ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

Example of Environmental issues

Deforestation

Land

Degradation Pollution Global Warming Mining

Deforestation

Environmental impacts caused by deforestation

Burning

forests and decay of wood after logging contribute to the release of greenhouse gases

Loss of biodiversity Forests

are important parts of hydrologic cycle in

nature

Jungle burned for agriculture in southern Mexico

Logging in Malaysia.

LAND degradation

Environmental impacts caused by land degradation

Climate change Affecting Sensitivity and resilience Soil erosion and landscape

Pollution

Environmental impacts caused by pollution

Carbondioxide missions cause ocan acidification.

The

emission of green house gases leads to global

warming which affects ecosystems in many ways.

Smog

and haze can reduce the amount of sunlight

received by plants
Soil can become infertile and unsuitable for plants

Pollution in India

Global Warming

Environmental Effects of Global Warming

Melting of permafrost and polar ice Rising sea level Spread of pests and disease Ecological impacts (e.g. disturbed life cycle of flora-

fauna)

This image is of the Easton Glacier on Mount Baker in the North Cascades of Washington taken in 2003. It shows the terminus position of the glacier in 1985 as well.

Mining

Chuquicamata, the largest open pit copper mine in the world, Chile

Iron hydroxide precipitate stains a stream receiving acid drainage from surface coal mining.

Environmental impacts of mining

Land/soil erosion Formation of sinkholes, Loss of biodiversity in the area

Contamination of groundwaters by chemicals from

the mining process and products.

Abandoned mines can still pose safety hazards such

as deadly gases

Let us all Be united. Plant one tree per house Save our globe from Environmental issues.