Deforestation-
15.5 million hectors are destructed 150 trees taken down every minute of every day
Animals are in danger
Effects- loss of habitat for life in forest, climate change.
Solutions- reforestation, protecting the forest, changing laws making deforesation illegal, sancuaries.
Climate Change-
The warming or cooling of the earth changing our resources and habitats
Causes- CO2 contributes to it (greenhouse gas), solar variation
Effects- 5. spread of disease, 4. warmer waters more hurricanes, 3. droughts and heat waves, 2. economic consequences, 1. polar ice caps melting.
Global warming hitting 4 places the hardest...
Bihar, India, The North Pole, South Austrailia, The Maldives.
The Kyoto Protocol- reduces the global warming and greenhouse gasses.
To fix it- use earth friendly products.
Types of polution- air, noise, water, land, radioactive.
Effects- Bad Health, poluted water and, smog.
Top 4 polluters-China, U.S. Russia, India.
Sollutions- Recycling
Types of Alternitives-Winds Nuculear, Geothermal, Hydroelectric, Solar, Biofuels.
Concerns of Wind Power- Birds and Bats killed by the blades, Noise from the blades, and expensive .
Nuculear- Largests source of electricity.
Concerns-Not safe, can have health effects, nuclear waste.
Hydroelcetric- Least excpensive 20% of the worlds electricity doesnt polute
Concerns- Turbines can kill fish can harm animales
Dependence on fossil fules- natual gas, coal, oil, and petroleum.
30 yrs ago we used 75% fossil fuels today 90%.
Solutions- hybrid cars, use Less water, RRR, Turning off apliences when not used.
Species Destruction- the depletion of some kins of animals from poaching and othe illegal acts against animals and people not taking care of the enviroment around them
Causes-Destruction of the animals habitat, poaching, deforistation, fishing (which is destroying the coral reefs.)
effects- Fragmentation, destroying coral reefs.
Solutions-Marine protected areas or zoning.
other solutions- Join an orginization, Minimize pesticides, Watch for deer crossing or other animal crossings, put decals on the windows.
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