Global Environmental Change

Richard Nixon and His Environmental Impact           Richard Nixon was the 37th president of the United States who was a member of the Republican Party and served as the president from 1969-1974. Although shadowed by the Water Gate Scandal from 1972-1974 that cut his presidency short. There were many things that he had done for the environment and is known as one of the most influential presidents for his environmental impacts.          Nixon is known for a number of things throughout his presidential run. He signed the bills during the big protests of the 70s which had a huge impact on the citizens of the United States. Signing many different bills including the Clean Water Act passed in 1972, The Endangered Species Act passed in 1973, The Clean Air Act passed in 1970, and finally the National Environmental Policy Act signed on New Years Day in 1970. While not only just signing these acts he also helped by contr...

 Arctic Snow Is Turning To Rain Rapidly     Chelsea Harvey From E&E News  wrote an article about how the timeline for the arctic snow melting has significantly decreased. Initial studies suggested that the arctics would be rain dominated somewhere in the 2100s, with the new technology it is now anticipated to be "as early as the 2060s or 2070s if the world continues to warm at high rates between now and the end of the century." ( Harvey)  https://pxhere.com/en/photo/48858 Picture of Arctic Ice Melting      What this means and what the article is trying to provide insight in is about the rapid change in the climate and the effects that it could present. There is multiple different effects this presents on humans, One of the problems addressed in the article was how the white snow helps reflect some of the light from the sun away from the earth. If ice caps continue to decrease less heat will be reflected from the earth causing th...