5 Opportunities
1. The fish in the small cooler? No problem. The shark in the big cooler? Problem.
-https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/florida-keys/article207618534.html
-Basically an old man went fishing and got stopped by police at a traffic light. The police asked to see the catch of the day, when they noticed a bigger cooler in the back. The officer asked what was in this cooler and the old man replied " a shark". It was indeed a shark, but not any shark, a lemon shark which is an endangered species protected by Florida law. The old man was cited and fined for his crime while the shark was taken away to be properly dispose.
-The problem is fishing regulations being ignored
-Besides the individual getting fined, the main problem falls back on Florida law and the people who are supposed to uphold that.
2. Now that Miami’s winters are warmer, this dramatic cold-sensitive plant could thrive
-https://www.miamiherald.com/living/home-garden/article239312918.html
-This plant called the Pineapple ginger, could now potentially thrive in south Florida due to winter months not being as cold as the years progress. This allows for the pineapple ginger to thrive allowing for year round access to this plant that provides, medicinal, culinary, and aesthetic benefits.
- The problem used to be that the cold winter months would kill the plant, now that global warming has drastically impacted our enviroment, winter temperatures are getting warmer.
-Global warming has a different effect on other places, for south Floridians it makes winters warmer but for our neighbors up north in Chicago, their winters are getting historically colder.
3. Wine is like the canary in the coal mine. Climate change is threatening our wine supply.
-https://www.gainesville.com/zz/lifestyle/20200128/wine-is-like-canary-in-coal-mine-climate-change-is-threatening-our-wine-supply
- A study released on Monday indicated that due to climate change, the world is getting hot, fast. With this realization scientists and grape grows noticed that grapes die fast, being unable to produce viable fruit because of the sudden temperature change. They look to help reduce grape death by trying different Varity of grapes to grow.
-The problem is global warming and lack of initial grape diversity
-Wine brewers, farmers, vineyards, and people in business with wineries
4.Pedestrian involved accidents have residents demanding change
-https://mycbs4.com/news/local/pedestrian-involved-accidents-have-residents-demanding-change
-https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/florida-keys/article207618534.html
-Basically an old man went fishing and got stopped by police at a traffic light. The police asked to see the catch of the day, when they noticed a bigger cooler in the back. The officer asked what was in this cooler and the old man replied " a shark". It was indeed a shark, but not any shark, a lemon shark which is an endangered species protected by Florida law. The old man was cited and fined for his crime while the shark was taken away to be properly dispose.
-The problem is fishing regulations being ignored
-Besides the individual getting fined, the main problem falls back on Florida law and the people who are supposed to uphold that.
2. Now that Miami’s winters are warmer, this dramatic cold-sensitive plant could thrive
-https://www.miamiherald.com/living/home-garden/article239312918.html
-This plant called the Pineapple ginger, could now potentially thrive in south Florida due to winter months not being as cold as the years progress. This allows for the pineapple ginger to thrive allowing for year round access to this plant that provides, medicinal, culinary, and aesthetic benefits.
- The problem used to be that the cold winter months would kill the plant, now that global warming has drastically impacted our enviroment, winter temperatures are getting warmer.
-Global warming has a different effect on other places, for south Floridians it makes winters warmer but for our neighbors up north in Chicago, their winters are getting historically colder.
3. Wine is like the canary in the coal mine. Climate change is threatening our wine supply.
-https://www.gainesville.com/zz/lifestyle/20200128/wine-is-like-canary-in-coal-mine-climate-change-is-threatening-our-wine-supply
- A study released on Monday indicated that due to climate change, the world is getting hot, fast. With this realization scientists and grape grows noticed that grapes die fast, being unable to produce viable fruit because of the sudden temperature change. They look to help reduce grape death by trying different Varity of grapes to grow.
-The problem is global warming and lack of initial grape diversity
-Wine brewers, farmers, vineyards, and people in business with wineries
4.Pedestrian involved accidents have residents demanding change
-https://mycbs4.com/news/local/pedestrian-involved-accidents-have-residents-demanding-change
-In less than 24 hours, three pedestrians got hit by a car while crossing the road. The first was a 16 year old boy who was left in critical condition (later found out from another source he died from complications), a 20 year man who is still in critical condition, and lastly a 45 year old man who died at the scene. These tragedies have sparked outrage in the gainesville community, pleading for increased saftey measures for pedestrians and more monitoring of drivers.
-The problem is drivers are not paying attention or are not alert while driving.
-Gainesville police department must deal with this new threat.
5. Police warn of popular scamming methods
-https://mycbs4.com/news/local/dewarn-of-popular-scamming-methods
-Residents of Levy county have been experiencing increase scamming issues recently. The two most popular being social security scam, where a resident gets a phone call with a robotic operator asking for personal information in the hopes of fixing their problem, which never existed. The second scam is the Dr. Pepper scam, where people answer an ad and get sent a deposit. Then the scam artist tells the caller that they could get half the money if they send the money and give personal information.
-Personal information is given out and being used against the residents of Levy county; they aren't safe.
-The residents, the police, and the banks/IRS
It is so crazy how three people got hurt, two of them killed, by cars! People being hurt by drivers who are not paying attention are the reasons I avoid using the bike lane while on a bike. Though I can see how in some parts of campus, there is so much going on, it can be difficult to drive. Interesting stories you found!
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