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Global Warming PSA (Nhung, Anh & Dang)

This video is created by Nhung, Anh and Dang.

Three Facts (PSA)
By Anh, Nhung, Dang

1.             National Geographic:

( http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/12/1206_041206_global_warming.html )

Average temperatures have climbed 1.4 degrees Fahrenheit (0.8 degree Celsius) around the world since 1880, much of this in recent decades, according to NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies.

The Arctic is feeling the effects the most. Average temperatures in Alaska, western Canada, and eastern Russia have risen at twice the global average, according to the multinational Arctic Climate Impact Assessment report compiled between 2000 and 2004.

Arctic ice is rapidly disappearing, and the region may have its first completely ice-free summer by 2040 or earlier. Polar bears and indigenous cultures are already suffering from the sea-ice loss.

2. Environment National Geographic:

( http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/gw-causes )

One of the first things scientists learned is that there are several greenhouse gases responsible for warming, and humans emit them in a variety of ways. Most come from the combustion of fossil fuels in cars, factories and electricity production. The gas responsible for the most warming is carbon dioxide, also called CO2. Other contributors include methane released from landfills and agriculture (especially from the digestive systems of grazing animals), nitrous oxide from fertilizers, gases used for refrigeration and industrial processes, and the loss of forests that would otherwise store CO2.

3. Environment About:

( http://environment.about.com/od/pollution/a/litter.htm )

Litter Prevention Around the World
A more grassroots-oriented litter prevention group is Auntie Litter, which started in 1990 in Alabama to help educate students there about the importance of a healthy and clean environment. Today the group works internationally to help students, teachers and parents eliminate litter in their communities.

Only You Can Prevent Litter
Doing your part to keep litter to a minimum is easy, but it takes vigilance. For starters, never let trash escape from your car, and make sure household garbage bins are sealed tightly so animals can’t get at the contents. Always remember to take your garbage with you upon leaving a park or other public space. And if you’re still smoking, isn’t saving the environment a compelling enough reason to finally quit? Also, if that stretch of roadway you drive everyday to work is a haven for litter, offer to clean it up and keep it clean. Many cities and towns welcome “Adopt-A-Mile” sponsors for particularly litter-prone streets and highways, and your employer might even want to get in on the act by paying you for your volunteer time.

* This website fains reputation for giving informations about many topics and it’s part of The New Yorks Time newspaper so is it credible sources.

4. Goverment Site:

( http://www.eia.gov/oiaf/1605/ggccebro/chapter1.html )

What Are Greenhouse Gases?
Many chemical compounds found in the Earth’s atmosphere act as “greenhouse gases.” These gases allow sunlight to enter the atmosphere freely. When sunlight strikes the Earth’s surface, some of it is reflected back towards space as infrared radiation (heat). Greenhouse gases absorb this infrared radiation and trap the heat in the atmosphere. Over time, the amount of energy sent from the sun to the Earth’s surface should be about the same as the amount of energy radiated back into space, leaving the temperature of the Earth’s surface roughly constant.

Many gases exhibit these “greenhouse” properties. Some of them occur in nature (water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide), while others are exclusively human-made (like gases used for aerosols).

Squatter Settlements

                         Taken by me on Sunday at 4 P.M.

                         At Tran Suan Soan Street & Kinh Te Bridge

                        All my observations in the Journal

                                    

Immigration & Migration (PART 2) ♥

These pictures above are the street of where I lived in, Tan Hung. This street used to empty and very quiet since there are not much people. Nevertheless, around 2009, many rich and successful people build houses here. The land (for house) may be expensive but they found the environment very healthy and the land is good for house. These people are usually foreigners or managers of great cooperations. Around 2011, more houses and companies was build because now the land is cheaper and the environment (as usual) is useful for working. After 2 years, many immigrants had open companies here. Even though this place does not had lots of people but the pull factor was its massive lands and environment that attracts people so much!

P.S. The bright picture was taken by me yesterday.

Immigration & Migration ♥

These pictures above show a huge amount of immigrations of Vietnamese from different locations. A lot of cooperations and huge companies open buildings and business here due to it amount of populations, good land (open space) and highways for communications. Especially for those who want their children to go to great school, Tan Binh is a street that contains many good schools. Another reason that many buildings are build & people lived here is since is near the Airport, it cans attracts many visitors/foreigners.

The Water Cycle Song (EXTRA CREDIT)

The Water Cycle Song

The Water Cycle

By Nhung Le (8F)

Melody:  Skyscraper by Demi Lovato

Water floating in the ocean

Sun goes up and heats the water

It turns to gas and it evaporates (into the sky)

You can call this,

Evaporation, evapotranspiration

As the gas float around the sky

It turns to clouds

This process is called condensation-n-n

And the cloud become cold

It fall down again (as a raindrop)

Precipitation

The raindrop is at top of hill

Now it rolls down the hill

Running on streams

And you can call this,

surface run- off-f-f

As it floats on the lake

It fall to the underground

Infiltration is this process’s name

Then it carries the water,

all the way to the ocean

And this is call discharge.

And this is the water cycle!