How do the earth’s systems affect each other?

• Each and every one of our Earth Systems works hand and hand. With that being said there are times when they might affect each other. For example, when it comes to droughts when there’s less rainfall and more dry conditions in the atmosphere that causes there is a lack of water availability throughout parts of the hydrosphere. This can lead there being desertification in the geosphere and eventually probably ends up affecting the biosphere as well since they all go hand and hand.

geosphere releases its gases that can cause the

How can an understanding of environmental science aid in handling natural disasters?

• Having an understanding of Environmental Science can aid in handling natural disasters because it allows us to handle and mitigate the impact of natural disasters. With that, I mean that it allows us to use a more holistic approach when it comes to how when can be prepared, how to recover, and what we can do to prevent it. Finally, it allows us to extend our research and better our understanding of natural disasters.

Your reaction to your findings and overall project

• Nothing necessarily surprised me when doing all of the research on Droughts. The only thing that was “surprising” was that I expected there to be way more information on the subject, and way more people who are advocating for change/support. Outside of these things, I think it was interesting to learn about something that isn’t spoken about enough, and now I am able to express my understanding to others and help spread awareness on this topic.

earth systems affect each other in various ways, with tsunamis the geosphere,biosphere,and hydrosphere are interacting with one another in such a way that is sending energy waves back and forth that cause the tsunami

an understanding of environmental science aids in handling natural disasters because the more we know about the world and its processes the better we can understand these natural disasters and get to the root of them in order to acheive effective ways of handling them.

this project has taught me a lot about tsunamis and that there is so much more involved with tsunamis than i previously thought.

1. I believe they affect each other because when a natural disaster occurs and impacts an earth system, the negative effects caused to 1 earth system could cause a domino effect and lead to more danger.

2. Knowledge of a disaster could lead to future research and potentially find ways to end or a least suppress the effects that natural disasters can cause

Reflection: Earth systems affect each other in many ways, In the cause of tsunamis, the bioshpere,geoshpere and hydrosphere are interacting and exchanging the energy that’s being released from the tsunami. Understanding tsunamis helped me understand the transfer of energy between Earth systems, and by understanding the signs, like weird ocean behavior and loud sounds, it can alert everyone to get to safety.

Droughts start with a lack of rain due to changes in weather and climate patterns. When drought drags on, plants and trees can die from lack of water. Losing these plants leads to an excess of carbon because their aren’t enough plants to go through the photosynthesis process, leading to the demise of the carbon cycle. Thus, one earth system’s downfall creates a chain of events.

The environment is connected to everything. When one part has problems, it causes problems for other parts too. Like with droughts. Droughts happen when there’s little rain. This kills plants and trees since it dries them out, causing them to die off. This can cause wildfires due to dry trees and plants easily being able to catch fire. Mind you, combustion releases CO2 into the atmosphere and causes an excess of it. Droughts aren’t just about a lack of rain. They impact plants, animals„ fires, air quality, and much more. Knowing these connections helps scientists predict disasters earlier.

Overall, I’m not surprised at all by my findings. Droughts are pretty simple to understand, and I could name all the effects of them prior to even doing research. I just wish I had more time for my project so I could have tied it back together nicely.