INTRODUCTION Environmental issues are attributed to natural or human activities‚ which lead to deterioration of environmental quality or ecological system disorders‚ and adversely affect industrial production and humans’ daily life. Environmental issues may also result in detrimental effects on human health. There are a variety of environmental issues‚ which can be divided into two categories. One is the environmental problems caused by natural evolution and disasters‚ also called the first environmental
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Ozone depletion and Volatile Organic Compounds Christina Stelmach SCI/ January 20‚ 2013 Christine Snyder The atmospheric issue that I chose to write about is the Ozone layer depletion and the indoor air pollutant is Volatile Organic Compounds. I am going to talk about the cause and effect of each of these issues and also efforts to mitigate the issues. Our Earth’s Ozone layer protects all life from the sun’s harmful radiation. Due to all human activities damage has been done to our
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Global warming Global warming is the increase in the average measured temperature of the Earth ’s near-surface air and oceans since the mid-20th century‚ and its projected continuation. The average global air temperature near the Earth ’s surface increased 0.74 ± 0.18 °C (1.33 ± 0.32 °F) during the 100 years ending in 2005.[1] The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concludes "most of the observed increase in globally averaged temperatures since the mid-twentieth century is very
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Global warming is one of the most serious issues that the world is facing today. What are the causes of global warming and what measures can governments and individuals take to tackle the issue? You must answer these three things in order to fully answer the question: 1. What are the causes of global warming? 2. What can governments do about it? 3. What can individuals do about it? Example of composition: Probably the most worrying threat to our planet at the present time is global warming
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Community Environmental Issue Community Environmental Issue SCI/275 Nancy DeVan July 21‚ 2013 I chose to write about a report in my community over polluting our fresh water sources. Many unknown people in the community are dumping their trash into our waters here in Caldwell County‚ North Carolina. This issue show’s that there are several people who just do not care about our fresh water sources‚ many say well it has to ran through filters and chemicals need to be added before it ever reaches
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The environment is affected by the deposition in the ozone layer.It is directly affecting the environment‚ because the environment is being negatively impacted‚ because of the depletion in the ozone. This depletion was created‚ because of all the CFC that is being released by all the factories and other machines that pollute the air. The UVB radiation affects the physiological and developmental processes of plants. Even though there is the existence of various machines and methods to reduce or repair
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Global warming means a gradual increase in the Earth’s average lower atmosphere due to emissions and build up of greenhouse gases . Global warming is when the earth heats up and the temperature rises. It happens when greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide‚ water vapor‚ nitrous oxide‚ and methane trap heat and light from the sun in the earth’s atmosphere‚ which increases the temperature. Greenhouse gases are released mostly by the burning of fossil fuels for transportation‚ heating‚ electrical
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pollution is created by us humans when we use deodorants which consists of CFC’s that over a long period of time break down ozone particles and thus without even knowing we depleting the ozone layer. Power station and factory fumes and methane from landfills all create air pollution. Non-renewable energy resources such as; oil‚ coal and natural gas‚ all cause air pollution and seeing how much people depend on these resources‚ it doesn’t seem that this problem is ever going to solve itself. Thus‚ we have
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Environmental Threats Global Problems Sea Level Rising At present‚ sea levels around the world are rising. Current sea level rise potentially impacts human populations and the natural environment. Global average sea level rose at an average rate of around 1.7 ± 0.3 mm per year over 1950 to 2009 and at a satellite-measured average rate of about 3.3 ± 0.4 mm per year from 1993 to 2009‚[01] an increase on earlier estimates.[02] Climate change Destructive sudden heavy rains‚ intense tropical
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Global Warming: Is It A Serious Issue? A little girl is playing outside in a T-shirt and shorts. A slight red glow is starting to appear on her cheeks. As people are reading this statement‚ they are picturing a child during spring. In reality‚ it is only November 19th. The world’s temperatures are increasing yearly due to global warming. We need to take immediate action to slow this cause. Global warming is becoming a major issue in our environment in the last couple of years. Global warming
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