For (M2) - explain the short- and long-term effects of the major incidents on people, communities, environment and the wider impacts they may have had.…
There are many exposures to hazards in our environment today that brings along the risk of an injury, different types of diseases, and even in some cases death. These hazards are called human environmental hazards. There are four categories to human environmental hazards which we will discover and discuss further in detail and they consist of cultural hazards, biological hazards, physical hazards, and chemical hazards (Wright & Boorse, 2011).…
Global warming has become a major issue discussed over Medias and governments all over the world today. It is a problem that threatens the whole world because of the destructive impacts it can have on us humans and to the environment. Global warming is not a new phenomenon. It is often referred to as the gradual rise of the earths near surface temperature as a result of increased emissions of greenhouse gases from human activities. The green house gases are carbon dioxide, methane, nitrogen, ozone and water vapor, they act as a blanket that traps enough heat from the sun to warm the earth. This is the green house effect as it is essential to life, for without it the earth would be so cold and would be uninhabitable. If not enough are in the air then the earth would become cold, but if too many gases are released into the air, then we have the problem of things heating up. The releasing of green house gases by humans slowly warm the earth, potentially changing the world 's climate pattern causing sea levels to rise and more disastrous effects. Now that the causes and effects of global warming are known, there can be strategies done to minimize its causes and effects. To achieve this countries and individuals have to work together to fight global warming, agreements made at the Kyoto Protocol is to minimize burning of fossil fuels in world leading countries of greenhouse gas emission including the United States and China.…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been working with state and public health departments on a multistate investigation concerning fungal meningitis and other infections among patients who received methylprednisolone acetate (MPA) injection, prepared by the New England Compound Center (NECC).…
Our Earth is our home.Everything around us is the environment .We need pure water to drink ,clean air to breath and clean soil to grow grains and vegetables.So the environment must be clean and healthy .But the air,soil and water are polluted by different harmful substances.…
Every living thing has an impact on its environment. Therefore a human impact on the environment is inevitable. By simply existing, all species - including ourselves - will imprint their mark on the world around them.…
Pollution is the presence or introduction into the environment of a substance or thing that has harmful or poisonous effects. It is created mostly by human actions, but can also be a result of natural disasters. Pollution has a detrimental effect on every living organism in the environment, making it increasingly unsustainable for living organisms in the environment.…
We all know that there are already some cities in the country that implements the city ordinance for not using any plastics and Styrofoam. Cities like antipolo, Marikina, cainta, quezon city, and mandaluyong are only some that has this ordinance. Questions are bugging us out on why does the legislators keeps on concentrating on issue like rh bill that was already passed. And now they’re about to bring up the divorce law. Knowing and seeing that our country seeks environmental help. It is the one that is in danger and should be prioritize. With just a simple rain extreme flooding happens. Lives are at risk. Lives are even lost. We are all aware of this. But why don’t they pass a bill of strictly preventing the use of plastics in groceries and other retail stores and for implying that fast food chains and other food related businesses should NOT use Styrofoam and also plastics? Sm supermalls are already preventing the use of plastics and other malls also groceries. They’re using paper bags, paper wrapper or they sell eco bags which they can reuse all over again. In this way it’s already a big help on minimizing the number of plastic trash. Educating properly the citizen of the country on how they can help save the environment but not only it but also they can save one another for the tragedies that awaits for us if we continue on ruining our environment.…
1. Coastal landscapes are being transformed as a consequence of the increasing demand for urban infrastructure to sustain commercial, residential and tourist activities. A variety of man-made structures, such as breakwaters, jetties and seawalls have thus become ubiquitous features of intertidal and shallow subtidal habitats. This transformation will accelerate in response to the exponential growth of human populations and to global changes, such as sea-level rise and increased frequency of extreme meteorological events (e.g. storms). Here, we provide a critical overview of the major ecological effects of increasing infrastructure to marine habitats, we identify future research directions for advancing our understanding of marine urban ecosystems and we highlight how alternative management options might mitigate their impacts.…
In this day and age, we are facing (and denying/ignoring) many ecological issues. Many people say that these issues aren’t really there and that everyone is being dramatic about it. Every century, the United States alone rises 1.3 degrees Fahrenheit. That may not seem like a big deal but just that little bit is concerning and just might cause our world to go downhill. As our temperatures rise, so do the oceans. According to geology.com, if our sea level were to rise just a mere seven meters, big cities in the U.S. such as Miami, San Francisco, and Seattle would begin to flood. Every year, our temperatures are rising. The record for hottest summer has been yet again broken in many places due to these temperature rises. There are many other ecological issues that are currently occurring, such as biological diversity. There are most likely millions of undiscovered organisms that are being killed due to the selfishness of people building unneeded buildings, such as malls. Forests are being torn down to make room for people’s desires for new technology. Even though it is a good thing that we are diving deeper into different ways of using technology, we are also irreversibly taking away organisms that could benefit us in ways people didn’t know were possible. Unfortunately, many people don’t take these issues as seriously as they should. There are many misconceptions about these issues, like the fact that it isn’t happening or isn’t a big deal, that cause people to dismiss them and go on with their daily life activities. As they do this, they are only digging this world deeper into a hole that can’t be fixed. On the bright side, if we start now, we can reverse the damaging effects that have happened and create a better tomorrow. As stated before, the main two earth endangering problems are climate change and ecological biodiversity.…
Nowadays people are getting more and more concerned about their health. It is not a secret that the proper nutrition is one of the major conditions of a good health. This is why restaurants where the vast majority of the population has meals regularly should provide their customers with a really safe food.…
The three cycling matters of the ecosystem and the key elements are Carbon, Phosphorus, and Nitrogen. Humans have impacted each and every-one of these cycles in different ways throughout time and keep increasing as time goes on. All living things are made of carbon. Carbon is also in the air, water and rocks. The humans have impacted the Carbon Cycle by releasing a large amount of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. This is caused by the burning of oil, natural gases and coal. All these release carbon dioxide and other types of water molecules into the air.…
scasff kaEnvironmental issues are harmful aspects of human activity on the biophysical environment. Environmentalism, a social and environmental movement that started in the 1960s, addresses environmental issues through advocacy, education and activism.…
Everyone has heard about global problems. Television and the press often writes about storms, droughts, melting of glaciers, or hunger in Africa. But not too many of us know the details, and the stories behind those problems. These days the biggest environmental problems are: Global warming, Pollution, drought, overpopulation, deforestation, Endangered species.…
Exploring the dynamics of human behavior prepares a foundation of knowledge that builds practice skills. The primary step in helping a client is assessing, which includes investigating and determining the changes that affects a recognized problem or issue from a wide range of perceptions. There are always reasons why people act in the manner they do and it is the human service professional’s job to verify that reason. A normal development milestone has serious impacts on the client and social workers must understand these milestones to provide information to the clients. Appropriate assessments of client behavior are relevant to the biological, psychological, and social development systems that operate together and affect behavior.…