Causes and effects of climate

change
 Main environmental problems

01 Waste Generation 02 Species Extinction

03 Air Pollution 04 Water Pollution

 Waste Generation

Increase in the number of materials

discarded in nature.
Following the current pace, according to
the UN, the generation of urban waste will
reach 4 billion tons per year in 2050.
 Causes
Population growth, industrialization,
increased consumption, use of materials that
take time to decompose in nature, improper
disposal by the population and inadequate
final destination.
 Effects
Accumulation of garbage and generation of
diseases, environmental imbalance, visual
pollution, flooding due to clogged drains,
Contamination of soil, water and air.
Species Extinction

Threat of disappearance of species

on the planet.
 Causes
Although extinction is something that
happened at various times on the planet,
other factors such as pollution, climate
change, habitat destruction, hunting and
environmental disasters have intensified the
occurrence of the phenomenon.
 Effects
Alteration of food chains, loss of
biodiversity, reduction of food resources,
interference in the self-regulation of the
environment, among others.
 Air Pollution
Elevation of the levels of substances

considered pollutants and that cause an

imbalance to the environment.

 Causes
Air pollution is mainly caused by polluting

gases from natural sources, such as volcanic

activities, and human activities, such as

industrialization and burning of fossil fuels in

vehicles.
 Effects
The increase in polluting gases in the air
compromises its quality and can generate
several health problems, especially
respiratory ones.
 Water Pollution

Change in water quality making it harmful

to the environment and unfit for
consumption, which directly affects the
maintenance of life on the planet.
 Causes
Disposal of products and waste in water
bodies, residues from agricultural, domestic
and industrial activities thrown into the water
without proper treatment.
 Effects
Imbalance of ecosystems, death of aquatic
species, proliferation of harmful
microorganisms and emergence of diseases,
eutrophication and accumulative effect of
heavy metals on organisms.
 Work made by:

Catarina Correia Gabriela Felgueiras Inês Brochado

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Rita Mendes Teresa Teixeira

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