IHSS C2021-22

 Imaar Chauthani Mr. Roddy IHSS Mexico Is Burning The fire burning east of Santa Fe, is 27% contained with 2,015 personnel working to contain the fires. Calf Canyon Fire, in New Mexico, which started on April 19 and later combined with the Hermits Peak Fire, burned for more than a month. This wildfire has destroyed many many homes and has a size of 500 miles! The wildfire is such a problem that President Biden declared it a significant disaster. Since the fire began over 26,000 people have been forced to evacuate and more than 10,000 homes have had a direct impact from the fire. The cause or causes for this fire are still undergoing investigation. The National Weather Service (NWS) office in Albuquerque warned, “Dry lightning with sudden and strong erratic wind shifts from any nearby storm” could lead to rapid spreading or shifting of the fire lines. The National Interagency Fire Center data claims that this year has seen more fires nationwide (24,762) than any previous year t...

 Recently, many various books and people online have been referencing the time during the middle-ages as a time when everything was simpler, and as a time that many believe our society should return to. The article references a specific tweet that blew up a while back by Azie Dungey, which was based off of a 1991 book by sociologist Juliet Schor. This tweet claimed that peasants in medieval times (around the year 1000) worked less hours then we do today. Understandably, this caused a lot of people to react strongly, and the tweet to go viral, causing a lot of people to develop opinions that we should revert back to the middle ages. This article instead provides evidence about more recent discoveries made since the release of that book, that say that if you take into account one: that workers in the middle ages still had to work during their holidays, just not as much, and two: they had no weekends. Taking this into account, they actually worked far more hours then us, but adding on...

  Gustavo Alvarez  Mr. Roddy  IHSS  5/17/2022  A small town in Mexico called Tehuitzingo has been suffering from poverty because of the pandemic but with remittances the town has seen more success and is starting to recover. In February there was a large fair with bouncy castles, carnival rides, and a bull riding contest with a grand prize of a $1000, Most of it donated by residents from Nevada. This fair was not the only uplift of remittances that the town received, there have been many sons and daughters from families in Tehuitzingo that have sent money back to bring relief to the town. Last year, remittances to Mexico was valued around $51.6 billion USD which gave some people higher wagers than they would with a minimum wage job. Not only in Mexico but in all of Latin America remittances make up a large part of the annual income. Many children or parents from families that are in these areas send money from the U.S. While some may think that remittances ...

"The Earth is Running out of Sand"                Sand has become one of the biggest things that we rely on. Its found in glass, silicone, the concrete on our roads, and even our phones. However, due to the high demand for sand climate change, we're running out of it. The beaches and forests that were once flooded with sand, are much less abundant of it. What's happening to it? Sand is made through earth's natural processes, particularly in the ocean, through lakes, and from rocky terrains. When rocks from the sea and land start to break down due to weathering and erosion they become sand, and because it's through a natural process the effects of climate change have played a role in the issue. Along with that, since our society is very urbanized and built on material products, we have become very reliant on sand. The "sand crisis" is probably going to remain an issue, but there are small steps being made to help increase and bring back a lot ...

Claire Thacker  Mr. Roddy  IHSS 17 May 2022  The Overturning of Roe v. Wade The 98-page initial draft majority opinion looks to overturn Roe v. Wade. Roe v. Wade was a landmark decision made by the Supreme Court in 1973. It protects a pregnant woman's right to have an abortion without excessive government involvement or restriction. This draft was written by Justice Samuel Alito, with this he hoped to overturn Roe v. Wade, which is what he says “was egregiously wrong from the start.”  In hopes to return the decision back to the people's elected representatives. Therefore making abortion no longer a constituonal right. Thus giving freedom to states to either prohibit abortion or allow it. This is a huge deal not only to women who live in states where abortion can be banned, but also since this is the first time in modern history a draft decision was disclosed publically when the case was still pending. On the draft there was a majority vote to overturn Roe v. Wade. Th...

 Bernardo Guerra Mr. Roddy IHSS 5/17/2022 "Earth Is Running Out of Sand" Article Blog This article talks about shortages of sand. Yes you heard that right, we are now running out of the most abundant material in the world. Sand is one of the most widely used materials in construction and production. Things such as glass, plastics, paint, computer chips, and most importantly concreate. A common practice in the raw material business world is sand mining, the extraction of sand from natural areas. This form of mining mostly takes place in Australia, China, India, United States and Sierra Leone. Sand mining is regulated in many places, but is often practiced illegally. Many ecosystems are damaged by both legal and illegal sand mining, in fact, the Gharials (a species of crocodile located in India) has nearly gone extinct and various other species. In India, there have been recent reports of violent Sand Mafias, After researching more about illegal sand mining, I started to notice...