Interwining Spanish into Science

Disaster after a Hurricane

Changes in climate and extreme events have severely affected Latin America. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 613 extreme climate and hydro-meteorological events occurred between 2000 and 2013. Hydro-meteorological events include typhoons and hurricanes, thunderstorms, hailstorms, tornados, blizzards, heavy snowfall, avalanches, coastal storm surges, floods including flash floods, drought, heatwaves and cold spells. This has resulted in the displacement of people, numerous fatalities and significant economic losses.

Amazon Rain Forest

Researchers are moderately confident that Amazonia, northeastern Brazil, Central America, the Caribbean, and some parts of Mexico will see increased drought conditions. Of particular concern is the prospect of more frequent extreme droughts in the Amazon, which could push the region to a “tipping point,” increasing the likelihood of a large-scale dieback of the Amazon forest.

Importance of learning about both Climate and interwinning it with Spanish is the wide access that people can work and understand how Climate Change affects other parts of the world. Learning how it affects people from Latin America and other places around the world lets us see the affects climate change has, especially on countries and communities that suffer from lacks of resources and priveleges that we in the United States may have.

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People

The people are wonderful and full of life. These cultures remain active and alive due to them being able to connect with their land and remain in the home of their ancestors. Climate change may lead them to have to leave home and lose cultures and languages.

Land

The land is an important aspect to a lot of cultures found in Latin America. Climate Change affects how some communities can interact with their land, and may lead to displacement due to their land becoming inhospitable.

Culture

The culture in Latin American countries is heavilly collectivistic as can be seen in the Spanish language. People wish to respect the land that they live in, yet some aspects of culture may impede certain people from understanding more about climate change.

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