Title: The pollution in China leads to health threat. In recent years, China’s economy has become one of the fastest growing in the world. However, at the same time, we are also facing the worsening problem of pollution. Everyone on earth will aware of the terrible situation: water loss and soil erosion along with the gray and cloudy sky on the industrial city. For example, every spring Beijing have the bad sand storm, at that time, people have to wear a respirator if you want to go out.
M. says “Most of China’s 617 cities face water issues. Beijing is one of the cities that are most affected. Most of northern China is now relaying on underground water which was formed about 10,000 years ago to meet the demands of the overpopulation in China. In February 2007 one of the most severe droughts hit china and affected 5 million people. In Yancheng Jiangsu 300 kilometers from Shanghai, more than 200,000 people
Cigarette smoking should be banned because they are harmful to the smokers’ health, they’re harmful to nonsmokers’ health, as well as, being harmful to our environment; however, banning the use cigarettes could be very detrimental for our economy. There are 1.1 billion cigarette users throughout the world right now (Martin). There is not a safe form of cigarettes products for anyone to use. They cause about 5 million deaths per year all over the world and of that 5 million, 480,000 are in the United States alone (“Fast”). Cigarette causing diseases are one of the top most preventable types of diseases there is in the world.
The situation has now reached crisis stage as the pollution has caused many diseases and has accounted for more than 500 000 deaths last year. According to an article in the New York Times dated August 26, 2007 it is stated that China has the worst air quality in the world and it will continue to get worse unless drastic changes are made and soon. Public health in China is reeling and pollution has made cancer of the lungs China’s major cause of death. China is usually wrapped in toxic, gray shroud and only 1% of the country’s 560 million city dwellers breathe safe air. Many miscarriages and hundreds and thousands of deaths have also been
Uneven Rainfall distribution in the UK 1. Leakage – loss of water through broken pipes is an increasing problem – in areas such as London – over 50% of pipes are over 100 – ageing pipes leak and traffic and freezing weather damage pipes further. Daily cost to economy of water leakage in UK - £1,500,000 - £3.6 mill. Uneven Rainfall and Population Distribution in the UK. 1/3 of population live in SE – but driest part of the UK (600-800mm p.a.)
For example, between 50,000 and 100,000 people died during the drought in East Africa which affected the countries of Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya. These countries have dry climates all year round and increased droughts due to climate change are making the survival of these people more and more difficult. However, not only LICS are affected by droughts, other areas, such as Australia, also suffer. Sydney has been experiencing the worst drought in 100 years, called the Big Dry, which has only recently ended. With global warming and climate change weather is becoming more extreme, with
Smoking and its effect on the circulatory system While there are many different types of drugs worldwide, nicotine is by far the most widely used drug of abuse and one of the most addictive. (National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2008; Psychology Today, 2010). US researchers have estimated that one in five deaths each year, more than 400,000 deaths are as a result of smoking. Illegal drug use and alcohol abuse are on the increase and so is the spread of sexually transmitted diseases like HIV The current economic situation has seen a rise in suicides and murders being committed. While these have presented large mortality rates, tobacco causes more deaths than all the above combined.
These were flash floods that caused the village to be shocked and un-prepared. These floods were among the most extreme ever experienced in Britain, as literally the whole village had be torn apart and obliterated. The peak flow was about 140 m’s cubed. This was an unexpected flood, and the chances of this happening again are very slim, the chance of this happening in any one year is 1/400. The heavy rainfall started falling at midday on the 16th August, and it was recorded that 5 inches fell in 8 hours.
Air over Iran's capital is among the most polluted in the world, health experts say many Iranians suffer serious health problems as a result. Most of the pollution comes from vehicles on the congested roads of the rapidly growing metropolis of more than 12 million people, and the level of pollutants far exceeds World Health Organization standards. Each year, the 1.4 million vehicles in the city pump an estimated 5 million tons of CO2 into the air, according to the Tehran mayor's office. Tehran has a similar geographical position to Los Angeles and Mexico City – two other cities that experience heavy air pollution. Tehran has been listed as the top-ten air-polluted cities in the world in World Health Organization Report (Davidson, 2013).
China’s Water Shortages China has the biggest population in the world at the moment, however it only supplies 7% of the World’s water supply. In the Capital, Beijing, there are many reasons why there is such a substantial shortage. These reasons can be separated into human factors and physical factors. As you can see from Source 8, there is a massive divide between the South of China and the North of China. The North of China houses 40% of the population.