Electric vehicles will be around for a long time. What seemed like a mere dream a decade ago is now the future’s default setting. States and countries have set deadlines by which combustion engine cars that consume fossil fuels and produce pollutants will no longer be sold. As a result, major automakers have decided to…
Category: Pollution
Heat Waves: Thousands Of Victims.
Despite the serious threat extreme heat presents to our health and economy, people tend to perceive intense heat differently from other climate disasters. Heatwaves don’t get the same attention as a flood or a hurricane, because the damage isn’t as visually obvious. But that’s not to say that heatwaves aren’t causing concern. For example, professional…
Everything You Need To Know About Acid Rain.
What Is Acid Rain? During the 1970s and 1980s, “acid rain” was one of the most well-known environmental problems in Europe and North America. It was often featured in news reports and was sometimes mentioned in daily newspapers, television series and other forms of media. The visibility of acid rain in the media, however, has…
5 Environmentally Harmful Factors
Humans are just animals, just like any other species. We may be more intelligent than most, but we are still flesh and blood, and our environment is essential. We can only be healthy and satisfied when everything around us is in balance. Unfortunately, there are many things that some of us live close to that…
The Most Polluting Industries for the Planet
There’s no doubt that industries play a significant role in the damage done to the earth. They are responsible for 2/3rds of the pollution that led to climate change. Besides, not only does such pollution negatively affect the environment, but it is also hazardous to human health! Below are some examples of pollution that large…
Ways to Limiting Paper Consumption in a Workplace
One of the most persistent and most preventable operation costs in the modern office is paper waste. Even though in the age of cloud storage, enterprise content management, and mobile-first communication, there are more ways to transmit information without using papers. Some employees tend to take print equipment for granted; however, it is easier to…
Innovative Technological Advances for Oil Spill
Over the years, there has been so many oil spill that the marine life is becoming endangered and birds are being threatened. With the recent oil spill happening off the coast of Mauritius, there has been a sensitization campaign that went on in order to make more people aware of the dangers of an oil…
Plastic Free Countries in the World
It is not surprising that we are in the middle of a war against plastics, even though some countries have made progress, and it is inspiring to see some countries taking a stand to eliminate plastic consumption. These countries are making an extra effort to avoid turning our planet into a massive pile of unnecessary…
The 7 Most Unacceptable Forms of Pollution
In our lives, we have been confronted in one way or another with environmental pollution that has affected us in many ways. Pollution is the harmful substances that are released into the environment. The toxic materials are called pollutants. These can be natural, such as volcanic ash, and others result from human activities, such as…
The 5 Main Types of Pollution and Their Effects
One of the most severe environmental problems caused by human intervention in the natural environment is pollution, which harms the environment, makes the cultivation and consumption of natural resources impossible, causes ecological imbalances, and threatens human health. It is, therefore, essential to identify this problem to develop ways to deal with it. 1) Air Pollution…