Environmental Issues

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Introduction
Nowadays, there are threats to our Mother Earth. Because of this, the only living planet is now at danger. But what are these threats to our planet? Know more about it with this powerpoint!

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Environmental Threats
The environmental threats are the following: Smog Acid Rain Oil Spills Trash Fossil Fuel

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Smog
The word smog is a combination of smoke and fog. Exhaust from cars and trucks, factory emissions, smoke from burning wood, and some chemical processes release particles in the air near the ground, resulting in smog. This dirty air can be 1/20/13 especially harmful to the

Oil Spills
Oil spills are particularly devastating to the oceans because of their widespread effects on marine life. Birds cannot fly when their wings are soaked in oil, so many drown or get poisoned when they try to clean themselves. Oil sticks to furry marine animals such as seals, otters, and walruses. When this

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Acid Rain
Today, Earths air contains many pollutants. Sulfur dioxide (SO) and Nitrogen Dioxide (NO) are two of the most common. These gases are released when fossil fuels such as coal and petroleum are burned by factories, vehicles, and power 1/20/13 plants. Acid rain is

l Logging
Illegal logging is the harvest, transportation, purchase or sale of timber in violation of laws. The harvesting procedure itself may be illegal, including using corrupt means to gain access to forests; extraction without permission or from a protected area; the cutting of protected species; or the extraction of timber in excess of agreed limits

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Thrash
More Trash is produced in the United States every year than in any other country. In fact, 5% of the people on the planet generate 40%of the world waste. All of this garbage poses a serious threat to wildlife. If it is not properly disposed of. It can end up clogging waterways and damaging habitats or it may be mistaken for food by animals.
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Inorganic items like plastics, metal, Styrofoam and glass do not decompose quickly. They may take months, years or even centuries to break down. Some trash is collected and tossed into enormous landfills, which are carefully designed to contain the waste and any dangerous particles that

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Cut down on meat and eat more veggies! Vegetables are not only healthier for you, but also healthier for the planet. Herds of cattle produce lots of methane, a green house gas that contributes to global warming. If you opt for locally grown and seasonal produce, youll also cut down on the energy used to transport food around the country and around the world.

Hey, YO!

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Fossil Fuels
About 85% of the energy used in the United States today is supplied by fossil fuels, but fossil fuels can have negative effects on humans, animals, and the environment. For example, burning fossil fuels contributes to global warming, can 1/20/13 cause acid rain and can

Dangers of Fossil Fuels

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Greenhouse Effect
Burning fossil fuels creates the energy that can be used to power manufacturing plants, enable you to ride a car, and keep the lights on in your home. But it also releases carbon dioxide(CO) and other gases into Earths atmosphere, which is made up of layers of 1/20/13 gases that surround the

Gases such as CO and methane trap the heat of the sun in the atmosphere just like the walls of a greenhouse trap heat and moisture inside. In this way, gases like CO and methane help keep the temperature of the planet warm enough for living things. But scientist believe that 1/20/13 humans are producing far more CO and

Global Warming
Earth has gotten more than 1F(0.6C) warmer over the past century. That may not seem like a big difference, but even the difference of a single degree can affect the patterns of the Earths winds and the temperature of the oceans. Hurricanes become stronger and more numerous as the oceans heat up. Glaciers melt, destroying habitat that

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ution
Carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, is the main pollutant that is warming Earth. Though living things emit carbon dioxide when they breathe, carbon dioxide is widely considered to be a pollutant when associated with cars, planes, power plants, and other human activities that involve the burning of fossil fuels such as gasoline and natural gas. In the past 150 years, such activities have pumped enough carbon dioxide into the atmosphere to raise its levels higher than they have been for hundreds of thousands of years. Other greenhouse gases include methanewhich comes from such sources as swamps and gas emitted by livestockand chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), which were used in refrigerants and aerosol propellants until they were banned because of their deteriorating effect1/20/13 on Earth's ozone layer.

Most people agree that to curb global warming, a variety of measures need to be taken. On a personal level, driving and flying less, recycling, and conservation reduces a persons "carbon footprint"the amount of carbon dioxide a person is responsible for putting into the atmosphere. On a larger scale, governments are taking measures to limit emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. One way is through the Kyoto Protocol, an agreement between countries that they will cut back on 1/20/13 carbon dioxide emissions. Another

er Pollution
Water pollution can be defined in many ways. Usually, it means one or more substances have built up in water to such an extent that they cause problems for animals or people. Oceans, lakes, rivers, and other inland waters can naturally clean up a certain amount of pollution by dispersing it harmlessly. If you poured a cup of black ink into a river, the ink would quickly disappear into the river's much larger volume of clean water. The ink would still be there in the river, but in such a low concentration that you would not be able to see it. At such low levels, the chemicals in the ink probably would not present any real problem. However, if you poured gallons of ink into a river every few seconds through a pipe, the river would quickly turn black. The chemicals in the ink could very quickly have an effect on the quality of the water. This, in turn, could affect the health of all the plants, animals, and humans whose lives depend on the river. Thus, water pollution is all aboutquantities: how much of a polluting substance is released and how big a volume of water it is released into. A small quantity of a toxic chemical 1/20/13 may have little impact if it is spilled into the ocean from a ship. But the same amount of the same chemical can have a

Solution
Mother Earth is now facing so many problems because of our actions. But its never too late. ACT NOW! DO SOMETHING ! Hand in Hand,

LETS SAVE HER!

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Bibliography
(2011) Environmental Threats, Almanac 2012

[pp 83-85] New York, Downtown Bookworks Inc. (2010)The Downside of Fossil Fuels, Almanac 2011 [p91] New York, Downtown Bookworks Inc. www.yahoo.com http:// www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Illegal_Logging http:// www.explainthatstuff.com/waterpollution.html http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/enviro 1/20/13

Thank You!

Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me; let there be peace on earth, the peace that was meant to be. -Sy Miller

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