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…nutrients from land and therefore, to have a rapid drop in food production. B/ As the development grows, our land becomes more fragile. For instance in the Northwest part in china, farmers are practicing over-cultivation, over-grazing and deforestation. Also…
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…mass deforestation interference? If we try to clone organs for transplant patients that are in their final hour of their lives then we are actually improving their lives; if that is playing God, then doing so is not necessarily a notorious act. One…
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…. And with urban expansion leading to deforestation, our dependence upon marine life becomes heightened. The importance of marine plankton cannot be emphasized enough, yet most people fail to recognize it as the vital life supply…
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…agriculture, deforestation, landfills, industrial production, and mining also contribute a significant share of emissions. In 1997, the United States emitted about one-fifth of total global greenhouse gases. Rising global temperatures are expected to raise sea…
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…Acid Rain is a leading cause to deforestation and other harmful effects to the environment. Acid Rain is produced when coal, oil and gas are burned; they generate sulfur dioxide, nitric oxide and nitrous dioxide that rise into the atmosphere. The oxides…
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…of agricultural land will be sacrificed to growing ethanol-crops (e.g. sugarcane). This creates problems of soil erosion, deforestation, fertiliser run-off and salinity. Disposal of smelly fermentation waste would also present environmental problems Energy/Financial…
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…fuels such as coal, oil, and gasoline, all major contributors to the rise in carbon dioxide emissions. Deforestation also releases carbon dioxide via burning of plant life, and exposing the soil to sunlight. Also, since trees are a major factor in the natural…
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…. In addition, overpopulation causes a lack of employment opportunity. Unemployment makes people work for less, consequently the economy decreases. The over population crisis has caused many other problems for the environment, including deforestation and extinction…
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…warming is deforestation. Trees remove carbon dioxide from the air as they grow. The carbon dioxide is released back into the air as they are cut and burned. The forest ability to reduce the carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is decreasing due to massive…
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…(1995, p 68). These gases are linked to many other environmental issues, including ozone depletion, deforestation, desertification and the occurrence of short-term weather abnormalities. Nonetheless, carbon dioxide has been increasing due to emissions from…
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