Open Topic: What Would Happen to Our Planet if Sea Levels Rise in the Next 100 Years? Week 3 (Oct. 27 - Nov. 4, 2013)

What Will Happen to Our Planet if Sea Levels Rises Feet by Feet? What will happen if polar ice caps melted? It will not be a surprise to see that sea levels could rise 3 feet (1 meter) in the next 100 years due to Global Warming. Some scientist estimate it can be up to 6 feet. TASK: Provide in your own words a brief essay (3 - 4 paragraphs)covering the following topic: 1. What will be the humanitarian impact if sea levels rise as predicted and the new World Map would looks as following (compare this World map with current map):

What would happen to people? Where will they go? How will our society absorb this impact? We as humans will always strive to survive events like these, but at a cost to society, the environment, and the human specie. Remember to provide evidence and the resources used to complete your task. Suggested resources - Please view before you post your work (video clips): What will happen if polar ice caps melted? (press link to watch video clip) and the following video clip Earth Under Water Important note: Antharthic and Greenland account for 90 % of the ice on Earth. If both were to melt, sea level water would rise approximately 230 feet.

Science and technology - Week 2 - October 7 thru October 14, 2013

In the early 1900's, many of today's known diseases were present but had different names and of cause, different treatments. Without today's technology, many of these diseases were: 1) undetectable, 2) not comprehended, 3) thought as 'not curable', or 4) simple left to chances. Example: Children with Down Syndrome were in the early 1900's institutionalized, as many other genetic disorders and disease state. Patients probably with cancer or tumors were treated without hope. A simple cold or bronchitis would complicate into a pneumonia maybe leading to death. Science was present, but medicine didn't flourish until technology began to change our lives. Today thanks to major advances in medicine due to technology lives are being saved everyday. Science, medicine, and technology will continue to change the lives of millions. YOUR TASK: Doing research, name one or two of the major advances done in medicine and working with new treatments that technology has had a major influence in. State the disease, the description of the disease , the technology, and how has it been used to fight the disease state. Cite your sources.