Current Events - Week 2
As Wildfires Hit Australia... -What is happening? -How might this affect policy, culture, nature? -What is your personal connection to this? This article was primarily about the heat waves and wildfires that have faced Australia. The article highlights different perspectives about these events. Rodney Dilllon noticed one day while he was diving that the kelps were dying, yet there was nothing anyone could do about it. Climate change has affected the giant kelp forests that once thrived in the cold water. As the ocean temperatures rise many species are at risk of going extinct. This causes ocean life to migrate to regions where they wouldn’t usually be able to survive. For example, sea urchins are moving from the north closer to the south pole. “It’s a geographic climate trap, Johnson said. Marine animals unique to Australia — the wallabies and koalas of the deep — could easily vanish. So there’s going to be a whole bunch of species here that we expect will just go extinct.” This quote struck me because it refers to the effects of climate change as a geographic climate trap, soon there weren’t be anywhere else for these animals to migrate. “Australia is a poster child for climate change. Wildfires are currently raging on the outskirts of its most iconic city and drought is choking a significant portion of the country.” These fires have led to the death of nearly a third of the population of koalas. Others have been severely burned and pushed out of their habitats. The rising temperatures due to climate change could cause there to be hotter summers leaving Australia at risk of more fires. I think that the events happening in Australia are eye-opening for many people, and show climate change in action. Mini Documentary - The Grey Seagull How well did you and your partner collaborate together? -Me and my partner worked together in deciding what we wanted to film. I then edited the video in premier. My partner created a script and recorded the narration. How comfortable are you getting with the equipment and software compared to last week? -I felt more comfortable using premier for editing my film. What are some areas of improvement that you are still working on with photography/videography? -I think for improving the quality of my mini film, I should have used one of the cameras vs using my cell phone to shoot the film. Ocean Science and Numbers Below is a link to my Ocean Science and Numbers. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rRwcqmgwLBCcWI9LsihUvnebAgw2eif0wcFaG0hu8nU/edit?usp=sharing A reflection on the nature of infinity. Why is it essential in mathematics? Why is it unknowable? Does it intrigue you? Why or why not? Are characteristics of infinity present in the ocean system? How? Please reference the video and article from class. Infinity is essential in mathematics, because it can be referenced and used in many other branches of mathematics, such as calculus and set theory. The video we watched in class, “The Infinite Hotel Paradox”, aimed to explain the concept of infinity by using the example of a hotel. Infinity is quite intriguing to me because it is not a number, yet if it were a number it would be the largest number possible. Infinity also confuses me which leads me to want to know more about it. When thinking about the ocean and infinity, I think that there are an infinite set of waves.
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