of fish is a really good reminder that we need to get in gear and begin working on this. This should be an eye opener for many people as it shows that not only is climate change here but it is beginning to affect our wildlife. This is serious, especially in the oceans, as some species can be very sensitive to their environment, so if one little thing changes the whole species could go extinct.
China's New Child Policy
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Summary
In the year 1980, China unveiled it's one child policy that was believed that it would help make a nation with less dependents in the future. This ended up causing more problems than anticipated as it was based on controversial research. China has finally reversed that policy in a hopes that they will be able to reverse the damage done to their demographics, many believe that it is already too late to make these changes.
The policy has created a China in which there are an overwhelmingly amount of men compared to woman. There is also a large amount of elderly and not nearly enough young people to fill in the ranks of the ever aging population. This will lead to a weakened work force that can not fill all the spaces it might require. The main problem they face though is the lack of woman in the population. Due to the policy many couples focused on having a boy instead of a girl and would have tests to determine the sex. 1/3 of woman would abort the baby if they learned it was female, as the male in China is the one who continues on the ancestral line and is valued more in the culture.
The policy has created a China in which there are an overwhelmingly amount of men compared to woman. There is also a large amount of elderly and not nearly enough young people to fill in the ranks of the ever aging population. This will lead to a weakened work force that can not fill all the spaces it might require. The main problem they face though is the lack of woman in the population. Due to the policy many couples focused on having a boy instead of a girl and would have tests to determine the sex. 1/3 of woman would abort the baby if they learned it was female, as the male in China is the one who continues on the ancestral line and is valued more in the culture.
Opinion
I find this article to be a very interesting view on the problems associated with governments attempts to play with the population through the use of policies and other ways of controlling. The easily foreseen consequences of these governments tampering with human nature have now left massive problems for countries that attempted to change things. This article gives a good amount of information on these issues that arose and what they could possibly mean for the countires.
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Tuberculosis has begun to rival HIV/AIDS as the most dangerous infectious disease. With roughly 1.1 million deaths in the year of 2014 from TB and 1.2 million deaths from HIV/AIDS. This has been mainly in the drastic changes in the way people treat HIV/AIDS and the ability to provide treatment to many places around the globe. This is now becoming true for TB as treatment is becoming more easily available to people in the developing world. The new medicinal advancements has lead to 43 million lives saved since the year 2000 from Tuberculosis.
Tuberculosis is getting much better treatment than ever before due to the advancements in medicine. Many people may test positive for tuberculosis but not actually have active infection. A lot of the changes in the tuberculosis are due to the more funding being pushed towards the treatment for it. If this trend continues we will be able to very successfully treat TB.
Tuberculosis is getting much better treatment than ever before due to the advancements in medicine. Many people may test positive for tuberculosis but not actually have active infection. A lot of the changes in the tuberculosis are due to the more funding being pushed towards the treatment for it. If this trend continues we will be able to very successfully treat TB.
Opinion
This article was very interesting due to the fact that TB is killer that many do not think about. It is a infection from the old times that never truly left except for in the public. I have a personal interest in it do to my mom doing a lot of work with TB at her workplace as she is a member of the infectious disease control at her federal prison. People never really thing about it due to the focus on HIV/AIDS but that will pass eventually.
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The popular method of straightening hair known as the Brazilian Blowout method was found to contain levels of formaldehyde over the recommended level. This product had caused many problems with the people applying it such as loss of smell, nose bleeds, irritated eyes, burning sensations, and shortness of breath. This caused an outrage in the beauty community and lead to the company that made Brazilian Blowout to make a new product called Brazilian Blowout Zero which is plant based and said to work just as well. This event caused the much needed discussion of how products in the beauty world should have to be tested and have regulations surrounding it just like food and drugs.
Opinion
I found this article to be very interesting as someone who uses little to no hair products. Reading this definitely made me happy that I have switched over the the "No Poo" method of washing my hair involving just water, baking soda, and apple cider vinegar. There is no telling what chemicals are to be found in things that the producer does not put on the labels. The average person does not understand half of what is on the ingredient label. People shouldn't need to be a chemist to be able to tell in the products they are using are safe. It should be a guarantee that any product being sold on a shelf has been tested to be safe and usable by humans.
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A study conducted by the FDA found that 400 tested lipsticks contained trace amounts of lead within them. This lead to debates between the FDA and the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, who are a group that has been pushing for lead regulation in lipstick and other cosmetics for years. Lead is a substance that has been linked to cancer and other reproductive issues. The FDA has said that the levels of lead found in the lipstick are not enough to raise concern for anyone although the lipstick with the highest level had 7.19 parts per million of lead in the beauty product. Many people are calling for regulation to be placed but the FDA seems to do nothing about this. Lead is a substance that builds up within the body and can cause problems over time as the levels grow within your body. So far no action has been taken to work to contain the levels of lead in the lipstick or set in place any type of restriction.
Opinion
I find this article very interesting as the idea of products that millions, if not billions, of people use everyday contains a known carcinogen. I find it absolutely crazy that these products should be allowed to really contain lead at all. People should be distancing themselves from these harmful chemicals as much as possible, not legally rubbing them onto their face. Federal research has found that no level of lead is safe for children, both children and pregnant woman have been advised to stay away from lead as much as possibly. I believe the government should place regulations on the levels of lead in the beauty industry, but I also believe the consumer holds the responsibility for keeping themselves safe and not trusting the words of most big business who is out to only make a buck. People need to take the initiative to use healthier products for themselves and not risk the exposure.