GEOG 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Hurricane Harvey, Uncharted Waters, Holocene Extinction
28 Sep 2020
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Hurricane harvey(2017) 4ft of rain: new hazard in storm zone: chemical blasts and noxious" smoke- people didn"t know about this. Fires in brazil the lungs of the planet . Floods and devastation in india, nepal and bangladesh. Humans as most significant driver of global change. Tuc: time of useful consciousness: flying at high engine, your engine stops and you fall rapidly, the body blacks out. This is tuc: time between the moment your engine fails and the time you black out. We are aware of our world environmental problems and we discuss sustainable development as a way to avoid them. We want: less violence, ignorance, poverty, disease, more peace, enlightenment, prosperity, health, well-being, we get: what is wrong with our world, exploring problems so that we can identify solutions. Climate change, biodiversity loss, desertification, water shortages, changed biogeochemical cycles(pollution), human pop growth, increasing per capita demand. The costs of mechanization and reliance on fossil fuels.
