Question: Craig Welch, in “Seachange: Ocean Acidification,” discusses how rapid industrialization and human neglect have led to high levels of carbon dioxide in the world’s seas. This excess CO2 is compromising the ocean’s ecosystem by damaging marine life, reducing biodiversity, and threatening to eradicate resources that many communities depend on for food and income. Michael Specter is also concerned with environmental crises, specifically the impact of diseases on both human and animal populations, as well as the use of science and technology in response. In “Rewriting the Code of Life,” Specter describes both the potential risks and benefits of using CRISPR technology and gene drives to alter organisms’ genetic codes as a strategy to eliminate diseases like Lyme and malaria. Both readings suggest that human-environment relationships are both complicated and precarious. Our growing population and accelerated development (much of it nurtured by science and technology) are endangering the very planet upon which we reside, yet, we also have the capacity to use that same science and technology to intervene on the planet’s behalf. After contemplating the above, please respond to the following prompt: