GEOG 102 Lecture 24: Geog 102 - Class #24
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Of environmental change occur over very long period of time. Human activities have accelerated changes of environmental processes. Sea empress, north sea, 1996 oil spill. Reliance on oil and need to ship it. Land use change in brazil, this land will be converted for raising livestock. Could"ve been sao paulo brazil, hong knong, etc. City image mexico city, smog -> pollution from emission and industry. 7 ring of fire earthquake off coast of japan and tsunami devastated coastal area, fukushima nuclear power plant explosion and radiation leakage. Radioactive contamination in pacific ocean in 2016. Still leaking radiation, way too hot to fix, indefinite. Great impact on the environments, effects still not really seen. Overfishing, atlantic canada humans have accelerated change by harvesting resources such as fish at unsustainable rates. Deep water horizon bp oil spill 2010, gulf of mexico reminder of the risk we take in extracting oil. After effects on how it affects marine life.
