Essays on Environment

The government has identified 16 infrastructure sectors essential to its security, economy and health care (The Department of Homeland Security 2018). These sectors guarantee the resilience of the society during crises. The sectors were created in order to consolidate and uphold the networks, assets, and networks in a coordinated manner (The...

Is it “possible to get ourselves to sincerely doubt things, despite abundant evidence to the contrary”? This is the question Dr. Angel Pinillos invites us to answer with respect to public conversations on climate change. His article titled “Knowledge, Ignorance and Climate Change” published in the New York Times opinion...

While the gap between the wealthy and the impoverished continues to expand in South Africa’s Cape Town, economic injustices manifest through the unequal distribution of natural resources such as water. Introductory Rationale Cape Town, one of the three capitals of South Africa, is a city with numerous inhabitants from different socioeconomic backgrounds....

Cape Town's Water Shortage and Inequality Issues Cape Town has over the past experienced a number of water shortage cases that are as a direct consequence of drought. This problem has, however, exposed a number of critical issues that involve inequality in the city as far as the distribution of the...

A drought, in 2015, arose in the Western Cape province of South Africa, causing austere water scarcity in the locality, thus affecting Cape Town city. For a majority of the inhabitants of the town’s expansive low-income community, water has constantly been an occasional resource. Cape Town is the first city...

Deforestation Deforestation refers to the permanent destruction of forested areas to make land available for alternative uses. The world loses millions of acres of forested lands every year due to deforestation. The tropical rainforests are the most affected in regards to deforestation. In fact, if the current rate of deforestation proceeds,...

The Portrayal of Nature and Human Beings in Nature The portrayal of nature and the place of human beings in nature are similar in both stories. Nature is portrayed to be always in control of human beings irrespective of their efforts. On the other hand, human beings are busy trying to...

Introduction With increased population on the planet, human beings have increasingly cleared land for settlement hence reducing the forest cover and increased greenhouse gasses emission into the atmosphere leading to global warming that results in climate change which its effects are visible across the world from high temperatures to disasters leading...

Baicer, M. N. Disposal of the sewage and protection of the water supply of Chicago, Ill. A report to the Chicago real estate board by Geo. A. Soper, John D. Watson and Arthur J. Martin, Chicago: Real Estate Board. National Municipal Review, vol. 5, no. 2, 2000, pp. 335-336. The information in...

Climate Change Climate change is defined as seasonal fluctuations of weather patterns over a long duration of time (IPCC "Climate Justice 1). The changes in climatic patterns negatively affect the natural environment, cultures, and economic activities. Climate change causes unpredictability in rain patterns, bleaching of coral reefs, and global warming (IPCC...

The word climate change has been in existence for ages, with endless discussions in boardrooms taking place, with experts and states working day and night trying to find a solution to end the menace, which is climate change. With the many discussions taking place, one might be tempted to ask...

Plastic Straws and the Need for a Ban Plastic straws are non-biodegradable; banning it beats plastic pollution in the environment. There has been a heated debate on whether to get rid of plastic straws in Canada and other world countries in the recent past. This debate has been brought about by...