tiger times The Voice of Dewey Elementary School • Evanston, IL • Fall 2019 Top 14 Places Affected by Global Warming By Albert Zhu and Tommy Simpson VENICE, ITALY of the Amazon are going to die if the dry Due to glaciers melting and sea levels season lasts more that 5-7 months. Currently, rising, the places that have lower land are the season duration is just a few weeks off at risk of flooding. Sea levels rising also of that threshold. make Venice flood prone. It’s really bad because Venice has a lot of canals and just YAMAL PENINSULA, RUSSIA above those canals are homes. If the levels The people of this area have adapted to of the canals rise, then the homes next to herding reindeer in Climate Change. the canals will flood. Permafrost is the layer of soil that stays frozen all year in polar areas, and the perma- GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, frost is melting due to Global Warming and NORTHWESTERN MONTANA the weather is getting unpredictable. The Glacier National Park is known for its winter of 2013 was very abnormal because glaciers, but Global Warming is responsible warm temperatures led to rain and then the for melting the glaciers. The glaciers have water froze and the reindeer couldn’t dig shrunk by 85%(!) due to Global Warming. through the ice to scavenge for food. A lot of reindeer died of starvation. THE DEAD SEA, ISRAEL Mayor Hagerty The Dead Sea in Israel is at risk because THE MALDIVES, INDIAN OCEAN rising temperatures are making the water The Maldives are highly affected by Global By Chaya Duarte and Liv Hammer evaporate. It will become a salt flat if any- warming because rising tides can lead to thing isn’t done by 2050. Then the Dead flooding homes because homes are built on How much time do you get off work? How long have you been a mayor? Sea will be like the Salar De Uyuni salt flat islands and they’re really close to the water. I have 50 hours a week of being Mayor and Two and a half years. in Bolivia. 10 hours a week with Hagerty Consulting. THE MAINLAND UNITED STATES What is your favorite type of music? ALASKA, USA Key West florida is a group of islands off What is your favorite book? Female folk music. Alaska is in danger because rising tempera- the tip of Florida. In 2017, Hurricane Irma Leadership and Tribute. tures can melt all of the ice and flood the was a catastrophe to most southern states Are kids allowed to visit you? mainland. Also the animals that are already (including Key West) and almost reached What is your favorite sport? Yes! Of course. living there (moose, etc..) can all die because Indiana! I like playing baseball and watching football. they can’t adapt to that climate quickly. If you could pick anywhere in the world NAPA VALLEY, CALIFORNIA Do you have any pets? to live where would it be? THE GULF STREAM Napa Valley is known for its winemaking. Yes, a dog named Chester. Evanston, Illinois! The Gulf Stream is a current that runs Rising temperatures are disrupting the along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Along the industry and Napa Valley might lose its What is your name? Is being mayor hard? stream there are eddies and meanders. fame soon because grapevines can’t grow or Stephen H. Hagerty. Sometimes. Eddies are like whirlpools(underwater hurri- sustain in such high temperatures. canes) that carry hot water to the north and What is your favorite animal? Do you speak other languages besides cold water to the south. Eddies are formed THE RHONE VALLEY, FRANCE Dogs or goats. English? by meanders (where the current is bending), It is also a winemaking tourist stop but I wish. and soon the connection may snap. The rising temperatures make the grapevines’ What do you do at your job? eddie may go north. The Gulf Stream is habitat inhabitable. Wine prices may rise I represent the people of Evanston. I help What is the craziest thing you have done? affected because the freshwater from due to this. city roads, parks, and water. In high school I was the only boy on the Iceland’s glaciers are mixing into the girls field hockey team. Stream’s saltwater, slowing down the circu- MUMBAI, INDIA What is your favorite thing to do for fun? lation. The flow has slowed down by 15% Mumbai is a city that’s near the coastline so Bike ride and paddle board. Once there were a couple of dads that liked to 20%. The Gulf Stream is our planet’s rising sea levels could be potentially flood to tease me about being the only boy on the cooling system. Without it, the Earth will Mumbai. If you could eat only one food for your girls field hockey team. Then a girl on my be hot like Venus. whole life, what would it be? team stood up for me and showed the dads THE ALPS Apples who is boss. THE GREAT BARRIER REEF, Rising temperatures melt the snow, which AUSTRALIA shortens the winter sports every year. Last Where did you grow up? One thing you will never forget in your life The Great Barrier Reef currently has coral year, the games were shortened by 38 days! Attleboro, Massachusetts! are the people who stand up for you and I bleaching due to rising ocean water tem- still remember that to this day! peratures. Coral Bleaching is when the coral Where did you go to school? turns white and then die. More than 50% Attleboro High School, Syracuse University, Note: This interview happened before of coral in the 2016-2017 period died. and Oakton Community College. Halloween. Are you going to dress up for halloween THE AMAZON RAINFOREST What is your favorite color? and if yes what are you going to be? The Amazon has been experiencing severe Purple. I am going to dress myself in tinfoil and let drought due to Global Warming. Tree people tell me what I am. species are at risk because they need a lot of If a kid wants to be a mayor when they water in elevated areas. Due to droughts, grow up, what should they do? the Amazon is now prone to wildfires. If a They should have a strong character & wildfire occurs, then thousands of species’ be willing to do what is right, not what is habitats are going to be destroyed. The trees popular (that depends) In the News Our World....................... page 2 Creative Corner .............. page 10 Cultural Affairs ............... page 5 Profiles .......................... page 10 Science & Technology .... page 6 Fun Pages ...................... page 13 Sports ............................ page 9 Staff ............................... page 20 our world Climate Change Guinea Pig vs. Hamster By Louisa Welch, Lyra Rivera, and Who Would Win? Sophia Moreno Solis By Samanaa Manur and Kennedy Liddell Did you know that warmer climates means serious problems in the future? Well that’s happening right now!!! We’re here to tell you that you can change the world, before it’s too late! This is causing glaciers to melt in the polar regions. Did you know that in Greenland, How Climate a whole ice bridge collapsed? In ONE year eleven billion tons of ice collapsed and we don’t want that to happen any more. This Change Affects is affecting polar bears and penguins, and is causing oceans to rise. This causes cities Animals to flood, which means houses flooding on the coasts. By Elena Skeaff GUINEA PIGS HAMSTERS Gases mostly cause climate change because What Animals Climate Change Affects: Have you ever wanted a cute and furry pet Hamsters hamsters hamsters! How could they block the heat from bouncing back The animals affected most are Polar Bears, that wasn’t a dog or a cat? A guinea pig is you hate these cute and furry pets? Ham- into the atmosphere, so the earth gets hotter Frogs, Coral, Monkeys,and also African the pet for you! Guinea pigs make very good sters are very social and energetic. and hotter. Greenhouse gases are one of the Elephants. There are many other animals pets.You can train them to do tricks easily many problems in climate change. Green- that are endangered. with lots of love and treats. A lot of people Pros: house gases are bad for the environment love guinea pigs more than other pets. • They can be tamed and are very loving. because they kill trees and plants by not Why We Need To Help: • They love to play parkour and are fun giving them the natural things they need: We keep using things like coal, we are cut- Pros: to watch. wind and a natural amount of water and ting down trees, and we pollute the ocean. • They are very lovable. • They are nocturnal: if not bothered by light. We need plants because they give us The trees and ocean are the animals’ natural • They are very timid. If you forget to close the noise, oxygen and shade. in a rainforest the heat habitat. When we cut down the trees in the the cage door or forget to lock it, they • Children report they feel more secure is very powerful so we need trees to keep rainforest, we take away their home. If we most likely won’t escape. with a hamster in their room. shade to live (and oxygen). keep sending harmful gasses into the air, • They bite very rarely. more animals will be endangered. Cons: Did you know that burning fuels such as • Well... they do poop a lot, and you have Cons: oil, coal, running cars (idling) and heating How We Can Help: to clean it up (though it’s very easy).