Geology Question

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Select one of the two ( bee decrease )following environmental challenges, explain important dimensions of this environmental challenge, and discuss some sustainable solutions developed by humans to address it. Use the article and video for your selected topic, below, and two additional authored sources (one of which needs to be a peer-reviewed research article) to develop a paper that addresses the following:

Describe the issue: To what extent does this phenomenon constitute an environmental challenge? What are the main characteristics of this challenge?

Explain the importance of human activities: To what extent is this challenge the result of human activities? How in turn does this challenge impact (or will further impact in the foreseeable future) human activities?

Describe possible actions: What types of sustainable solutions can humans develop to address or at least reduce this environmental challenge?

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Option 1: Floods and flood management

• Read: O’Connell, P. M. (2019, May 17). Farmers and officials in Illinois and Missouri are desperately battling floodwaters along the Mississippi River. They’re also battling each other. Chicago Tribune.

Watch: Vox. (2018, August 6). How “levee wars” are making floods worse [Video]. Youtube.

• Option 2: Decrease in bee populations

Read: Gastreich, K. R. (2020). Remnant Prairies and Organic Gardens Provide Complementary Habitat for Native Bees Within a Midwestern Urban Matrix.Ecological Restoration. 38(1):3-6.

Watch: The Nature Conservancy. (2012, September 26). Pollinators: Putting food on the table [Video]. Youtube.