Topic > Air Pollution Essay - 1441

Florida is home to one of the widest varieties of ecosystems, including mangrove swamps, swamps, and the Everglades, to name just a few (Florida Habitats and Wildlife). Climate change caused by global warming has already started to change the growing season, forcing plant and animal species to adapt, and if they fail to adapt, they risk extinction. This change in growing seasons has already caused a disturbance in the life cycles of plant and animal species, limiting food resources and unbalancing reproduction and survival (NASA). Now, this is bad enough in itself, but put it in the perspective that it benefits us. We rely on these plants and animals for our food and our ability to live. Following the cycle of life, we expect the meat we consume to be able to provide us with the nutrients we need to live, the right quantities crucial for our health. With the extinction of plant species, animals receive fewer nutrients and therefore we receive less too. Because of this, our health will worsen and the vicious circle will continue. This lack of nutrients can cause malnutrition, which can cause or exacerbate disease or, in extreme cases, can cause death (World Food Programme). The Child Welfare League of America estimates that more than 30 million Americans are regularly hungry or at high risk (Livestrong). Like our amount of resources