African lions – the killer kings in mortal danger from man and sham medicine Response

In this article, I read about how the lion population has fallen by 68% in the last 50 years and it is estimated to increase throughout the years. With the expanding human population, natural habitats are being destroyed for more cities, agricultural purposes, etc. With the natural habitats being destroyed, the lion's prey have fallen dramatically causing lions to run out of food.

Lions are being hunted for their bones. Trophy hunters shoot lions for their parts and then ship them to China. To conserve the lion population, we must stop destroying natural habitats and stop the lion's prey from dying.  Lion hunting must be banned or better regulated.

"Long live the king"

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/feb/25/lions-africa-endangered-species-medicine-habitat

In Teeming India, Water Crisis Means Dry Pipes and Foul Sludge Article Response

"Your whole day goes just planning how you'll get water." In some cities in India, middle-class people are reduced to foraging for water. With the population growth as high as theirs, water is too scarce in some places, while in other places it is contaminated. These problems threaten India's ability to fortify its sagging farms, sustain its economic growth and make its cities healthy and habitable.

Before reading this article, I never really valued my one hour showers. I never really felt bad for "wasting" water when brushing my teeth. I say "wasting" in quotes because does water really ever run out? Planet earth is mostly made out of water so how is this possible? Well after reading this article, I see that it is indeed possible. It's not that water is going to just evaporate and disappear completely, but it can become contaminated and not usable for drinking, showering, etc.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/29/world/asia/29water.html?ref=water

Global Warming & Climate Change Article Response

If you think that global warming is fake or not raised immensely by humans, please go to the highest building you can and jump. After all, gravity is only a theory too right?

Okay that might be a bit dramatic, but after reading this article, it further proves the fact that global warming does exist. This article mentions how global emissions of carbon dioxide were at a record high in 2011 and were likely to take a similar jump in 2012. It says that scientists reported in early December 2012- the latest indication that efforts to limit such emissions are failing. Basically, global emissions went up 3 percent in 2011 and are expected to go up another 2.6 percent in 2012.

People need to start taking better care of the environment. They see these climate changes and still question whether global warming is real or not; it's frustrating.

http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/science/topics/globalwarming/index.html?ref=topics

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