Bad moon on the rise

Global temperature is rising, and is changing the world’s geosystems for the worse. Temperature rise is directly connected to the increased severity of natural disasters. What can be done to help deter increasing global temperature?
Global temperature increase will affect everyone and is being caused by everyone. Global temperature increases are directly connected to pollution. Much of this pollution is carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide holds in radiation energy that usually is allowed to escape out through the atmosphere. The more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere the more radiation is held in the atmosphere, in turn, increasing global temperature. America is the biggest producer of pollution in the whole world, producing 31% of Earths total pollution. Pollution also damages crops, forests and wildlife habitats. Weather related disasters have increased 500% in the last 25 years. Also since the seventies 45% of the Arctic ice has melted. Scientists predict, at this rate all of earths ice will be totally melted within 70 – 100 years from now. Polar ice links all earths geosystems, and when all the ice is gone we will be in deep water. When all the ice melts, ocean levels will rise around 50 feet. This will displace billions of humans and animals alike. Much of the sea life will not be able to cope with dwindling ocean salinity levels. There will be widespread drought and famine.
Our future is grim. We have set ourselves up for failure. The only thing I can see us doing is things that will postpone the inevitable. We can cut back on energy and fuel usage but at the rate the population is growing that will do little good. Human beings are the most destructive invasive species the Earth has ever seen. Its time for nature to provide much needed population control.


References
-Geology 101 lecture by Mr. Foley
-An Inconvienient Truth, by Al Gore(movie)
-Elemental Geosystems by Robert W. Christoferson

wai 'ole

The water issues of Hawaii are becoming more serious. Hawaii is the only state in America that does not enforce a minimum stream flow and 25% of America’s native species reside here in Hawaii. This doesn’t make any sense?

In the old days there were waterways made of rock that were diverted from streams and rivers. Only water that was needed was taken; in other words, no waste. The water was diverted into wetland taro patches that were ingeniously integrated into the land. The water flowed diagonally through the patch; water would next reach fish ponds where algae eating fish would be cultivated. Fresh water and sediment from the taro patches would mix with the salt water creating prime conditions for seaweed and algae growth. Moi was often used in fishponds because it is a algae eater. Hawaiian fishponds produced 100 times more fish than natural fish production. Before white man came there were around four hundred thousand Hawaiians living in Hawaii. With virtually no exports and imports they were self-sufficient. The streams were healthy and thriving. Hihiwai and opai were in high numbers. The land was made fat. The land was protected and cared for.

Now days no more stream flow. No respect, donkey peoples think they own the rights to the water through ownership of piping. Local taro farmers are few and hurting for water. Water from Maui streams is rarely allowed to reach the ocean; in turn, the coral is dying off, seaweed is not able to grow near shores, and sea life is disappearing. Now days the land is not protected and is being prostituted.

The responsibility the water and the lands of Hawaii should be given back to Hawaiians. Hawaii should be governed by a Hawaiian Government




references

- field biology lecture
- Hawaiian Antiquities
- Modern Issues of Hawaii 190v lecture