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Human-Accelerated Environmental Change
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What are some environmental problems caused by human stressors?
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What are some environmental problems caused by human stressors?
How do these problems impact each other?
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PollutionPollution
Humans
Land-use changesLand-use changes
Global climatechange
Global climatechange
Loss of ozone layerLoss of ozone layer
Loss of biodiversityLoss of biodiversity
Invasive species introductions
Invasive species introductions
Infectious diseaseInfectious disease
Modified afterLikens 2004, Water, Air &Soil Pollution
Human-Accelerated Environmental Change
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Global Trend #1: More People
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1CE
300 million people
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1000 CE
310 million people
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1800 CE
A.D. 0 - 300 million people2050 – 9 billion 1999 – 6 billion people1987 – 5 billion people
1974 – 4 billion people1960 – 3 billion people1927 – 2 billion people
1 billion people
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1927
A.D. 0 - 300 million people2050 – 9 billion 1999 – 6 billion people1987 – 5 billion people
1974 – 4 billion people1960 – 3 billion people
2 billion people
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1960
A.D. 0 - 300 million people2050 – 9 billion 1999 – 6 billion people1987 – 5 billion people
1974 – 4 billion people
3 billion people
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1974
A.D. 0 - 300 million people2050 – 9 billion 1999 – 6 billion people1987 – 5 billion people
4 billion people
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1987
5 billion people
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1999
2050 – 9 billion
6 billion people
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2050
9 billion people
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Let’s talk about the U.S.
What percent of the world’s population lives in the United States? (your perception)
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Let’s talk about the U.S.
< 5%
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Global Trend #2: More People…More Land Use Change
Google Earth Animations - Land use changes since 1984 (http://bit.ly/18nQTvb)
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What about us?
What do you think was here 70 years ago?
How do you think it has changed?
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1936: Rt 9, site of current Galleria mall, small quarry visible next to river
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2004: Poughkeepsie Galleria on right hand side, gravel quarry next to river
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Ossining, 1925Use the small lakes in the upper left hand corner as reference.
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Ossining, 1995
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More land was converted to cropland in the 30 years after 1950 than in the 150 years between 1700 and 1850.
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IowaTan: Prairie
Compiled from Landsat Thematic Mapper satellite imagery, Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources.
1990s
Gray: Row Crops
1850s
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How much do we
consume?
~ 22% of the world’s resources
Ecological Footprint
World Population
~ 4.7% of the world’s population
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You live in:
The Hudson River
Watershed
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Source: Swaney et.al 2006Population
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Mid Hudson Valley counties are growing in population, and forest fragmentation is a big problem.
Scenic Hudson
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Source: Swaney et.al 2006
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Climate Change
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Air temperatures in Central Park
Glacial melting
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Two Emissions Scenarios
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Land Use Change + Climate Change
= Disease Increase
www.usbr.gov
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280 370 600 ppm
Ziska, 2007
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Land Use Change = Biodiversity loss
NYSDEC
Nature Publishing Group
Mammals 22
Birds 12
Reptiles 30
Amphibians 31
Fishes 39
Invertebrates 51
% Threatened Taxa
IUCN Red List
NOAA
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Land Use Change + Invasive Species = more biodiversity loss
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Photos courtesy of IES
Inbocht Bay, south of Catskill on the Hudson River, covered in water chestnut (Trapa natans)
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Climate Change + Land use + Invasive Species = Yet more biodiversity loss
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Amphibians Are Declining Globally
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Your Turn
• Summarize the major changes in the environment
• How does each problem affect the others?
• What might be some possible solutions?