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Weather Observations May 30

John-Carlo, Georgia, Gavin, April

The weather today is warm and cloudy with no precipitation.

the weather tomorrow will be warmer, with no wind (iso-bars far apart). There will be some clouds and no rain.

Climate Zones Research

April, John-Carlo, Georgia, Julian

The countries shaded in black are the ones we researched:

 

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Climate change is affecting the increase of natural disasters (eg. Forest fires) and extreme weather (eg. Monsoons). In some mid-temperate areas precipitation is decreasing, and in certain tropical areas both precipitation and temperature are increasing, while in many dry and snowy areas, both are remaining unchanged.

Weather Observations May 29

Georgia, John-Carlo, and Gavin

The weather today is cloudy and somewhat windy with comfortable temperatures.

The weather tomorrow will be slightly windy (fewer iso-bars) clear skies (high pressure zone) and about the same temperature.

Waste management

switzerland manages its waste remarkably well, albeit in a way that some do not consider to be “recycling”. They burn their waste, and use the heat from that for electicity and heating throughout the country. This method could potentially be incorporated here in Canada, both as a part of the solution to China no longer accepting other counries’ waste, and as a source of clean energy.

Ethic of Care

What would an ethic of care towards the environment look like?

  1. What would be needed to create it?
    1. People would need to recignize that the environment requires care from us, and let that govern their actions.
  2. What would we have to believe about the environment? How should we see it?
    1. we would have to believe that we can impact the environment, either positively or negatively, through our actions. We would have to see it as being dependant on us.
  3. How would we act? – give scenarios
    1. We would do something if we saw a positive way to impact the environment, eg. pick up litter. We would avoid actions that could negatively impact the environment, eg. Clear-cut logging.
  4. What would be different about the world if everyone adopted this ethic of care towards the environment? Benefits and drawbacks?
  5. The environment would be improved and protected. A complete focus on the environment could crowd out other important issues.
  6. Should we adopt an ethic of care towards the environment?
    1. It should not be completely adopted, but a more caring attitude toward the environment would be beneficial.
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