#6 TheOne Degree Factor

The National Geographic Movie of the “One Degree Factor”was very motivational and it taught me a lot on where we might be if we don’t change how we use fossil fuels and treat the environment. Temperate of the air, as well as the water is affecting the wildlife drastically, and if we don’t do something soon, we could end up eliminating many different species. Even the smallest living things in the ocean such as plankton could mess up the food chain. The plankton can travel 500 miles a day just to feed at night when predators don’t see them. They are used to the drastic changes in the temperate in which they travel to, but one degree more past their breaking point could destroy their species, which will eventually kill the plankton off if we don’t do something. Not just the smaller animals start off affected. Larger animals like the Caribou can also be affected, and if things don’t change, their entire species will be doomed. Climate has already changed for these animals, and if temperatures worsen, they will not be able to get food. Mosquitoes’ mating season will grow since the warmer season is longer, which will also affect the caribou because it will make them grow weak.  Since they will grow weak, predators will catch them. This is just another example of species dying out due to climate change. The last thing learned in the “One Degree Factor” is about the different diseases caused by climate change. This is big, because different parts of the globe can be connected to other parts of the globe, which in the end can make diseases travel without you even knowing it. One of the big diseases, which is causing Asthma to increase in the Caribbean is Sea Pan disease. This has started from a pathogen located in the dust, traveled from the Saharan desert into the Americas. This is not something small. Things are changing and we need to do something about it. Just because we may not see it in our own lives does not mean the problem is not out there. We need to ask ourselves, “What should we give up today?”