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       Coral reefs provide some of the most diverse ecosystems in the world. There are many different types of Corals that have been discovered, some coral lives in warm water, shallow tropical seas, and others live in cold, deep down in the ocean. Coral has been around for hundreds and thousands of years five hundred years to be more precise.  Coral is a living organism in the ocean, about twenty-five percent of fish in the ocean, depend on coral reefs for food and protection from preditors. They can be found in salt and fresh water, Recent studies show that coral can live up to five thousand years. Coral reefs have many benefits that are good for our environment because they protect the coastlines from storms and erosion. Coral reefs also help because they provide us with ways to find medicines. A lot of people depend on reefs for food and income. Recently coral reefs are beginning to bleach and die. The reason that the Coral reefs are dying is because the tem...

  Bree Taylor Bonobos are very closely related to humans. They share 98.7% of their DNA with humans. They happened to be just endangered for now thankfully. Their groups tend to be led by the females and are more peaceful. There is only about 10,000 to 50,000 of them left. They mainly are found in the Congo Basin in forest habitats. Civil Warfare in or near the areas they live have been greatly affecting their population. They are also losing their habitats and are currently being poached.  https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/bonobo

  https://civileats.com/2019/08/20/study-finds-farm-level-food-waste-is-much-worse-than-we-thought/ Brennan Logan 11/17/21 Blog 9       We all understand food waste, but have you ever thought about how much food is wasted before it’s even distributed from farms? Around a 3rd of edible crops go unharvested and wasted yearly. Not to mention the scraps from slaughterhouses, cattle farms, etc. Sure wasting food seems normal, but more than 40% of America are “food insecure” and some of that food could go to where it’s needed, even if it isn’t good enough to put in stores. Not only that, but food waste contributes to 8% of total world emissions, which is a huge problem.         I believe this can be solved or the problem could at least be reduced. If food isn’t good enough to be in stores, it can be distributed to people in need and they can work around the bad parts of the food. People are out there starving and we’re wasting food, which also cont...

Peyton Driskill https://www.nrdc.org/stories/fossil-fuels-dirty-facts For over a century burning fossil fuels has made the energy we needed to propel cars, power our businesses, and keep light on in our homes. Even today fossil fuels such as oil, coal, and gas provide 80% of our energy needs. Using fossil fuels as much as we do is taking a toll on humanity and the environment and we are paying the price. That’s even beyond all the negative impacts of plastics and chemicals. 

 Nolan Cobbs jr  Professor Boon College comp Nov 16, 2021 Radioactive Water Link:  https://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/170-million-americans-are-drinking-radioactive-water-this-interactive-map-shows-you-are-too/     As we know, many things can be radio active, including our bodies of water. Where i come from, we have a lake that is radioactive from it being a trash site for many years. Many places over the U.S. has bodies of waters that are radioactive as well but even worse some people may be drinking radioactive water as well. For a body of water to be radioactive many hinges like laboratories, energy plants, man made sources, and etc can make waters radioactive active. Something called radium is a toxin that is found in radioactive waters but also can be found n drinking water too. From the source, it states that,”  The study, conducted between 2010 and 2015, found that around 122 million people are drinking water that contains level...

 10 of the Most Endangered Animals Tyler Perkins Some of the top 10 animals in the world are common animals we wouldn't think are endangered. This list will be 10 endangered animals and you might be surprised what animals are on this list. 1-Vaquita 2-Amur Leopard 3-Kakapo 4-Gharial 5-Tooth-billed Pigeon 6-North Atlantic Right Whale 7-Saola 8-Sea Turtles 9-Rhinos 10-Gorillas https://onekindplanet.org/top-10/top-10-worlds-most-endangered-animals/

Carson Crager Professor Boon College Comp. 1 11/15/21 Heavy rains force evacuations, trap motorists in Canada By: Phys.org Article link Summery and Response:      This article talks about how Canada's Pacific coast recently got dumped on by a lot of rain. The rain caused lots of flooding and mudslides. The flooding and mudslide forced a towns evacuation and even trapped a few civilians. Around 80-100 cars with people inside, were trapped for a few hours and eventually rescued. "Heavy rains and subsequent mudslides/flooding have impacted various highways in the BC interior," British Columbia's transportation ministry said on Twitter. Heavy rain is continuing to fall and will do throughout the night. At the end of the article they say that this extreme weather has come after record breaking temperatures in British Colombia that had killed over 500 people due to wild fires that destroyed a town. These have impacted a lot of land and people's lives. Overall this was a...