Tag: hazard
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Soil Pollution – Another Raising Concern
The term pollution is defined as the emission of unwanted materials into the atmosphere, which can cause or affect the well being of the eco-system. Pollution is the main reason we are trying to espouse green living. Pollution can be differentiated into many categories and each kind of pollution has its own effect on the…
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What is Ocean Pollution? Its Causes and Effects
The oceans take up most of the area in our planet. But, even this huge mass is affected by human activities and is polluted in a huge way. And when the ocean is affected, the water living creatures also lose their natural habitat and some of the creatures also become extinct. This will directly affect…
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Top Methods to Reduce Landfills
We use a lot of products in our daily life and most of them go as a waste. These wastes either go under the soil or into the landfills. Either of these methods can cause damage to our Planet and to the living organisms. People do not realize the fact that our earth is getting…
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Global Warning- A threat to our future
The industrial revolution brought the greatest change of the century. People shifted more towards their own comfort rather than thinking about the future consequences. Many new things were invented which proved to be a blessing, but hardly did they know that it was a blessing in disguise. The level of pollution increased and people did…
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Waste management techniques
The overpopulated countries like the developing and underdeveloped nations all face the critical problem of waste management or waste disposal. With the negligence of people and recklessness, many of the cities are all facing the difficulties of large landfills and scattered garbage. This not only brings diseases to the common folks but also serves to…
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Acid Rain: Causes, Effects and Solutions
The term ‘acid rain’ can refer to any form of wet or dry precipitation that contains unusually high and thus dangerous amounts of acids such as sulfuric and nitric acids. It is generally formed because the large amounts of such substances present in the atmosphere – a little due to natural sources like volcanoes but…
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The Ozone Layer – Your Invisible Protection
Are you the kind of person who likes a nice, quiet walk? Or the kind who likes to be out of the house every evening? Do you believe in an invisible protector? Believe it or not, you do have one. The only reason you can go out anywhere without erupting into boils and rashes is…
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The Sacred Ganges
It’s another auspicious day, you have accompanied your family to take a dip in the holy river. It was a long journey, but the sky is blue, the birds are chirping, there is a temple bell chiming softly in the distance. You step onto the banks, your toes teasing the water. You are about to…
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The Rise of Environmentalists
“Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s needs, but not every man’s greed”, Mahatma Gandhi once said. It’s this environmental awareness that’s inexplicably procured a growing hype and has given birth to several environmentalists over the years. You might be frivolous towards the various environmental issues that reign now, but wouldn’t it be wise to…
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Deforestation and The Uttarakhand Disaster
June 16th 2013, a date that means more or less nothing to you (unless it’s your birthday of course, in which case many happy returns to you!). It does for many others though. That date will be blacked out off the calendar of many households. A date remembered only to regret its existence. A day…