Due to the rapid increase in population, the city has not had time to develop to the vast numbers of people who now inhabit it. Its roads experience heavy traffic consisting of cars, motorbikes and other motor vehicles; this leads to vast quantities of fossil fuels being burnt and subsequently pollution is at an all-time high. Furthermore, the 465km railway service in Mumbai is used by 2.64 billion people per year and is the busiest train system in the world. Clearly the transport in Mumbai is unsustainable but the problems could be solved through perhaps constructing an underground system of trains. This would reduce the huge crowds of people attempting to use the above ground train system per day and may
The Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing On the Environment Amber (Dawn) Phillips University Of Pheonix Abstract Hydraulic Fracturing or Fracking offers a means to reduce foreign oil dependence for America. While this may be a solution for one problem, the process itself can and will cause problems on a much greater scale. Fracking methods are posing great dangers of damage to our already polluted environment. If the process as it stands at this point continues, the harm will be irreversible and dire. The Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing On the Environment Dependence on foreign oil has long been a concern of Americans.
With reference to waste management in urban areas, discuss the extent to which sustainability can be achieved. Sustainability refers to meeting the needs of people today in a way that doesn’t damage the environment or use up resources so people can continue to meet their own needs in future. This has become a greater challenge in urban areas over the past year with increased population. Urban areas have large, dense populations. This is a problem because more people create more waste which needs to be disposed of; also increased car ownership e.g.
Let’s start with accidents Body I. Car accidents are a major problem, and over the past few years, numbers have increased dramatically. A. Car accidents in general and especially those resulting from driving fast have many undesirable consequences; the most obvious one is losing a life. B.
So was the case in a research survey conducted by Pew Research Studies (2009), Americans indicated that having a vehicle was a greater necessity than any other item. So with the demand for vehicles period at such a high rate, why not also strive to protect our environment as well. Essentially vehicles are required in order for us to perform the necessary tasks that are required to keep our cities and local governments running, but the harsh reality is that driving vehicles daily can increase the amount of pollution emissions in the air,
She elaborates on the issue of spraying chemicals and if it is increasing or decreasing the progress in the world. Carson’s article states that we are hurting ourselves more than we benefit ourselves from the spraying of harmful chemicals, and that we endanger our environment with these chemicals. In order to persuade the progressive intellectuals of this argument, Carson provides data to show the actual harm the pollution from the chemicals is causing, and provokes fear in her audience. In order to make her argument appear reasonable, Rachel Carson uses scientific observation to demonstrate how chemicals are the cause of killing pests. Carson provides rational examples to show the harm that pollution is causing to the earth and pests.
Hazardous Effects of Secondhand Smoke We were put on this earth to live. What if something was to swoop in and rip that opportunity from you? How would that make you feel? This one invisible thing lives just amongst us—secondhand smoke. Secondhand smoke not only increases the risk of cancer in nonsmokers, but it raises nonsmokers cost of extra medical care as well as causing other health complications.
Effects of climate change consist of catastrophes such as floods, droughts, and air pollution (Inconvenient truth). Solutions to the problems incorporate solar energy, wind power, geothermal energy, water energy and carbon capping. Companies also create waste through the products that they create for example, like plastic wrap. Plastic wrap made with polyvinyl chloride also known as PVC, requires a certain substance that may be obtained though the refinement of petroleum. The everyday products we use such as, plastic wrap made of PVC plastic, have a negative impact on the environment and we have to care of our environment in order to do that we must choose more eco friendly alternatives.
Basically, the cycle is disrupted in favor of too much carbon in the air, and not enough things taking it out. The most popular way it is known to disrupt the carbon cycle, is by using fossil fuels. Fossil fuel is carbon that is buried in the ground, and when they are burned, people therefore put excessive amounts of carbon into the atmosphere. Carbon then is cycled back into the ground where it is absorbed and possibly sinks to the bottom of the ocean. The ocean can dissolve the carbon dioxide, but only to a certain extent because the water then becomes saturated, endangering ocean
The pollution that causes global warming is linked to acid rain. Acid rain gradually destroys almost everything it touches. Global warming is also causing many more fires that wipe out whole forests. This happens because global warming can make the earth very hot. In forests, some plants and trees leaves can be so dry that they catch on