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Wiki Groups!!!!! Stop the Oil Spill! ~ The Exxon Valdez spilled 11 million gallons of oil into the sea!(Whoa! That's a lot of oil!!!) ~The Exxon Valdez spill killed 2,800 sea otters, 300 harbor seals, 900 bald eagles, and 250,000 sea birds! :-( ~There are only about 74 killer whales left in the world due to oil spills! ~ This is a tip: Clean up the oil fast or else it will spread,fast!

My Questions! ~ Q:How do bald eagles die from the spill if they aren't in the water?? A:They get fish from the water. The fish is covered in oil and probably has swallowed some oil, too. The eagle then eats the fish thus getting oil into the eagle's system. The eagle most likely eats more fish from the oily water and dies from the amount of oil in his system. :-(

~ Q:Has the clean up for the Exxon Valdez finished yet, or are they still working? A:In the ocean, yes. Out on land, no! There are still spots on land near the water that have oil in the ground.

The Habitat Heroes and Hazards! ~ Shark nets keep sharks away from people like on beaches, but they also harm the sharks! ~ If a shark gets tangled up in the shark net, the shark could die if not released soon. ~ Global warming is melting our polar ice caps. ~ It affects polar bears, seals, walruses, whales, and US! ~ When the polar ice caps melt, it adds water into the ocean therefore pushing out of the ocean's natural capacity flooding streets, towns, and anything in the water's path! <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 170%;">~ The rain forest used to cover 14% of the earth's surface. Now it covers 6%! That's a big loss of rain forest! <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 170%;">~ The equipment used to cut down the rain forest weighs 15 tons and has 8 blades!

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 170%;">My Questions! <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 170%;">~ Q:Is it possible that if the ice caps melt away completely, our whole world could get swallowed in water? <span style="color: #8a1e1e; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 170%;">A:Yes! If the ice caps melt away completely the earth will get swallowed in water. Think about it. There aren't just the polar ice cap areas that have ice. Other places around the world have ice. If that melts away too, kiss our earth good-bye! (Hope y'all know how to swim!)

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 170%;">~ Q: Will the polar bears go extinct if the polar ice caps melt away? <span style="color: #990f0f; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 170%;">A:If they aren't near land, then most probably they will die, unless they are good swimmers. If they are near land, there is a chance they could go to land and survive there, but that could be a problem. Where will they get their food? How will they take care of themselves? Those are just two out of the hundreds of questions and problems that people need to think about.

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 170%;">The Forest Defenders! <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 170%;">~ When we cut down trees, which contain carbon dioxide, we release carbon dioxide into the air. That's bad for us! <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 170%;">~ The Amazon Rain Forest is home to 50% of our earth's plant and animal species. Look at us! We are cutting down those poor, helpless animals' home! Imagine if we were those small and big creatures. People are cutting down our homes and we can't even say stop! Think about how those animals are feeling... :-(

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 170%;">My Questions! <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 170%;">~Q:How long will it take to replant and fully regrow all of the trees we have cut down? <span style="color: #0dde0d; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 170%;">A: It would take a long time to replant and regrow all of the trees that we have cut down, but it's possible. Considering the fact that we have cut down over a million trees, it would take a long, long, long time to regrow them.

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 170%;">~Q:If we have some fire wood left over that won't be used for a long time, could you do anything with it that will help trees? <span style="color: #11ee11; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 170%;">A: You can save it until you need it. Tuck it away somewhere you can remember so if you need some fire wood, DO NOT go out and buy some! Remember that little closet or cupboard you put your extra wood in? Pull that out and use that!

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 170%;">The Eco Team...Desertification! <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 170%;">~Causes of deforestation: drought, forest fires, over grazing <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 170%;">~Drought~ soil is dry, no moisture in the ground, land is brown and cracky <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 170%;">~Each year the planet loses 24 billion tons of topsoil! That's a lot of topsoil!

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 170%;">My Questions! <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 170%;">~Q:If someone took a small section of land and completely dried it out, and then planted grass seed there and watered it for a long time, could the land grow grass again. If so, how long will it take? <span style="color: #9292fc; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 170%;">A: Yes, it is possible that if you dry a small section of land out, it could grow grass again. It would take a long time, but grass could still grow there. It would take a lot of water, though! :-) <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 170%;">~Q:Are temperature changes also causes of desertification?Are they related in any way? <span style="color: #bbbbfc; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 170%;">A:Yes. Image a piece of land that is fairly watered and is in a nice, cool place. All of a sudden it gets super hot and the grass catches on fire(Yeah! It's that hot!) The grass died and the moisture in the ground evaporates. Do you know what that is? Desertification! The ground is dry and is not moist. Temperature changes do tie in with desertification.