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…
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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…
Let’s Know More About Indoor Pollution
When most people think of the word “pollution,” they picture smog in the air in a busy city. But indoor air pollution is sometimes even more dangerous than outdoor pollution. There are all sorts of things that can be responsible for indoor air pollution. The gases emitted by heating equipment, the fibers of dust and…
How to Improve Air Quality?
Air quality refers to the condition of air within our surroundings. However, the quality of air on Earth has been worsening due to a considerable amount of air pollutants that are being released in the Earth’s atmosphere every day. If we do not want our planet to end up being destroyed by air pollutants, we…
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…
How Is the COVID-19 Decreasing Air Pollution?
Well since Coronavirus has been detected in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, there has been a lockdown in most countries surrounding China. The cities were nothing but just buildings and empty roads. The Coronavirus or COVID-19 has forced most companies to shutdown or stop production. With the start of this epidemic in Wuhan, China, many countries…
The Adversities of Air Pollution
You could go days without food and hours without water, but you would last only a few minutes without air (if that). As human beings, on average, we breathe over 3,000 gallons of air each day. In addition to consuming up so much air in 24 hours, over the course of 365 days, humans manage…