THE IMPACT AND UNPREDICTABILITY
OF HUMAN ACTIONS ON THE ENVIRONMENT
Human actions can sometimes have a big efect on the world around us. We might do something that we
think is good, but it can have unexpected, uncertain, and complicated results. It's like when we build a
sandcastle on the beach - we might make a big pile of sand that we think is really cool, but it could change
the way the waves come in and out, and afect other things on the beach that we didn't think about. That's
why we have to be careful and think about what we do, so we don't accidentally cause problems for
ourselves and other living things.
HOW HUMANS DISRUPTED A
CYCLE ESSENTIAL TO ALL
LIFE
"How one animal dug up carbon and put it back
into the atmosphere at an astounding pace."
HUMANS INDUCE AND REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTERS
COMPLEX SOCIOECOLOGICAL PROBLEMS REQUIRE NOT ONE
BUT MANY SOLUTIONS
In the last ffty years, there have been many big problems that have happened in nature, like big fres, foods,
and pollution. But because of these problems, smart people have worked hard to fnd new ways to help
protect nature and prevent more problems from happening. This is a book that talks about what happened
before, and how we can make things better in the future!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOht6qmuG-k&ab_channel=Vox
Adapted from National Geographic.
Sometimes, things can be really complicated, like a
big puzzle with lots of pieces. And when we try to
solve those complicated things, we have to think
about many diferent things, like how people feel
and what the environment is like.
It's kind of like when you have a problem at school
and you have to think about what you can do to
solve it. Maybe one thing will work for one problem,
but not for another. That's because every problem is
diferent and needs its own special solution.
So, just like how you have to think about diferent
ways to solve problems at school, we also have to
think about diferent ways to solve big problems
that afect lots of people and the environment.