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Issue 3. What's the deal with Climate Change?

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  Introduction It's no suprise to anybody to hear that climate change is on the rise. For years, media groups, news outlets, weather companies, and charities have announced a steady increase in global warming. [1] The hazards that this poses have gone from speculative worries, to apparent concerns. But, under today's ways of thinking, it will not stop. Climate change will not stop. So, why hasn't it stopped? And why won't it stop unless we do something? What can be done? I. A Monster in Plain View April 2020 . Two wildfires in the US, on the West Coast. The Standwood Bryant Fire and Portwood Creek fire in Snohomish County, WA, and Whatcom County, WA. A combined total of 150 acres, 607 000 square metres of forest. [2][3] July 2020.  On the Fifth of July, Oregon's Department of Forestry declares fire season, calling to the ending of unregulated burning. [4] Between the Sixteenth and Thirtieth, Washington State Department of Natural resources, as well as many county ...

Issue 2. Does Britain have a Criminal Future?

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  Introduction Today's article will cover the current crime environment in England, exploring some viewpoints on causes of crime, and apply them to predictions for the future, with a conclusion of my predictions and why. Undoubtably, your Age, Sex, and Class play a role in Crime Statistics. Five times as many men were convicted of crimes in 2022/23 in England and Wales than women (572 254 : 101 912). Young Offenders are more common, growing from the age of eleven, peaking at seventeen, and rapidly decreasing after twenty-five. More people from working classes are convicted of small crimes such as petty theft, compared to fewer from high classes being convicted for hidden crimes such as fraud. My question is: why? I. Viewpoints on Crime We are going to start with viewpoints concerning the relationship between biological sex and crime. As previously mentioned, in 2022 and 2023, ~5/6 of all crime was made up of male offenders. This graph shows sentence length, which links into a propo...