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2. The country has established laws and frameworks for disaster prevention and response, as well as agencies like PAGASA and PHIVOLCS that provide weather and volcanic hazard information and education.
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- Dolphins are endangered by fishing gear entanglement, habitat loss from dams and development, and hunting. Climate change is also affecting dolphin habitats and food sources.
- Lynx populations have declined due to loss of rural habitats and illegal hunting. Protecting natural areas and enforcing laws could help the species.
- Polar bears face threats from climate change, including loss of sea ice habitat and food sources. A warming climate has dire consequences for the species and environment.
- Collective action is needed through green transportation, limiting pollution, and sustainable living to curb climate change and protect vulnerable species.
Global warming is causing severe weather events and threatening communities, economies, and national security. Nations are working toward an international agreement where all countries reduce their carbon pollution. The United States' plan to cap carbon emissions and expand renewable energy represents an important step to combat climate change and encourage global climate action ahead of a key meeting in Paris.
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Deforestation refers to the cutting down of trees without replanting new saplings, which is occurring at an alarming rate for various reasons. It has serious negative effects on the environment like reduced rainfall, increased temperatures and habitat loss. Some solutions include increasing public awareness, encouraging alternative energy sources to reduce dependence on forests as fuel, controlling overgrazing and shifting cultivation, large-scale afforestation programs, and considering environmental impacts in development projects. Everyone must work together to address deforestation through awareness campaigns, policy changes, and tree planting initiatives.
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1) The Earth Day flag shows a NASA image of Earth over a blue background and is a popular unofficial representation of Earth Day.
2) Recycling 1 ton of plastic saves 750 kg of oil and in 2025 two-thirds of the world's population will suffer from lack of water unless action is taken.
3) 181 countries have ratified the Kyoto Protocol to reduce greenhouse gases, but the US has not signed it. Plastic waste kills millions of animals each year. Planting trees reduces pollution and CO2 storage.
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This document discusses climate change and provides tips for reducing its impacts through individual actions. It notes that the Earth is warming due to human greenhouse gas emissions. Small temperature rises can greatly impact climate and weather. Individuals can take steps like using less energy, recycling, reusing items, and choosing more sustainable transportation to lower their carbon footprint and help address climate change. The most effective ways to help are reducing waste in the first place and reusing what is already made.
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This document discusses the impact of human activities on the environment and ecosystems. It begins by establishing that all organisms depend on shared natural resources for survival. It then provides examples of how human activities like agriculture, urban development, and pollution can negatively impact the biosphere. Specifically, issues like global warming, biodiversity loss, deforestation, acid rain, and ozone depletion are examined in more detail. The document stresses the importance of sustainable development and solutions like environmental laws and technologies to curb pollution and its effects on human health and ecosystems.
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The document discusses various topics related to the environment and natural disasters in the Philippines, including:
1. The Philippines is prone to natural disasters like typhoons, floods, landslides, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and tsunamis due to its location in the Pacific Ring of Fire and between tectonic plates. It also suffers from human-caused environmental issues like loss of land and forests.
2. The country has established laws and frameworks for disaster prevention and response, as well as agencies like PAGASA and PHIVOLCS that provide weather and volcanic hazard information and education.
3. Efforts are being made to improve solid waste management through waste reduction, recycling, comp
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This document outlines the objectives, motto, and topics of an environmental protection lesson, which are to discuss ecological problems facing the planet like land pollution, greenhouse effect, air pollution, water pollution, ozone holes, climate change, and acid rain. It aims to examine the causes of environmental issues and ways to solve these problems in order to lessen pollution and protect the environment. Students are assigned to write suggestions on environmental protection for a newspaper as homework.
The IPCC says 10 years is all we have. Start your own initiatives to be a climate change leader. Help ensure we halt, even reduce global warming. Help ensure we protect our streams and rivers to ensure our life line.
Share widely with clubs in your city and across your district. Be a climate leader. Say I Can.
This document defines and provides examples for various vocabulary, idioms, and expressions related to the environment. Over multiple entries between April 11-25, it defines terms like "the heavens open", "biodegradable", "carbon footprint", "lull before the storm", "climate change", "a storm is brewing", "bycatch", "come rain or shine", "carbon tax", "the eye of the storm", "green design", "make hay while the sun shines", "Malthusian", "weather the storm", "fossil fuels", "the tide has turned", "greenhouse gases", and "cloud on the horizon". Each entry provides a concise definition and example usage for
This document discusses several endangered species and threats they face:
- Dolphins are endangered by fishing gear entanglement, habitat loss from dams and development, and hunting. Climate change is also affecting dolphin habitats and food sources.
- Lynx populations have declined due to loss of rural habitats and illegal hunting. Protecting natural areas and enforcing laws could help the species.
- Polar bears face threats from climate change, including loss of sea ice habitat and food sources. A warming climate has dire consequences for the species and environment.
- Collective action is needed through green transportation, limiting pollution, and sustainable living to curb climate change and protect vulnerable species.
Global warming is causing severe weather events and threatening communities, economies, and national security. Nations are working toward an international agreement where all countries reduce their carbon pollution. The United States' plan to cap carbon emissions and expand renewable energy represents an important step to combat climate change and encourage global climate action ahead of a key meeting in Paris.
The document discusses the pollution of the world's land, air, and water caused by overpopulation, pollution, and energy consumption. This pollution has led to problems like deforestation, ozone depletion, and global warming. The seas are also threatened as they are filled with industrial waste, chemicals, and oil, putting some seas at risk of extinction. Harmful emissions from industry have disastrous effects through greenhouse gas emissions and acid rain. However, the document argues that environmental disaster can be avoided if people take action against pollution and nature protection becomes a priority.
Deforestation refers to the cutting down of trees without replanting new saplings, which is occurring at an alarming rate for various reasons. It has serious negative effects on the environment like reduced rainfall, increased temperatures and habitat loss. Some solutions include increasing public awareness, encouraging alternative energy sources to reduce dependence on forests as fuel, controlling overgrazing and shifting cultivation, large-scale afforestation programs, and considering environmental impacts in development projects. Everyone must work together to address deforestation through awareness campaigns, policy changes, and tree planting initiatives.
The document discusses how human activities impact the environment at local, regional, and global scales. It provides examples of how population growth, industrialization, pollution, and advances in technology are changing the environment. The consequences of these changes include problems like global warming, ozone depletion, and threats to biodiversity which affect life on Earth. Managing our environment and using resources sustainably is important to address these issues.
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Our health and lives are at stake due to environmental toxins in the air, water, and food from an unbalanced and unsustainable environment polluted by over-consumption and loss of natural resources. The growing threat of climate change means we must reassess our environmental impact and choices, as the earth is the only planet we have and future generations deserve to enjoy its beauty and resources. If humans do not begin caring for the environment by limiting consumption and protecting habitats and species, severe weather events and loss of potential cures will only increase while our resources dwindle.
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The document discusses various environmental problems that have arisen due to human developmental activities. It outlines issues like pollution, global warming, natural resource depletion, waste disposal, biodiversity loss, deforestation, ozone layer depletion, acid rain, and others. These problems have manifested as a result of industrialization and changes to the biosphere. While development is needed, it must be sustainable and consider environmental impacts to quality of life. Addressing these challenges requires awareness raising, conservation efforts, reducing pollution and moving toward renewable resources. Failure to properly manage the relationship between environment and development could lead to disaster.
This document discusses Earth Day and environmental facts. It contains the following key points:
1) The Earth Day flag shows a NASA image of Earth over a blue background and is a popular unofficial representation of Earth Day.
2) Recycling 1 ton of plastic saves 750 kg of oil and in 2025 two-thirds of the world's population will suffer from lack of water unless action is taken.
3) 181 countries have ratified the Kyoto Protocol to reduce greenhouse gases, but the US has not signed it. Plastic waste kills millions of animals each year. Planting trees reduces pollution and CO2 storage.
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Biodiversity refers to the variety of life on Earth. It is highest in the tropics and tends to cluster in hotspots. Biodiversity is important as it provides resources for human products and activities. However, human activities like deforestation, pollution, dam construction, industries, mining, and uncontrolled resource extraction threaten biodiversity in several ways. They can destroy habitats, disrupt ecosystems, release toxins, and drive many species to extinction. Protecting biodiversity requires reducing these human impacts on the environment.
This document discusses climate change and provides tips for reducing its impacts through individual actions. It notes that the Earth is warming due to human greenhouse gas emissions. Small temperature rises can greatly impact climate and weather. Individuals can take steps like using less energy, recycling, reusing items, and choosing more sustainable transportation to lower their carbon footprint and help address climate change. The most effective ways to help are reducing waste in the first place and reusing what is already made.
World environment Day ...... In this PPT I Am sending you some beautiful things that our nature gives us ..... and what is the importance of this day.. Thankyou
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Global warming is caused by human activities like burning fossil fuels and deforestation that increase greenhouse gases in the atmosphere like carbon dioxide and methane. This traps heat from the sun and causes the planet to warm up. As the planet warms, sea levels rise and extreme weather increases, threatening animal species and ecosystems. The rising human population contributes further by requiring more resources that damage the environment. Urgent action is needed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and transition to more sustainable practices to prevent worsening global warming.
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1. The Objectives
1. To explain briefly the definition of global warming.
2. To list causes of the global warming.
3. To discuss our views about the effects of the phenomenon.
4. To explain precautions that should be taken.
Research Question
1. What is the definition of global warming ?
2. What is the main factors of the phenomenon ?
3. How did the phenomenon occur during the years 2005 until 2010 ?
4. What are the measures which can be taken to reduce the phenomenon ?
Definition of the global warming
Global warming is a popular term used to a state the rise in average global
temperature of the world due to the greenhouse effects.There is an increase in the
volume of the water level due of the phenomenon
( Enzinemark.com : 2010 ) .
In the same way,while Silver Jerry said based on his research which the
global warming can be defined as a condition of increased environmental
2. temperature higher than normal temperature.Our the last hundred years,
the earth average temperature has increased about three quarters of a
degree centigrade (1.3 " F).In contrast, global warming is defined as
occuring by the nature and mankind activities such as deforestating, burn
of fossil, emmision of CFC and carbon dioxide from the industries.In the
short form, the temperature will rise worsely for our environment
( Enzinemark.com : 2010 ).
Statistic
Figure 1 : Future Emissions and Concentrations of CO2 and SO2 for Different
Emissions Scenarios (Special Report on Emission Scenarios, 2000).
3. Literature Review
The global warming began in 1970s, when the Tun Hussien Onn become
Prime Minister at Malaysia. When he took legacy from Tunku Abdul Razak
to spread Felda more huge projects enabled terrace plantation to be done.
In contrast when Tun Dr Mahathir became Prime Minister, he innovated
Malaysia to become a developing country. Tun Dr.Mathathir emphasized
the industrial sector. The country's temperature rose more than average.
Deforestation affects to the green house due to development and industrial
sectors.
4. Activities to increase global warming may affect Earth's temperature
to human health. According to a study conducted by the World Health
Organization (WHO), climate change that has occurred since the 1970's has
led to 150 thousand deaths per year due to the increased incidence of
disease. Viruses, bacteria and bacterial disease is said to be more
widespread. In the past, influenza disease can only be attacked when the
cold season (four seasons in the country) or in the rainy season (in the
tropical country), but now began to attack regardless of the season
( http: www.sabah.org.my ) .
According to Fredolin Tangang@Tajudin Mahmud he interpreted
global warming in the different way, which is he said global warming
occurred by the human crime activities that related to environment such as
the increases green house gases
( CO2,NH4, N20) concentration and alter the earths atmospheric
compositions and earths heat budget. Furthermore he also explained
about a small amount of the heat energy emitted from the surface passes
through the atmosphere directly to space. Most is absorbed by greenhouse
gas molecules and contributes to the energy radiated back down to warm
the surface and lower atmosphere. Increasing the concentrations of
greenhouses gases increases the warming of the surface and slows loss of
energy to space ( http // www.ocean.ukm)
Causes of global warming
5. Nowadays the issue of the global warming has more popular that we could
find from any sources since the past few years. As we know from the
general information, global warming occurs when our temperature
environment increase affected from greenhouse. However the human are
still not aware about this current issue. They might be thinking that it is a
small matter problem. As result without efforts to find the solution it could
be destroy our environment.
There are various causes why the global warming is happen in
Malaysia? Based on our views, the main causes are human activities.
Several these kind activities are still non stop especially cutting down the
main forests. They want to get the profit without thinking the effect on
earth. Furthermore, when all the rain forests are cutting down the
temperature become hot. It is because the sunlight of radiation on earth
surface. In the same way, the greenhouse will affect for environment.
On the other hand, burning fossil also the causes of global warming.
When the fossil fuels such as natural gas and coal are burned, all these
substances are changing to carbon dioxide. This carbon dioxide it could
give worse for earth. In addition, forests are very important role in the cycle
of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
Acid rain also the problem causes for this phenomenon. When acid
rain is running it could causes the building especially at the wall will
started erode. It is very dangerous for the people who live in the building.
6. The lands also become acid when the acid rain is running and the plants
will die effect from acid rain. If the human aware about this phenomenon
our environment will not destroy from this causes of global warming. The
government should be taken this issue more seriously so that our
environment is safe from humankind.
Effects of Global Warming
Global Warming will affect human through our food,water supplies and health
conditions.The sudden change in climate patterns are dangerous to human body
which wont be able to endure the extreme conditions,a hint of which can be seen in
the form of frequent heat waves and cold waves.
Many people will die because of lack of food production due to frequent drought
and floods phenomenon.For instance,the increase of ocean waters level will affect
fisherman survival.The extremely temperature also cause humans health problems
such as asthma,fever,dry skin and respitory systems problem.This situation lead to
increases of dealth rates,particularly among the child,adult,very old people and the
poorer can double or triple during the days of unusually high temperatures and
humidity.Similarly,The global warming also affect our environment.Forests are an
important of global resorce,it can providing wildlife habitat,fresh air and water and
aesthetic values.The green forest also importance for animals to make
photosynthesis process through the sunlight.However,the deforestation activity will
affect to flora and fauna and they will be destroyed.The living things will lose their
shelter due to the cutting down of trees.As a result,many animals and plants are
extinction.Therefore we should find measures to preserve our trees from any illegal
activities and keep healthy of our environment.
7. Precautions Should Be Taken
One of the causes of global warming is the use of less environmentally
friendly energy such as diesel oil consumption and much more. Through
the use of environmentally friendly energy such as solar, biomass, biofuels
and others. For Example in Malaysia the government has intensified
research on the use of biofuels the vehicles in Malaysia. Besides, the
creation of hybrid cars by the worlds major car companies like Toyota and
Ford. In addition, the government intended to use hydroelectric power to
supply electricity to the entire population of the country smart. For
example, the largest dam construction on the dam at Bakun, Sarawak is
able to supply electricity to Peninsular and Bornoe. The use of solar panels
can reduce the greenhouse effect. Japan is among countries that use solar
panel to supply electricity.
The operation that can be done by the community effort to reduce the
problem of global warming is changing the attitude to be more concerned
about the environment. For example the use of bicycle or public transport
to get work or school. Use a more friendly light as LED ( Light Emitting
Diode ) light. For example in Portland, United States. LED light have been
used in signal lights around Portland.This can be reduce the problem of
global warming. In Malaysia, several attempts have been to reduce the
global warming as a campaign to reduce plastic bags use by NGOs, the
public and the construction of a systematic public transport system such
8. as light Rail Transit ( LRT ) and so fourth. Recent government plans to
build a mass Rail Transit (MRT). This is intended to encourage use of
public transport. This shows the governments efforts to cooperate with the
people in reducing the problem of global warming ( Johanson, 2006 ) .
Conclusion
In conclusion, the phenomenon of global warming should be taken
seriously by all parties to ensure the physical and human environment are
not affected by this deck as a result of global
warming. Thus, various incentives have to be taken by the authorities
include non government organization, and government and individuals to
enhance their ownself-awareness about the
factors that lead to global warming as outlined above. Accordingly,
the factor of global warming not only affect the people and the
environment,even in economic terms at all. Thus, the
community and all parties should be sensitive to each of their actions that
could lead to this global phenomenon in order to avoid a more
severe negative impact and to ensure the prosperity
of this land remains for the next generations.