Wise Use of Our Resources Responses

Presentation: Wise Use of Our Resources: Deforestation

Location: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ywakTJN2pdLuiIEe7PPYVbsHkEvuMMzYNZuMi3DMHqk/edit#slide=id.p

Creator: Mako Goldston

My Response:
  Going over your presentation, something that really struck me was the image of the lone koala bear on a barren section of land that had clearly been clear-cut. I have always had a soft spot for animals, and that image really made me think about deforestation and the effects of it. I researched global warming, and deforestation related to that topic quite a bit. In my research, I learned a lot about how the clear-cutting and burning of forests effects Earth's atmosphere. The forests of Earth are what helps recycle carbon and protect the ozone layer. With the growing holes in the ozone layer, global warming is increasing. The continuous forestation of the world's forests are speeding up the destruction of the ozone layer, and thus global warming. I think that you could've emphasized a bit more on why deforestation occurs and what the wood is used for, as it is an interesting and a very deep topic with many layers to it.


Presentation: Wise Use of Our Resources: Deforestation

Location:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/125MoKy2M1qdfTaetLqenUVfDHuygAuuhiadZrAWCVvY/edit#slide=id.p

Creator: Chloe Smothers
My Response:
  After looking through your presentation, I was blown away by the statistics you provided on slide 11. It's stunning and horrifying enough that, every minute, 10 acres of forest are lost. However, to think that in 10 years, over 50 million acres of precious forest that play a gigantic part in holding Earth's atmosphere together, I can't help but wonder if stopping the processes of deforestation is completely hopeless. I love the images you placed on each slide, as they emphasized the facts and what you were saying. My research topic was global warming, and deforestation is a topic that I had to cover a little bit as well. Forests help to prevent the ozone layer from deteriorating. Global warming is increasing more and more, with no help from the deforestation of the forests here on Earth.