High-Level Project Summary
The objective of our project is the realization of a video in which the consequences that have been caused by climate change are exposed, explained briefly in a general context, and focused mainly on the effects in the city of Xalapa-Enriquez, expressing some personal experiences that are experienced in the region. For this video, a specific investigation was carried out, taking as a reference data, graphs and tables, in which comparisons can be made for a better understanding of how the situation has been changing, because of this problem. Finally, it seeks the awareness of the population worldwide, in order to seek citizen cooperation for the common good and avoid catastrophic impacts.
Link to Final Project
Link to Project "Demo"
Detailed Project Description
Climate change is a serious problem that the population in general is suffering from because the effects it is having on our planet are serious, dangerous and require the immediate collaboration of everyone. This is caused due to greenhouse gases, which get trapped in the atmosphere, blocking the exit of heat, causing the temperature to rise. The increase in temperature on the planet has a series of serious consequences on the environment because there is an environmental imbalance damaging the various ecosystems, the species that inhabit them, and even the population itself.
The main cause of climate change is the emission of carbon dioxide which, in recent years, has been increasing, reaching alarming figures. Which causes the Earth's temperature to increase, estimating that, since pre-industrial times, it has increased by 34.48℉. Causing various effects, such as the loss of biodiversity, sea level rise, increased likelihood of natural phenomena such as cyclones and hurricanes, impacts on agriculture, among others.
The main objective of our project is to be able to inform and enlighten the population about climate change, demonstrating that it is a problem that is present in the world and that affects the entire population, there are even various affectations that are already at present. Therefore, a video was made in which personal experiences of the city where we live are exposed, which is Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico, to demonstrate the changes in the environment, agriculture, and other aspects that we have been able to observe in recent years, which are a product of climate change.
The video is intended for the public of 10 years and older, mainly with internet access, our distribution channels being radio, television, and social networks. It is not necessary that people have previous knowledge about this topic, because we looked for a way that our video would be interactive, clear and, most importantly, that people can be aware of this topic from certain examples that we have experienced and that we consider is a clear demonstration of the effect that climate change has had on our lives.
Below we present the link of the video made: https://youtu.be/J5HphlPGSEU
If you want to see the complete project, see the following link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uNyDS5PX_XF0ivq4c8ANS-h5sTB8In-J/view?usp=sharing
Space Agency Data
We use information from NASA to be able to carry out our research about climate change, in addition to the images that were shown in the work carried out. We are inspired by the satellite images that NASA makes on our planet, to be able to make comparisons in how the geographical conditions have changed over time, being a worrying fact that is of great importance for the population.
Hackathon Journey
During the time we were doing this project, what we enjoyed the most was the connection as a team, as well as listening to each other to reach a common goal, getting to know each other and knowing the potential that we have together is a rewarding experience because we know that we can work together again on some project.
In the same way, the topic we chose motivated us all to continue striving and meet the objectives that we set at the beginning of the project, because climate change is something that currently affects us, and that will affect future generations.
Despite the stress and moments of demotivation, thinking that we could not finish the project, we support each other as a team to deliver quality work, of which we are proud.
Undoubtedly, this could not have been possible without the help of the collaborators from the city of Xalapa-Enriquez, Veracruz, who supported and accompanied us in this process; as well as NASA for creating the Space Apps Challenge.
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