Introduction on ailing planet :

There has been a great concern on earth's ailing condition especially when effects ...Air can be polluted by the introduction of dust and smoke particles.` Global warming is one of the top problems faced by our world. We were studying about this global warming from 4th standard itself. The whole earth is under threat because of this global warming. What is the cause of it? The pollution made by the man kind is the main reason for global warming. The carbon dioxide produced by vehicles, fire wood etc . and reaction of carbon contents and combustion of plastics etc .Since carbon dioxide is less dense than air, it covers the top most portion of the atmosphere. The heat radiation from the sun reaches earth and reflects back the excess of heat by earth s crust. This layer of carbon dioxide does not allow heat energy to escape from the earth s atmosphere which results in rise of temperature irresistibly. Then the aftereffects are skin burns, water drought, drying of plants and dehydration. As an inference it is due to high air pollution.da Bachao Andolan, What can we do for solving this? This is the question which makes us think of the future. Here we are showing you the steps to be taken and already took by various institutions. First of all we have stop polluting air. Use biodegradable products instead of today s plastics other artificial polymers like polythene. Check pollution stats of your vehicle frequently. Reduce the use of fuel like gasoline, ethanol, petrol, diesel etc . and use fuels like hydrogen, electricity, LPG, marsh gas etc. stop cutting up of woods, Let s start afforestation. Now it is time to make up decision.

CAUSES:
Deforestation is the permanent destruction of indigenous forests and woodlands. The term does not include the removal of industrial forests such as plantations of gums or pines. Deforestation has resulted in the reduction of indigenous forests to four-fifths of their pre-agricultural area. Indigenous forests now cover 21% of the earth's land surface.

The rate at which deforestation is occurring is a great concern to all. Currently, 12 million hectares of forests are cleared annually. Almost all of this deforestation occurs in the moist forests and open woodlands of the tropics. At this rate all moist tropical forest could be lost by the year 2050, except for isolated areas in Amazonia , the Zaire basin, as well as a few protected areas within reserves and parks. Some countries such as Ivory Coast , Nigeria , Costa Rica , and Sri Lanka are likely to lose all their tropical forests by the year 2010 if no conservation steps are taken.

The causes of deforestation are as follow: The conversion of forests and woodlands to agricultural land to feed the increasing population. The development of cash crops and cattle ranching, both of which earn money for tropical countries; the commercial logging (which supplies the world market with woods such as meranti, teak, mahogany and ebony) destroys trees and the felling of trees for firewood and building material; and heavy browsing of saplings by domestic animals like goats. The carbon cycle. Forests act as a major carbon store because carbon dioxide (CO2) is taken up from the atmosphere and used to produce the carbohydrates, fats, and proteins that make up the tree. When forests are cleared, and the trees are either burnt or rot, this carbon is released as carbon dioxide (CO2222 The water cycle. Trees draw groundwater up through their roots and release it into the atmosphere during transpiration. In Amazonia , over half of all the water circulating through the region s ecosystem remains within the plants. With removal of part of the forest, the region cannot hold as much water. The further effect of this could be a drier climate.

DID you know?

An area of forest equal to 20 football or rugby fields is lost every minute EVERYone knows that the atmosphere and the pollution in the world is very dangerous to everything and everyone. But how bad are these different things that affect us and everything around us? Now we will specifically look at the results; global warming, acid rain, ozone depletion and others `