sectors‚ farmers often use insecticides‚ pesticides and fertilizers etc. These get mixed with air and causes air pollution. Besides‚ Ammonia is a very common by product from agriculture related activities and is one of the most hazardous gases in the atmosphere. ➢ Air Pollution-Paragraph 2. Burning of Fossil Fuels: Burning of fossil fuels like coal‚ petroleum and other factory combustibles is one the major causes of air pollution. Smoke emitting from vehicles like buses‚ trucks‚ jeeps‚ cars‚ trains
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any rock or soil that remains frozen constantly for 2 or more years” (Unknown‚ 2008). Greenhouse gases are trapped within the frozen permafrost. Permafrost is rich in CO2 and Methane; Methane preserves twenty three times more heat than CO2 in our atmosphere. (Wolter‚ 2008) The more permafrost melts‚ the more methane and CO2 are released. Methane and CO2 are greenhouse gases; greenhouse gases are gases that retain heat very well and release it slowly‚ thus causing the greenhouse effect. Methane and
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geophysical and ecological processes. Many causes influence climate change with the main cause being increased atmospheric greenhouse gases. Other major causes include deforestation‚ land-use changes‚ and chlorofluorcarbons (CFCs)—leading to a warmer atmosphere. Increasing amounts of evidence of natural disasters are becoming more frequent‚ as a result of the higher temperatures. Disasters include: floods‚ droughts‚ melting glaciers and deteriorating health. Sea levels are rising and affecting the coastal
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Lit 18 Sept. 2009 Setting and Atmosphere In Kate Chopin’s “Desiree’s Baby”‚ she describes the tragic tale of Desiree and her baby from life to death. She uses powerful imagery and symbolism to create a dark and heavy atmosphere in attempt to evoke powerful emotion from the reader. Chopin does a formidable job as she uses descriptive imagery to lay a foundation for the atmosphere to build off of. Several points in the story where she effectively creates this atmosphere would be when she brings in the
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effect is an increase in the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere that results in more heat being retained and an overall warming of the Earth’s temperature. Although they make up a small percentage of atmospheric gases‚ changes in the concentration of greenhouse gases have a huge effect on the balance of natural processes. Burning fossil fuels - coal‚ oil and natural gas - releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Cutting down and burning trees also produce a
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study of the waxing and waning of these ice sheets as one aspect of global climatic change‚ they were able to point out other reasons for our planet’s change in climate. First is because of the lowing level of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere. Carbon dioxide or CO2 is a greenhouse gas that acts as a thermal blanket which keeps our planet’s surface warm. Before‚ they said‚ Earth’s temperature was much warmer. But because CO2 levels were lowering‚ it got cooler and cooler. And the drop
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effects like greenhouse effect‚ acid rain and ozone layer depletion. One of the effects of air pollution is greenhouse effect. Greenhouse effect means the phenomenon whereby carbon dioxide traps solar radiation in the earth’s atmosphere. As the heat is trapped in the atmosphere‚ the temperature is rising and caused the global warming. With the occurrence of global warming‚ the icebergs at the North Pole and South Pole will melt. This situation brings about the extinct of animals such as polar bears
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i-01-LBI-861758 8/23/04 3:19 PM Page i NASA/Science Photo Library/Photo Researchers i-01-LBI-861758 8/23/04 3:20 PM Page ii The Air Around You This satellite image shows Hurricane Bonnie‚ which struck North Carolina in 1998. The storm was nearly 400 miles wide‚ with the highest recorded wind gust at 104 mph. Overall damages were estimated in the $1.0 billion dollar range‚ and three deaths were attributed to the Category 3 storm. Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill
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know what climate change is‚ it is a change in the world’s climate. A lot of people think weather and climate is the same thing but it is not. The difference between weather and climate is a measure of time. Weather is what conditions of the atmosphere are over a short period of time. Climate is what the conditions are over relatively long periods of time. My belief of the issue is that climate change is man-made. I think everyone has heard of global warming or an ice age‚ but does anyone
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is entirely different from life at home. Many parents prefer to send their children to hostel so that they are away from homely pleasure and learn to live and grow on their own. Hostel life provides the most ideal atmosphere for study. The students get more time and suitable atmosphere to do their studies‚ to get help or guidance for anything from their class-fellows and morever‚ from seniors who are living close by. Even a careless or negligent student starts working hard when he sees his room mate
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