...Global Warming and Health Jessica Parks APA Format PSY/460 There are many current events plaguing environmental psychologist, possibly more now than ever before. This is one of the ideals that are causing environmental psychology to become such a demanding field of study. This essay will tackle one small corner of the problem, global warming and the affects it will have on the health of the human race. Global warming is a phenomenon that is causing the general temperature of the earth to rise. This is affecting the earth’s atmosphere and oceans. Scientists have noted significant changes developing more rapidly in the last thirty years. These changes are a counteraction to global warming that is affecting life on the entire planet. No one or nothing is safe from the impact of global warming, plants animals, humans we are all subject to server changes of evolutionary proportion. One might ponder how global warming affects the average man; some say they see no difference. The changes are not apparent in ones day to day routine unless you become aware of the signs or symptoms of a changing planet (Time, 2006). Time magazine recently did a story called Global Warming: How It Affects Your Health. This article puts the affects of global warming on humans very plainly. According to this article the death toll that is related to climate change is going to double by the year 2030. The climate change is going to cause the population to encounter more frequent...
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... Global warming is a threat to mankind and its existence; although we are yet to see or feel the effects. However, understanding the cause, and implementing measures to save the planet are of dire urgency otherwise, the impact will be imminent in the near future. In approximately 1,000 years ahead due to rapid growth in the world’s population, and Man’s ever-growing chemical technologies, the impact of global warming is predictable. Global warming can be defined as the gradual increase of the earth’s atmospheric temperature due to the release of carbon dioxide, methane gas, fossil fuels, and other toxic chemical emissions trapped in atmosphere that causes correspondence changes in climate. These changes are rapid in the global atmosphere over a relatively short period of time, and becoming more prevalent in the world presently. There are numerous records that show that our world as a whole is getting incredibly warmer, poor health conditions, strangulated economy, and environmental degradation. Some say the world will end in water due to melting ice, some say it will end in fire as a result of radiation. From my observation and understanding, I hold with those who favor fire. Global warming affects human health, the world economy, our environment, and the planet as a whole. Health is the general condition of body and mind (Dictionary.com). The environment plays a significant role to our health, and every living...
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...2016 Yolanda Williams Environmental Science 3/28/2016 2016 Yolanda Williams Environmental Science 3/28/2016 Global Climate Change Global Climate Change Global Climate Change I’m sure that everyone has noticed that the Earth has been heating up over the years. In fact, the planet is warming up rather quickly. Scientific evidence reflects this change. However, not only has there been a change in temperature, but also precipitation patterns and storms. This is said to be a result of global climate change. What is global climate change? Global climate refers to the average climate over the entire Earth. The term climate is used to describe weather conditions of a certain area over a long term period, almost like the normal weather. Do we care about global climate change? Yes, it is very important to be aware because everything that happens with the planet directly affects something else. Finally, what is causing this global climate change? Actually, scientists have yet to come up with a concrete answer on this, but for the most part, they agree that people are causing the Earth’s climate to change. How might people be the cause of global climate change? Well, scientists have concluded that most of the observed warming is very likely due to the burning of coal, oil, and gas. About two hundred years ago, technology led to an increase in population which led to an increase in the use of fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and gas. This increased consumption of fossil fuel...
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...University of Phoenix Material Environmental Pollution Outline Complete the following outline using Ch. 21–25 of the text. Use complete sentences. Here is an example: Example - Environmental History Before 1960, few people had ever heard the word ecology, and the term, environment, meant little as a political or social issue. Silent Spring by Rachel Carson Rachel Carson published Silent Spring in 1960. At about the time the book was published, several environmental events were occurring. Examples of these environmental events are oil spills and highly publicized threats of extinction of many species. Environment became a popular issue. Early Days of Modern Environmentalism Environmentalism was dominated by confrontations between those labeled environmentalist and those labeled anti-environmentalists. Environmentalists believed that the world was in peril. The anti-environmentalists believed that social and economic heath and progress were necessary. Today The situation has changed from the early days of modern environmentalism. Public opinion polls show that people around the world rank the environment among the most important social and political issues. No longer is there a need to verify that the environmental problems are severe. Complete the rest of the worksheet based on the example above. Remember to be thorough in your answers and write in complete sentences. Water Management Describe Water Management and Use Freshwater sources are ground water...
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...Background International concerns with human rights, health and environmental protection have expanded considerably in the past several decades. In response, the international community has created a vast array of international legal instruments, specialized organs, and agencies at the global and regional levels to respond to identified problems in each of the three areas. Often these have seemed to develop in isolation from one another. Yet the links between human rights, health and environmental protection were apparent at least from the first international conference on the human environment, held in Stockholm in 1972. “Man is both creature and molder of his environment, which gives him physical sustenance and affords him the opportunity for intellectual, moral, social and spiritual growth. . . . Both aspects of man’s environment, the natural and the man-made, are essential to his well-being and to the enjoyment of basic human rights even the right to life itself.” Therefore, it becomes very important to study the impacts of industrial pollution and threats to bio diversity closely while studying about Human Rights. Industrial pollution is one of the main causes of pollution worldwide. Industrial activities are a major source of air, water and land pollution, leading to illness and loss of life all over the world. The World Health Organization estimates that outdoor air pollution alone accounts for around 2% of all heart and lung diseases, about 5% of all lung cancers...
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...imbalance in the environment. Environmental pollution is a serious problem. Nearly 35 percent of India's total land area is subject to serious environmental pollution. Industrialization has led to urbanization, which has added to the pollution problem. Air pollution is the most dangerous form of pollution. land and water pollution have worsened the situation. Pollution causes several types of harmful disease. We must control pollution for our survival. The word pollution 'pollution', has been derived form a Latin word, 'pollutionem,' which means to make dirty. Pollution is the process of making the environment. i.e. the land, water and air dirty by adding harmful substances to it. Pollution causes imbalance in the environment. This imbalance has threatened the very survival of life. It is a threat to the whole world. Environmental pollution is a serious problem of the industrialized societies. The industrial development and the Green Revolution have adversely affected the environment. People have converted the life supporting systems of the entire living world into their own resources and have vastly disturbed the natural ecological balance. Serious degradation and depletion have been caused thought overuse, misuse and mismanagement of resources to meet the human greed. Environmental pollution is defined as the unfavorable alteration of our surroundings. It is by product of man's activities through direct or indirect efforts of changes. These changes could be in the physical...
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...NEED OF SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT AS A HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUE ABSTRACT Environmental protection is a recent concept, developed in the international or regional human right protection systems or mechanisms. In those early days, especially when modern human rights protection mechanisms such as UDHR, ICCPR, IESCR and other human rights instruments adopted, the concern given to environmental protection was not that much significant . The only few provisions in these instruments recognizes some rights like the right to healthy and favorable condition of work, the right to get adequate food, clothing and shelter and the like. It was during in 1992, earth summit, that the relationship between human rights and sustainable environment is addressed. The need for the protection of environment becomes a necessity. In fact environment is a totality of human life; it means that it is sources of food, clothing, and shelter. The denial of environmental protection could bring about the denial of some fundamental rights such as the right to health, life, food and so on. It is true that, environment should be properly managed in order to make it favorable to human life. However; the effort to protect the environment faces different challenges like the issue of locus-standi, justifiability, conflict between developmental efforts and environmental protection, burden of proof, lack of cooperation among states and...
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...Effects of Environment on Health in Society ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- 1. Introduction The environment affects our health in a variety of ways. The interaction between human health and the environment has been extensively studied and environmental risks have been proven to significantly impact human health, either directly by exposing people to harmful agents, or indirectly, by disrupting life-sustaining ecosystems. Although the exact contribution of environmental factors to the development of death and disease cannot be precisely determined, the World Health Organization (WHO) has estimated that thirteen million deaths annually are attributable to preventable environmental causes. The report also estimates that 24% of the global disease burden (healthy life years lost) and 23% of all deaths (premature mortality) are attributable to environmental factors, with the environmental burden of diseases being 15 times higher in developing countries than in developed countries, due to differences in exposure to environmental risks and access to health care. Air Quality Air pollution is a major environmental risk to health and is estimated to cause approximately two million premature deaths worldwide per year. A reduction of air pollution is expected to reduce the global burden of disease from respiratory...
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...that explores the dangerous and hazardous state of planet Earth. The film investigates the most important environmental issues of our time and offers efficient ways to change our course of action. The 11th Hour is built around the opinions of a number of noted scientists and political ambassadors who stress the importance of universal awareness and a positive environmental recovery. The title of the film; “The 11th Hour” serves as a warning sign and statement that we do not have much time remaining so we must act now in order to create a sustainable future. The film documents the crucial problems facing our planet’s life systems, including the many health consequences, while expressing the opinion that the future of humanity is in jeopardy. Experts, who speak from their areas of knowledge, provide insight about how the human population is despoiling earth itself and its natural resources. Potential solutions, using technology, social, and discussion group tactics, highlight the need for restorative action that would reshape and rethink different global human activities before it is too late. Although the film explores a number of reasons for the environmental degradation of our planet, the depletion of Earth’s natural resources caused by deforestation, destruction of ecosystems, fossil fuels released into the atmosphere, and population growth will be discussed. The human impact on the environment began with the industrial and agricultural revolution in the 18th and 19th century...
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...Environmental Pollution Outline 1. Complete the following outline using Ch. 21–25 of the text. Use complete sentences. Here is an example: a. Example - Environmental History 1) Before 1960 a) Few people had ever heard the word ecology. b) The term, environment, meant little as a political or social issue. 2) Silent Spring by Rachel Carson a) Rachel Carson published Silent Spring in 1960. b) At about the time the book was published, several environmental events were occurring. c) Examples of these environmental events are oil spills and highly publicized threats of extinction of many species. d) Environment became a popular issue. 3) Early Days of Modern Environmentalism a) Environmentalism was dominated by confrontations between those labeled environmentalist and those labeled anti-environmentalists. b) Environmentalists believed that the world was in peril. c) The anti-environmentalists believed that social and economic heath and progress were necessary. 4) Today a) The situation has changed from the early days of modern environmentalism. b) Public opinion polls show that people around the world rank the environment among the most important social and political issues. c) No longer is there a need to verify that the environmental problems are severe. 2. Complete the rest of the worksheet based on the example above. Remember to be thorough in your answers and write in complete sentences. a. Water Management 1) Describe Water Management and Use a) Freshwater...
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...Environmental Pollution Outline 1. Complete the following outline using Ch. 21–25 of the text. Use complete sentences. Here is an example: a. Example - Environmental History 1) Before 1960 a) Few people had ever heard the word ecology. b) The term, environment, meant little as a political or social issue. 2) Silent Spring by Rachel Carson a) Rachel Carson published Silent Spring in 1960. b) At about the time the book was published, several environmental events were occurring. c) Examples of these environmental events are oil spills and highly publicized threats of extinction of many species. d) Environment became a popular issue. 3) Early Days of Modern Environmentalism a) Environmentalism was dominated by confrontations between those labeled environmentalist and those labeled anti-environmentalists. b) Environmentalists believed that the world was in peril. c) The anti-environmentalists believed that social and economic heath and progress were necessary. 4) Today a) The situation has changed from the early days of modern environmentalism. b) Public opinion polls show that people around the world rank the environment among the most important social and political issues. c) No longer is there a need to verify that the environmental problems are severe. 2. Complete the rest of the worksheet based on the example above. Remember to be thorough in your answers and write in complete sentences. a. Water Management 1) Describe Water Management and Use a) Freshwater...
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...Name Professor Course Number Date How Do You Think Humans Interact With the Environment? Introduction The term environment has different definitions depending on the context and the people involved. Culture and technological advancements of a people are some of the criteria used to define the term environment. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the environment as the “complex physical, chemical, and biotic factors that act upon and organism and ultimately determine its survival.” An important point to note from this definition is that, in this particular case, the human being is the organism whose survival is dependent on the environment. Among all living organisms on earth, none has influenced the environment as humans. In their daily activities, people build houses, roads, cities, dams, and carry out various other activities in order to make life more comfortable. Consequently, human beings adapt, depend on, and modify the environment in order to make life more comfortable. This has resulted in consequences such as climate change that have only recently been appreciated by the global community. It is an irrefutable fact that human beings cannot survive without the environment. Therefore, the topic of how humans are interacting with the environment is becoming an increasingly debated topic. This paper seeks to discuss how humans interact with the environment and the impacts that have resulted from these interactions. Finally, a solution to the challenge brought about...
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...Climate Change vs. Economy Climate change has been a major topic of conversation and controversy around the world for many years before it was finally recognized as a global issue that must be dealt with immediately. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) climate change occurs due to the large amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions that throw off the balance of Earth’s natural carbon cycle. The human activity of combusting fossil fuels (coal, natural gas, and oil) for electricity and energy is the main source of CO2 emissions in the United States. Too much CO2 in the Earth’s atmosphere can become a danger to human, animal, and environmental health. Although there have been many conferences to seriously address this topic, a common solution has yet to be found as opposing opinions vary drastically. Scientists and environmentalists warn that if nothing is done about climate change, global warming will occur and will lead to irreversible damage. But finding a solution requires a large change in the Energy and Electricity Industry and will inevitably cost the government and the taxpayers a monstrous amount of money and the fear of losing jobs. Therefore the debate continues; does human activity really play a role in climate change and if so, is there an economically beneficial way of reaching a solution? The history of climate change dates back to the 19th century when physicist John Tyndall discovered the gases in our atmosphere and predicted that any change...
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...and International Union for the Conservation of Nature, This paper is a synthesis of the key messages from the individual papers written by the Blue Planet Laureates (Annex I describes the Blue Planet Prize), and discusses the current and projected state of the global and regional environment, and the implications for environmental, social and economic sustainability. It addresses the drivers for change, the implications for inaction, and what is needed to achieve economic development and growth among the poor, coupled with environmental and social sustainability, and the imperative of action now. The paper does not claim to comprehensively address all environment and development issues, but a sub-set that are deemed to be of particular importance. Key Messages We have a dream – a world without poverty – a world that is equitable – a world that respects human rights – a world with increased and improved ethical behavior regarding poverty and natural resources - a world that is environmentally, socially and economically sustainable, where the challenges such as climate change, loss of biodiversity and social inequity have been successfully addressed. This is an achievable dream, but the current system is deeply flawed and our current pathway will not realise it. Population size and...
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...Introduction The issue of greenhouse gases and global warming is one that has been a concern for the populace in recent years. We know that the earth has experienced a general warming that is evident in many forms throughout the world. The argument however, lies in whether the global warming is a result of greenhouse gases coming directly from human actions, or if the warming is a natural occurrence within the earth. This paper will examine both sides of the argument to show that while the earth does have natural variations, that human actions are responsible for the rapidness of recent growth, and that we need to start taking action now. What is Global Warming? Global warming is a trend that shows is that the earth is warming. Global average temperature data based on measurements that date back to 1880. “Based on data from the U.S. National Climatic Data Center, the 27 warmest years since 1880 all occurred in the 30 years from 1980 to 2009; the warmest year was 2005 followed closely by 1998” (Turk, J., & Bensel, T.,2011, sect. 7.2). Over the past 50 years, the data on extreme temperatures have shown similar trends of rising temperatures: cold days, cold nights, and frosts occurred less frequently over time, while hot days, hot nights, and heat waves occurred more frequently. The Gases that trap heat in the atmosphere are called greenhouse gases (United States Environmental Protection Agency, n.d.). The main gasses that are emitted are carbon dioxide (CO2), methane...
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