Activity 3.3.3.1 Current Events In Plastic Pollution

 1. Exploratory

I wasn't able to find any recent articles about plastic pollution, but the latest article I was able to find is from CNN. The article is titled “More than 170 trillion plastic particles found in the ocean as pollution reaches ‘unprecedented’ levels”. This article mentions how the ocean is deeply polluted, and that it is increasing at a high rate. This is an issue, because plastic contributes to our huge climate problem. In terms of what we have been learning  in class is about the environment, and maintaining it healthy. This can only be done if we as a community help keep the earth clean. The article also mentions how by 2040 there will be a 2.6 rate increase in how plastic gets into the ocean. 

2. Diagnostic

The way that plastic is getting into the oceans is from land, getting swept by rain, rivers, etc. Thus happens, because people can be careless and just litter their trash. It can also be due to landfills being full, that there is no space other than to dump the trash in the ocean.

3. Cause and Effect

The effect that pollution is having on the ocean is that it is harming the environment. Marine life can become endangered if they get entangled in plastic, or confuse it for food. Plastic also contains chemicals that can also be released into the water.

4. Priority

The main topic and priority the article is trying to give out is that there is an issue involving how much trash there is in the ocean. This is affecting the planet, because there is so much waste in some parts of the ocean all you see is trash instead of water.

5. Application

This applies to me in terms of wanting to better the planet im living in. It also applies to what I have learned, because I want to be able to give knowledge to people who don’t know much about climate, and how to protect the environment.

6. Critical

This article didn't really change my thinking that much, because all my life i've seen people talk about pollution. I think it is a topic most people know about, yet I rarely see any change happen. In conclusion, I believe there are many issues going on in the world. It is however, important to try our best to provide knowledge, so one day change can happen.


Citation References

https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/08/world/ocean-plastic-pollution-climate-intl/index.html

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