1. Throughout the world, natural resources are being used at astronomical rates. In order to sustain human life, natural resources and fossil fuels are generally the first methods to create energy. However, with such a large world population constantly burning and using all of the natural resources, the world supply of these resources are plummeting. One of the ongoing solutions to this problem is finding and using better methods of clean reusable energy, such as wind, solar, and water.
2. Every country in the world experiences a certain degree of conflict, either amongst its own citizens or with another country. In today's world, people still do not know how to get along with each other. Every day people die at the hands of others because we do not know how to share this world with each other. In order to reduce conflict, I believe people need to gain a sense of respect in which we consider others worthy of consideration. Most conflicts today stem from the lack of respects of others' views, religions, and cultures.
3. Due to greenhouse gasses and other human activities, the average world temperature is slowly rising. Global warming has been causing sea levels to continuously rise and coastal flooding occurrences to increase. Global warming also causes an increase in extreme weather events and can eventually lead to entire global climate change. In order to tackle this problem, greenhouse gasses need to be reduced. The best way to control this is to put a limit on industrial pollution and plant more plants to lower the CO2 levels in the atmosphere.
4. Cancer, an area of disease that involves abnormal cell growth, kills an estimated 7.3 million people worldwide each year. Increasing global research and advancements in medical technology has the potential to save millions of lives in the hopes of more effective methods of treatment. Certain cancers are also more easily preventable by sustaining a better levels of health.
5. Within the natural world, there is a natural extinction rate of about one to five species per year. However, scientists currently estimate extinction rates to be nearly 1000 to 10000 times the natural background rate with the primary culprit being humans to blame. Humans are the primary culprit because we have the largest effect on climate change. In order to reduce climate change people can reduce their carbon footprint by being more environmentally friendly. In addition, if people ate less meat, fewer fields would have to be plowed and less land would be destroyed causing habitat destruciton to remain a minimum.
Reflection:
I believe the diminishing rate of natural resources is the world's dominant problem because without sustainable methods of energy, the future generations will not be able to support themselves with the few resources left. It is also a problem that will one day affect all of humanity no matter what part of the world we live in. Better methods of energy will also have a beneficial effect on global warming. Cancer, conflict, and the extinction rate are problems are all also major problems, but if we run out of means to survive, humanity will have a lot more problems in the future.
Top 5 Implementable Solutions
1. Conserve natural resources, find and use alternative energy methods. Be more proactive about going green and protecting the environment.
2.Decrease pollution, by requiring industries worldwide to adopt more eco-friendly policies, and placing initiatives to lower the CO2 levels in the atmosphere.
3. Increased funding for medical research.
4. Establish better systems of government, to decrease terrorism and violence.
5. Implement a new system of immigration reform
Reflection:
These are listed as they are because conservation is something that everyone can take part of. Working within a large-scale corporation, companies should work to protect this planet especially if they have the capital to do so. Lots of money is already funded to medical research worldwide. It is also very hard to revolutionize a whole system of government and to enact reform of previous systems.
The biggest thing that I noticed about your most problems is how interconnected they are. I see that perhaps in solving one, you may have found the solution to others. As I highlighted in my own list of problems is the issue of stable governments. In having a stable government will garner a better opportunity to effectively combat issues of immigration and migration patterns.
ReplyDeleteHere is my link: http://olivertelusmaiteblog3003.blogspot.com/2016/01/top-5-world-problems.html
Justin, I really like the way you went about your number one problem. I ended up combining the use of fossil fuels and the greenhouse effects they create into one on my list. I agree that the abuse and excess use of our natural resources is a huge problem along with the greenhouse effects that the use of some of these resources create. I think that your number one and two solutions are dead on and we have to do something now or else our future generations will suffer and might not end up having what they need to survive. That is a very scary thought but it is a reality that I fear is not far away.
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