Pollution: A Menace to the World With every tick of the clock‚ changes of all sorts take place in all the corners of the world. They happen almost simultaneously with split second apart from each other. Looking back‚ is this still the very same planet on which are ancestors set their feet? Has man abused nature so much that the face of the earth has totally changed? In the course of our progress‚ humanity‚ as a whole‚ gradually forgets the responsibility of protecting mother
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What is Light Pollution? Light Pollution Light pollution is artificial or outdoor light that creates glare and intrudes with the nighttime setting and the natural night environment. The artificial light that is produced by urban centres/ areas‚ diminish the view of stars and planets. These artificial lights can be seen all the way out in space! Satellite images show light pollution as well lit and glowing regions on a map at nighttime (see image below). These well-lit regions are mostly cities
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Jennifer Rios Negative Effects of Noise Pollution Technological progress has brought humanity numerous benefits. All types of devices and gadgets allow people to save time‚ work more efficiently and stay in touch with the rest of the world. However‚ there is also a flip side. Growing industry‚ an increasing number of vehicles and constant information overload causes a significant and underestimated problem – noise pollution. The term‚ noise pollution‚ is used to define unwanted sounds that are
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of Mexico ’s Fast-growing ’Riviera Maya ’.”). The problems and effects of these problems may become detrimental and the causes of the pollution are numerous. The researchers concluded that four of the five locations contained pollution that originated from domestic sewage‚ pinpointing septic tanks and leaking sewer lines as the major causes. Another source of the pollution comes from the groundwater runoff of chemicals from highways‚ parking lots‚ and other hard surfaces Maya (ScienceDaily‚ “Pollutants
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Pollution free environment is a dream that becomes a reality only in the video footages of Natgeo – we would love to have clean‚ fresh air to breathe‚ fruits and vegetables that taste as they should taste‚ peace and happiness in every home devoid of anger‚ irritation or misery. We would love to listen to the chirping of the birds and see the butterflies as they flit from one flower to another. We yearn for Utopia. Our leaders keep promising to lead us into that dreamland but‚
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POLLUTION Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that causes adverse change. Pollution can take the form of chemical substances or energy‚ such as noise‚ heat or light. Pollutants‚ the components of pollution‚ can be either foreign substances/energies or naturally occurring contaminants. Pollution is often classed as point source or nonpoint source pollution. Forms of pollution The major forms of pollution are listed below along with the particular contaminant
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NATURAL DISASTERS A natural disaster is a major adverse event‚ which can cause loss of life or property damage‚ and typically leaves some economic damage. There are many types of natural disasters: avalanches‚ earthquakes‚ volcanic eruptions‚ floods‚ tsunamis‚ blizzards‚ droughts‚ hailstorms‚ tornadoes‚ wildfires. If an adverse event occurs in an area without vulnerable population‚ it will not have such disastrous consequences‚ as if it occurs in area of vulnerable population as in San Francisco
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Introduction to Air Pollution: Air pollution means the presence of contaminants or pollutants in the atmosphere beyond tolerance limit that can cause health problems to all human beings on earth. The causes of air pollution can be both natural or man-made. Air pollutants are mostly gases or small particles which remain suspended in the air for very long time period. Sources of Air Pollution: The most characteristic sources of air pollution have always been combustion processes where the pollutant
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GLOBALWARMING: NATURAL OR MANMADE? ------------------------------------------------- Saloni Gupta (Civil engineering Dept.‚ MediCaps Institute of Science and Technology) ABSTRACT: The ‘Mother Earth’ has been cooling for the last decade. Poles of the planet are gaining about as much ice as they are losing. It is worth mentioning that since past 420‚000 years‚ Earth’s atmospheric temperature is changing even before carbon dioxide emission by humans. There is no scientific evidence to back claims
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There is certain order in the world. The planets move in their orbit around the sun. The disasters which occur naturally are known as natural disasters. There are infinite natural disasters. Some of them are landslides‚ floods and volcanic eruptions. By taking the example of planets orbiting around the sun‚ the question rises that how do these devastating disasters occur? Floods occur in those areas which are closer to seas. Due to heavy rain‚ the sea water increases and spills out over the area
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