Environmental issues in hawaii
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Here are three main environmental issues are being presented. Each of them is real problem for environment and human.
Environmental issues in hawaii
- 1. By Nasanbold Sukhbaatar Environmental Issues in Hawaii
- 2. 9/23/17 Trash in the Ocean Abandoned Cars Water Pollution
- 3. 9/23/17 Even though Hawaii is a visitor magnet and paradise, it has its downside.
- 4. 9/23/17 On the Big islands southeastern side, Kamilo Point looks like a wasteland, despite its tide pools and pockets of lava rock. One thing which makes Hawaii ugly is TRASH.
- 5. 9/23/17 FACT: In just a few months, the Hawaii Wildlife Fund (HWF) collected and hauled away 15,000 pounds of trash, nylon nets and fishing line from Kamilo Beach. Trash is not only bad appearance, its real problem.
- 6. 9/23/17 Abandoned Car The city towed some 1,600 abandoned cars in 2016.
- 7. 9/23/17 Junk vehicles also collect sitting water, which provides a breeding ground for insects and other pests, such as rats, parasites and lice, which might transmit various diseases to humans.
- 8. 9/23/17 Deteriorate and leaks, such as oil and battery acid, pollute the surroundings and can cause risk to the health and safety of people and animals.
- 9. 9/23/17 The worst issue in Hawaii is water pollution. One of the main causes is Red Hill
- 10. 9/23/17 The U.S. Navys Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility holds twenty fuel storage tanks, 18 of which are active. Total, these tanks store 225 million gallons of jet fuel or marine diesel These fuel tanks sit on top of the water aquifer that serves 600,000 residents and visitors
- 11. 9/23/17 The facility has leaked more than 30 times with the last known leak occurring in January 2014, when 27,000 gallons of fuel was released from a single tank.
- 12. Sources https://sierraclubhawaii.org/red-足hill-足water-足security/ http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/35400585/city-足facing-足storage-足 shortage-足for-足abandoned-足vehicles https://www.to-足hawaii.com/troubles.php http://www.shetland.gov.uk/environmentalhealth/abandonedvehicles.asp http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/kamilo-足beach-足hawaii-足dirtiest-足 beach-足america_us_58e99a38e4b05413bfe3792d 9/23/17
- 13. Images http://izismile.com/tags/forest/ http://www.earthporm.com/traffic-足jam-足belgium-足forest-足chatillon-足car-足 graveyard/ http://westhawaiitoday.com/news/local-足news/abandoned-足vehicles-足litter-足 roadways https://www.visittheusa.com/state/hawaii https://lookintohawaii.com http://auction.ridesafely.com/abandoned-足cars-足in-足massachusetts/ https://www.goldeagle.com/tips-足tools/oil-足leak-足causes-足and-足how-足fix-足them 9/23/17
- 14. 9/23/17 Thank you for time