Local and Global Environment Problems
Local and Global Environment Problems
By: Ryan
Local Problems
Biodiversity should not be a concern but were making it so bad it's leading to extinction. Biodiversity has gotten so bad it appears to impact ecosystems as much as climate change. Due to over-harvesting, and human environment changes people could reduce nature’s ability to provide goods and services like food, clean water and a stable climate.
In Ann Arbor, Michigan this problem has been getting worse by having species loss expecting to reduce plant growth by 5 to 10 percent. An effect that is comparable in magnitude to the expected impacts of climate warming and increased ultraviolet radiation due to stratospheric ozone loss. When the problem worsens to around 40-60% environmental change, such as ozone pollution, acid deposition on forests, and nutrient pollution (university of Michigan).
If we don't start fixing small issues like this, it can worsen major issues. If we keep this up and reach that 40-60% we just made a urban environmental issue turn into a worsen global issue very quickly.
However, not all people are worsening this issue. Many people are trying to fix these problems. A group called the Urban Environment Program is dedicated to specifically addressing the magnitude and complexity of urban environmental problems in a way that engages, informs and responds to local resident needs. Unlike the government, this group in the East Coast is very active in resolving important issues what the government are currently avoiding.
Global Problems
Everyone is focused on Climate Change right now, what about the causes and affects of climate change. What about the burning of fossil fuels admitting these gasses into our atmosphere. One of the biggest problems in our world is Acid Rain.
Acid Rain is the rainfall made sufficiently acidic by atmospheric pollution that causes environmental harm, typically to forests and lakes. The main cause is the burning of coal and other fossil fuels. When this occurs the waste gases which contain sulfur and nitrogen oxides, combine with atmospheric water to form acids. Acid rain can occur in a variety of forms such as snow, fog, and a little bit of materials from earth (Acid Deposition). Acid rain will always be here, all weather has acid rain. The problem only occurs with how much acid rain were admitting into our environment. Normal rain is slightly acidic with a pH of 5.6, while acid rain is 4.2-4.4 (Nunez).
measure of the pH scale
Acid rain is leading to one of the biggest causes of dead zones. As shown in the chart is leading to more and more fish being killed. Like I said we can't fully stop it but we can slow it down to a normal rainfall with little acid involved. We need everyone to make a difference to slow this down.
Individuals can make a difference. Stop investing your money in companies that mine for fossil fuels. Vote for people who are against climate change because more than likely they want to stop admitting gasses into our atmosphere. Grow food more pure, don't buy foods where it could possibly increase these issues
The Causes of Acid Rain
Like I stated earlier growing our food makes a big difference, don't let vegetation rot. It causes unhealthy chemicals to cause acid rain. As well as volcanoes. The difference here is though, we can't do that much about these problems. Problems like coal-burning power plants, factories, and automobiles we can deal with. Sulfur Oxide and Nitrogen oxide are the chemical what causes these issues. When this gets into our atmosphere, air pollutants react with water, oxygen and other substance to form airborne sulfuric and nitric acid. Wind can carry these chemicals and admit them into water and land causing pollution in the air, water, and ground. Sense their not primary greenhouse gasses this leads to global warming. Acid rain also affects forest regardless of the altitude, when animal die in these ecosystems it affects the food chain which leads to Biodiversity in that urban ecosystem.
Overall, this seems very bad and incurable but it's not. A slight simple issue can cause havoc to the world. Just remember next time you get your oil, you probably just destroyed an ecosystem.
"Acid Rain Students Site: PH Scale." EPA, www3.epa.gov/acidrain/education/
site_students/phscale.html. Accessed 5 Dec. 2019.
Exploring the Environment. "Biodiversity." Exploring the Environment, 1999,
ete.cet.edu/gcc/?/resourcecenter/viewResource/2/. Accessed 2019.
Nunez, Christina. "Acid Rain Facts and Information." National Geographic, 2015,
www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/acid-rain/. Accessed
2019.
University of Michigan. "Ecosystem Effects of Biodiversity Loss Could Rival
Impacts of Climate Change, Pollution." University of Michigan, "University"
of Michigan, 2 May 2012, news.umich.edu/
ecosystem-effects-of-biodiversity-loss-could-rival-impacts-of-climate-change-poll
ution/. Accessed 5 Dec. 2019.
By: Ryan
Local Problems
Biodiversity should not be a concern but were making it so bad it's leading to extinction. Biodiversity has gotten so bad it appears to impact ecosystems as much as climate change. Due to over-harvesting, and human environment changes people could reduce nature’s ability to provide goods and services like food, clean water and a stable climate.
In Ann Arbor, Michigan this problem has been getting worse by having species loss expecting to reduce plant growth by 5 to 10 percent. An effect that is comparable in magnitude to the expected impacts of climate warming and increased ultraviolet radiation due to stratospheric ozone loss. When the problem worsens to around 40-60% environmental change, such as ozone pollution, acid deposition on forests, and nutrient pollution (university of Michigan).
If we don't start fixing small issues like this, it can worsen major issues. If we keep this up and reach that 40-60% we just made a urban environmental issue turn into a worsen global issue very quickly.
However, not all people are worsening this issue. Many people are trying to fix these problems. A group called the Urban Environment Program is dedicated to specifically addressing the magnitude and complexity of urban environmental problems in a way that engages, informs and responds to local resident needs. Unlike the government, this group in the East Coast is very active in resolving important issues what the government are currently avoiding.
Global Problems
Everyone is focused on Climate Change right now, what about the causes and affects of climate change. What about the burning of fossil fuels admitting these gasses into our atmosphere. One of the biggest problems in our world is Acid Rain.
Acid Rain is the rainfall made sufficiently acidic by atmospheric pollution that causes environmental harm, typically to forests and lakes. The main cause is the burning of coal and other fossil fuels. When this occurs the waste gases which contain sulfur and nitrogen oxides, combine with atmospheric water to form acids. Acid rain can occur in a variety of forms such as snow, fog, and a little bit of materials from earth (Acid Deposition). Acid rain will always be here, all weather has acid rain. The problem only occurs with how much acid rain were admitting into our environment. Normal rain is slightly acidic with a pH of 5.6, while acid rain is 4.2-4.4 (Nunez).
measure of the pH scale
Acid rain is leading to one of the biggest causes of dead zones. As shown in the chart is leading to more and more fish being killed. Like I said we can't fully stop it but we can slow it down to a normal rainfall with little acid involved. We need everyone to make a difference to slow this down.
Individuals can make a difference. Stop investing your money in companies that mine for fossil fuels. Vote for people who are against climate change because more than likely they want to stop admitting gasses into our atmosphere. Grow food more pure, don't buy foods where it could possibly increase these issues
The Causes of Acid Rain
Like I stated earlier growing our food makes a big difference, don't let vegetation rot. It causes unhealthy chemicals to cause acid rain. As well as volcanoes. The difference here is though, we can't do that much about these problems. Problems like coal-burning power plants, factories, and automobiles we can deal with. Sulfur Oxide and Nitrogen oxide are the chemical what causes these issues. When this gets into our atmosphere, air pollutants react with water, oxygen and other substance to form airborne sulfuric and nitric acid. Wind can carry these chemicals and admit them into water and land causing pollution in the air, water, and ground. Sense their not primary greenhouse gasses this leads to global warming. Acid rain also affects forest regardless of the altitude, when animal die in these ecosystems it affects the food chain which leads to Biodiversity in that urban ecosystem.
Overall, this seems very bad and incurable but it's not. A slight simple issue can cause havoc to the world. Just remember next time you get your oil, you probably just destroyed an ecosystem.
"Acid Rain Students Site: PH Scale." EPA, www3.epa.gov/acidrain/education/
site_students/phscale.html. Accessed 5 Dec. 2019.
Exploring the Environment. "Biodiversity." Exploring the Environment, 1999,
ete.cet.edu/gcc/?/resourcecenter/viewResource/2/. Accessed 2019.
Nunez, Christina. "Acid Rain Facts and Information." National Geographic, 2015,
www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/acid-rain/. Accessed
2019.
University of Michigan. "Ecosystem Effects of Biodiversity Loss Could Rival
Impacts of Climate Change, Pollution." University of Michigan, "University"
of Michigan, 2 May 2012, news.umich.edu/
ecosystem-effects-of-biodiversity-loss-could-rival-impacts-of-climate-change-poll
ution/. Accessed 5 Dec. 2019.
How does vegetation rotting lead to acid rain? Some of these ideas could be developed a little more completely.
ReplyDeletetaking certain foods from the ground takes gas with it. The gasses then get admitted into the atmosphere affecting the environment.
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