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Volusia under Tropical Storm Watch from approaching system
· This article is about a new storm
that is approaching Florida. Right now it is labeled as a tropical storm, but
it has the ability to grow stronger in the coming days. However, we are still
uncertain of the direct path the storm is going to take.
· The opportunity is to create a system
that is much better at predicting and tracking these storms. The current
systems in place are just not accurate enough. With a more accurate systems,
people will know much farther in advance if they are going to be effected by
the storm.
· Everyone that is within a relatively
close distance to where the storm is projected to hit has this problem.
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Volusia schools work hard to offer shelter during storms like Hurricane
Dorian
· This article is about people that are
in need of shelters during large storms. The issue is that there is a lack of adequate
shelters to house people during violent storms like Dorian. This leads to
schools having to open up their doors for all these strangers to come live in
for a number of days. This could delay the return of students back to school.
· The opportunity is to build more
designated hurricane shelters so that people in need always have a place to go
in the advent of a large storm. This would keep people out of the school and
would allow students to return back to school in a much more reasonable amount
of time.
· Anyone who might need to live in a
shelter during a storm has this problem.
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Florida beach lights reportedly cause turtle deaths
· https://www.news-journalonline.com/news/20190905/florida-beach-lights-reportedly-cause-turtle-deaths
· This article is about sea turtle
deaths due to the negligence of people living on the coast. When sea turtles
see light, they become instantly attracted. So when people leave their
ocean-facing lights on, sea turtle hatchlings begin the go towards the light
instead of the ocean. This leads to the death of a large number of baby sea
turtles.
· The opportunity is to create specially
designed light blocking window shade that would be required for all windows
facing the oceans. People would be required to purchase these window shades. Failure
to do so would result in a large fine.
· People who live on the coast have
this problems. Furthermore, the sea turtles have this problem.
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Don’t add plastic to storm debris
· This article is about the large
amount of litter that fills our oceans and beaches. Dealing with hurricane debris
is already bad enough, but you add in plastics and other trash, the situation
becomes much more intense. Large amounts of plastic are washing up on shower
which can lead to many different environmental issues.
· The opportunity is to create a better
system of garbage cleanup on beaches. Some beaches have no one picking up
garbage which causes the trash to build up into large clusters. Having designated
people to pick up trash daily at all beaches would be very beneficial.
· Anyone would goes to the beach has
this problem. The environment also has this problem.
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Shark bite frenzy in Volusia: What’s going on in the water?
· This article is about the growing
number of shark attacks at Florida beaches. It seems as though these shark
attacks are becoming more and more common over the years. This is causing people
to be afraid to go into the ocean.
· The opportunity is to create a systems
that is much better at spotting sharks in the ocean. The human eye can only see
so much. If there were some form of technology that could spot sharks from a
lot farther away, people would feel much safer going in to the ocean.
· Anyone who likes to swim in the ocean
has this problem.
Hey Tyler, I also heard about the tropical storm on its way. Better tracking systems could help immensely with predicting where they go and what they do. Dorian was a big one, where it sat on top of the Bahamas until it went to South Carolina. I know there's a conservation effort going to sea turtles because of the plastic in the ocean, but I didn't hear about the lights. You found neat issues that really affect Florida as a whole, good job.
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