1. What effets are there from the depleting ozone layer (at least 2)? And why is is important?
2. Do you think that is is good or bad "When water that is already high in carbon dioxide is pulled to the surface, the ocean in this area absorbs less carbon"?
1. Depleting the ozone layer will result in "climbing temperatures, rising seas and extreme weather". This is important because the climbing temperatures do not suit arctic animals such as polar bears. Rising seas could potentially result in the loss of land at sea level. Extreme weather, or in other words weather that goes from very hot to very cold, could raise a negative effect on potentially any living specie.
ReplyDelete2. As the author of this article said, it depends on whether a person values the ocean or the land better. Personally, being a human being living on land, I have a slight preference of reducing atmospheric carbon, so I would say that it's bad that rich carbon dioxide water is being pulled to the surface and evaporating into our air. However, ocean acidification is also a major issue, and the carbon being released into the atmosphere would be a major benefit to sea creatures and the overall environment of the sea. These two problems, ocean acidification and increasing atmospheric carbon, are both very serious and grave problems, but I would personally deem atmospheric carbon as a bigger problem- therefore I think it is bad when carbon dioxide in the water is pulled to the surface.
1. Ozone depletion is leading to climbing temperatures, rising sea levels, and extreme weather through out the world. These three effects are important because climbing temperatures aren't good fro any species who cannot adapt to warmer temperatures which could lead to certain animal extinctions. Secondly, riding sea levels are bad because they could lead to coastal flooding which could render many worldwide cities like New York or Orlando useless. Finally, extreme weather is important because having to deal with more extreme weather isn't wanted by any country because the damages that the storms bring are bad for their economies especially if the storms are worse than usual.
ReplyDelete2. As Dr Waugh stated, “Is it good? Is it bad? I guess that depends whether you care more about preventing ocean acidification or reducing atmospheric carbon." The ocean absorbing less carbon is good in the sense that it prevents ocean acidification, but bad because it increase the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Therefore, as Dr. Waugh stated, it is important to focus on both in the sense that carbon needs to be removed from both the ocean and the atmosphere.
1. The effects from depleting the ozone layer are climbing temperatures, rising sea levels, and extreme weather. This is important because climbing temperatures can make certain ecosystems uninhabitable by animals such as the arctic and polar bears. This in the long run can decrease biodiversity. Also, rising sea levels can flood the coasts and lead to loss of homes and lives. Lastly, extreme weather can lead to hurricanes, tsunamis, etc. that can harm society in many ways.
ReplyDelete2. I think that it is important to stop ocean acidification and atmospheric carbon. Obviously it is more important for humans to stop atmospheric carbon first because it affects us directly but we also need to help the ocean and marine life by preventing ocean acidification.
higher tempertures, rising sea levels and extreme weateher (these are important because the effects can be harmful to many species including humans, lowering biodiversity, and creating major effects on cities near the sea due to the rising sea levels.
ReplyDeleteit is more important toprotect the air, which has a more direct effect, however the dirty seas are also very important, and help to provide food and economy for humans.
1. Climbing temperatures, higher sea levels, and extreme weather. The issues are important because they can lead to species dying because they can't survive the new conditions. It can also lead to more flooding to people in low lying countries.
ReplyDelete2. It the ocean can absorb as much carbon, this means that more of the carbon is going to remain in the air, which will not help solve the problem of high levels of carbon leading to changing weather.
1. Some effects of depleting ozone layer are high temperatures, rising sea levels and extreme weather. This is important because this can change, or worse, change ecosystems that make it uninhabitable and difficult for species to adapt to. This can lead to mass extinction. Additionally, harsh weather can lead to hurricanes and such that can be harmful.
ReplyDelete2. I think it depends on the quantity because the ocean absorbing less carbon is good since it prevents ocean acidification, but bad because it increases the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
1. Depletion of the ozone layer is changing the pattern of the jet stream,moving it closer to the poles. This results in changing weather patterns, including unusual rain patterns in the sub-tropics.
ReplyDeleteThe hole in the ozone layer also appears to be changing wind patterns on the earth, which in turn amplify ocean currents. This leads to carbon rich waters falling to the bottom of the ocean, while waters high in carbon dioxide are being pulled to the surface.
2. It is difficult to say whether pulling high carbon dioxide water to the surface is good or bad. The article itself says that it depends on whether you care more about preventing ocean acidification or reducing atmospheric carbon. In either case, it appears that the hole in the ozone layer is recovering.
1) The shrinking ozone layer can result in rising temperatures and rising sea levels. Rising seas can result in flooding and all of the damage that accompanies it. Higher temperatures have a variety of effects, including increasing disease rates.
ReplyDelete2) There are mixed effects of the oceans absorption rates of CO2. It is unfortunate, because now there is less natural mitigation possible through the ocean absorbing gasses.
1) The shrinking ozone layer can result in rising temperatures and rising sea levels. Rising seas can result in flooding and all of the damage that accompanies it. Higher temperatures have a variety of effects, including increasing disease rates.
ReplyDelete2) There are mixed effects of the oceans absorption rates of CO2. It is unfortunate, because now there is less natural mitigation possible through the ocean absorbing gasses.
1- The existing effects from the depleting ozone layer are higher temperatures and higher sea levels. Both are important and should be considered because they can affect (together or alone) many different ecosystems along with human's lives and cities nearby.
ReplyDelete2- I believe this really depends on the quantity, as it is what will affect most or not. But overall, it says that the ozone layer is recovering.
1) Depleting ozone has a massive effect on our system. It causes a rise in both temperatures and sea levels. Both are important because they can cause massive changes to a habitat which can effect the populations and the biodiversity of all habitats that can't reform to the new climates.
ReplyDelete2) I think it is important to stop it. This is because it effects us directly with our intake, but it also effect marine life
1. Depleting ozone layer has a rippling effect on our environment. A changing ozone layer can effect jet streams which have an effect on a lot of weather. This can effect wind patterns, ocean circulation, concentration of carbon, and rainfall.
ReplyDelete2. It all depends on the amount of carbon in the water. We want to limit the carbon toxicity but it is also very helpful if that area can limit the amount of carbon absorbed. It is a tricky balance of water toxicity and carbon absorption.