Secondary effects include flooding, lahars and in severe cases- climate change. A secondary effect happens as a consequence of the primary effects and an example is the 1996 flooding of Grimsvotn, Iceland. This occurred due to the melting of glacial ice caps which caused a glacial burst- this happened several weeks after the eruption and caused a main section of road to be washed away by the flood. Monitoring however ensured the necessary preparations were put in place- e.g. closing the Icelandic ring road to avoid injuries.
Freshwater though essential to life, is one of the rarest and most endangered resources on our progressively fragile planet. We need to be worried about the increasing shortage of drinkable water and water pollution on Earth. The government issued a ban on the use of hosepipe at the beginning of summer to reduce water waste. Simple things like changing the basic habits in our homes to cut down on our daily use of water can also help. Environment is the surroundings and influences on living things including humans.
We need water to stay clean and healthy. However, all water intended for consumption needs to be sanitized and treated, so knowing that there are many reasons to why there are certain circumstances where people have to be charged for water can be understood. Humans are very limited to the amount of fresh water on Earth. There are Federal Government clean-up programs along with the Clean Water Act that has made safer for drinking. (LLC) If the Administration continues to help keep these programs up to date there will be more room to provide water without charge.
We don’t even think about how much water we use in a day. People in the Middle East are thirsty and they aren’t lucky enough to have the water supply we do here in the United States. The people of the Middle East are in great need of water. This scarcity hasn’t yet brought up wars, but has resulted in a few shaking relationships between certain countries. Turkey and Syria have a very delicate relationship due to shared regions of the Euphrates and the Nile
But unfortunately, bottled water is wreaking havoc on the Earth’s precious resources. Plus, it is almost definitely not any safer or cleaner than tap water and in fact, sometimes it is worse. Although most of the earth’s surface is covered with water, water shortage is a serious threat to the survival of humanity at present and in future. There is a water crisis which faces many parts of the world and it is a threat to survival of human beings since humans are primarily dependent on water. Shortage in drinking water is a major problem facing developing countries which have not taken drastic steps to harvest water and purify it to make it safe for human consumption.
Nutritious food is also difficult to get in the Central African Republic. 1. The people of Central African Republic are facing an extreme water crisis. Not only this, but the lack of basic infrastructure and political instability contributes to being an LEDC country. There is a lack of time, money, people and skills to find or filter clean water.
Water as one of the most valuable resources of our planet and for us to obtain fresh water source without contamination is complex in many ways. Filtering technologies has always been expensive and ignored by worldwide scientists. In many developing countries being able to receive clean and sanitized water would be a factor in surviving or not. Without further development in more inexpensive filtering technology, third world countries would continue to suffer from constant diarrhea and possibly facing death. Children are often the easiest target due to their low immune system and after drinking contaminated water; their main concern would be survival.
With the climate changes many plants and animals are having to relocate or are dying because they are not fit for the changes in their surroundings. We created the Clean Air Act mandating cleaner gasoline for cars and trucks and stricter rules on power plant emissions. Thanks to this act the amount of mercury emitted into the air has been greatly reduced from 246 tons in 1990 to 61 tons in 2008. In the 1990s, the amount of NOx emissions into the atmosphere declined from 26 million tons in 1990 to about 17 million tons in 2008. The SO2 reductions during that time went from 23 million tons to 10 million tons a year.
The process of “liming” balances the acidity of surface waters allowing for the survival of many aquatic species and has been extensively used in Sweden to keep water at an optimum pH. However, liming is an expensive processes and has to be done repeatedly (every 3-6 years) and therefore is not considered to be a long-term cure to the broader challenges of acid deposition. • Alternative Energy Sources: Using energy sources such as wind energy, hydropower, solar energy, geothermal energy and nuclear power can offer effective electrical power alternatives instead of burning fossil fuels. • Cleaning up Exhaust Pipes and Smokestacks: Reducing the emissions of SO2 and NOx is the most important solution for acid rain. SO2 emissions are largely accounted for from burning coal while NOx emissions from automobile fossil fuel combustion.
The items you will need now include a filter, a heater and a light housing. Everything involved in aquariums is crucial, but heaters are especially, because fish are very sensitive to temperature changes. My first tank did not have a heater with a high enough wattage and my fish did not survive the lack of heat. The last thing you need to consider is water and how pure the water in your area is. Fish are very sensitive to chlorine and other impurities in tap water.