Research Proposal
I became interested in the relationship between Asian air pollution and Pacific storms, and how serious the problem of Asian air pollution is, because of the reasons below: first, I’m an Asian, obviously, and I care about environmental issues, especially in my hometown; second, it is the first time that I knew about so many environmental problems on our planet, and it shocked me very much; finally, it’s a topic in great demand that we must find the balance of economic development and environmental protection. For now, it is important to face the problem of the problem of air pollution in Asian areas. According to Hotz (2007), developing countries which are along the Pacific Ocean focus on a fast rate of industrial development; they produce a lot of chemical pollutants into the air. Under the influence of Asian instensified air pollution, there are a lot of other problems caused directly or indirectly in many branches of modern society. The negative effects are obvious, especially in many Asian huge cities; “the dirtiest of the major cities, ranked by micrograms of particles of pollution dust per cubic meter, was Beijing, at 142. By comparison, Paris averages around 22 micrograms, London 24 and New York 27. The WHO guideline is 20” (“Asia losing in battle against air pollution; large cities faring far worse than those in Europe and U.S.”, 2006, para. 6). Also, not only in Asian huge cities, but also more and more horrible intercontinental natural phenomena exist: more thunderstorms and rainfall are created by thick clouds in winter, the western coast of the U.S can be affected by the air during the spring or summer, the melting of polar ice packs accelerates, and fierce downpours will occur instead of warm showers in a particular purposes. (Hotz, 2007). Moreover, due to Asian air pollution, human health has been threatened by disease, such as respiratory, cancer and other potentially deadly illnesses. And outdoor air pollution in Asia causes 530,000 premature deaths every year (Fuller, 2006). Truly, the problem of Asian air pollution is more serious than we imagined.
In my paper, I plan on writing that because the solution of Asian air pollution should be put into action and allows no delay, Asian countries or even all contains around the world must address the issue of this problem that can affect the globe. First, Asian countries should set up a plan of environmental protection that includes prevention and cleanup as their primary event instead of seeking economic benefit. Next, Asian countries should set up a plan of environmental protection that includes prevention and cleanup as their primary event instead of seeking economic benefit. In addition, developing countries should change the energy structure; even though new technology always costs more than nonrewable energy, it will save more in the future. Finally, leaders in Asian countries should communicate and share information and achievement together during a certain time; environmental problems can be solved through policy.
I have found a variety of articles that give a lot of information about Asian air pollution, including the causes in different aspects, the current situation of Asian air quality, and the consequences that are implicated by this problem. I still need to find an article or a website about new inventions or new ways to solve the problem of Asian air pollution.
References
Casey, M. (2006 a, December 13). Leaders Call for Pollution Fight. Associated Press
Online. Retrieved June 13, 2007, from LexisNexis.
Casey, M. (2006 b, December 15). Boom Undercuts Pollution Cleanup. Associated Press
Online. Retrieved June 15, 2007, from LexisNexis.
Fuller, T. (2006, December 16). Asia losing in battle against air pollution; large cities
faring far worse than those in Europe and U.S. The International Herald Tribune. Retrieved June 2, 2007, from Lexis Nexis.
Hotz, R. (2007, March 6). The World; Asian air pollution affects our weather; Scientists
report more clouds, stronger storms in the Pacific region. Los Angeles Times.
Retrieved May 31,2007, from LexisNexis.
World Energy Solutions, Inc. Continues to Make Strides in the Development of Clean
Air Technology Company Foresses Bright Future in Purifying Air With NASA-
Researched Technology. (2007, May, 30). PrimeNewswire. Retrieved June 13, 2007, from LexisNexis.
Monday, June 18, 2007
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Beijing Tells the World
SIR #2
WW
Tom Leverett
In this article,“Asia losing in battle against air pollution; large cities faring far worse than those in Europe and U.S.”, the author talks about the serious problems of air pollution in Asian areas, especially in many large cities, such as Beijing and New Delhi. Even though air pollution is a big problem in main cities in the world, the situation in urban areas gets more aggregated in Asia. And, the most harmful component in air pollution is microscopic dust which may be the important reason to cause respiratory disease, cancer and other potentially deadly illnesses. The author also mentions that “the dirtiest of the major cities, ranked by micrograms of particles of pollution dust per cubic meter, was Beijing, at 142. By comparison, Paris averages around 22 micrograms, London 24 and New York 27. The WHO guideline is 20.” Moreover, Dr. Michal Krzyzanowski, who is a regional Adviser and works in air quality and health field pointed that outdoor air pollution in Asia causes 530,000 premature deaths every year. Obviously, motor vehicles play the most important role in air pollution. They bring the high density of the pollution dust and affect people’s daily lives. However, some Asian cities have paid attention to this problem in recent decades. Tokyo city shows its success. “The Tokyo metropolitan area, with a population of 35 million, has pollution levels well below both the U.S and European standards” (Fuller, 2006). Indeed, the people in Asia are well aware that air pollution is a quite serious problem that needs to be solved. More and more cities in Asia, such as Bangkok, Singapore and Hong Kong, have tried to make a lot of effort to solve the situation of air pollution and to improve the quality of air today.
From this article, it seems that Beijing is the most serious city that produces and suffers from air pollution, but make it sound as if Beijing has no way to solve its problem. This is not true; we can improve air quality in Beijing through the government, some particular purposes and individuals.
To begin with, as the saying goes, “Let him who tied the bell on the tiger take it off.” The main point for solving the problem of air pollution in Beijing is depending on the government. If we want to win the battle against air pollution, effective steps have to be taken by the government; because despite the negative influence on the environment, the government developed industry in order to improve the economy in the past years. First, the government should concentrate on working out a program for both cleaning up and prevention. When there’s a comprehensive plan, it is necessary to lay down the rules. On the other hand, sometimes management by driving is not the best way to control the situation; the government should establish an excitation mechanism, and citizens’ classical attitudes about use and pollution should be dramatically changed by education. The “Day of car unused” is a good example in this form. National wealth depends to a high degree on a country’s productive potential, and productive potential cannot exist without sustainable environment; a sustainable environment relies on the government’s action.
Next, because of the special geographic entity and culture in Beijing, it will be more effective if we focus on some particular purposes. Beijing is located in North China; there are three huge deserts to the north of Beijing, with other elements such as wind direction, vegetation, temperature, and topography; each spring there is a lot of dust. Air pollution is worst over that period. If we can reduce the amount, degree and intensity of dust storms, the condition of air pollution can be improved markedly. Evidently, planting more trees is the easiest and cheapest way to decrease the influence of dust storms. Also, because of traditional customs, people in China burn a kind of special paper to dead relatives when we have important holidays. Air pollution dramatically increases because of flour dust that is caused by burning paper. Hence, if we can burn paper in machines or a place that is prescribed, we can not only keep the traditional customs, but also protect the air. To pay more attention to geographic entity and culture is the requirement to improve the current condition of the sky above Beijing.
Finally, population in Beijing is over 15 million; this horrific number means individual behavior is closely linked with air pollution. If the majority of Beijing citizens can correct their mistakes that damage air, and keep positive behaviors, we can see stellar results in a short time. For instance, new couples and people who buy new houses are interested in architectural decoration and finishing; during the entire process, they use many chemical products, some of which are toxic chemicals. The direct result is indoor air pollution. As air exchanges, chemical gas diffuses into the open air; this problem is more serious than the problem caused by dust or flour dust. But if we avoid using harmful chemical material or choose a simple architectural decoration, the situation will be better soon. There are many phenomena of individual behavior architectural decoration, and finishing such as private cars, and the consumption of energy in daily life; therefore, it won’t be a big deal if we begin with our neighbor.
In conclusion, the situation can be improved soon if the government can take some effective steps, people can focus on geographic entity and culture reasons in order to reduce air pollution, and individual behaviors can be corrected. Beijing is also struggling. Even though problems of air pollution that Beijing must face is still serious, we still can see some positive aspect in this “battle”. First, some principles for environmental control have been taken. Second, the daily report and forecast of the air quality is relased in the media such as CCTV. Moreover, government requires that there be no smoking in famous tourist resorts and hotels interrelated with the Olympic Games from next year. From this, we can believe we are going to do better.
Reference:
Fuller, T. (2006, December 16). Asia losing in battle against air pollution; large cities faring far worse than those in Europe and U.S. The International Herald Tribune. Retrieved June 2, 2007, from Lexis Nexis.
WW
Tom Leverett
In this article,“Asia losing in battle against air pollution; large cities faring far worse than those in Europe and U.S.”, the author talks about the serious problems of air pollution in Asian areas, especially in many large cities, such as Beijing and New Delhi. Even though air pollution is a big problem in main cities in the world, the situation in urban areas gets more aggregated in Asia. And, the most harmful component in air pollution is microscopic dust which may be the important reason to cause respiratory disease, cancer and other potentially deadly illnesses. The author also mentions that “the dirtiest of the major cities, ranked by micrograms of particles of pollution dust per cubic meter, was Beijing, at 142. By comparison, Paris averages around 22 micrograms, London 24 and New York 27. The WHO guideline is 20.” Moreover, Dr. Michal Krzyzanowski, who is a regional Adviser and works in air quality and health field pointed that outdoor air pollution in Asia causes 530,000 premature deaths every year. Obviously, motor vehicles play the most important role in air pollution. They bring the high density of the pollution dust and affect people’s daily lives. However, some Asian cities have paid attention to this problem in recent decades. Tokyo city shows its success. “The Tokyo metropolitan area, with a population of 35 million, has pollution levels well below both the U.S and European standards” (Fuller, 2006). Indeed, the people in Asia are well aware that air pollution is a quite serious problem that needs to be solved. More and more cities in Asia, such as Bangkok, Singapore and Hong Kong, have tried to make a lot of effort to solve the situation of air pollution and to improve the quality of air today.
From this article, it seems that Beijing is the most serious city that produces and suffers from air pollution, but make it sound as if Beijing has no way to solve its problem. This is not true; we can improve air quality in Beijing through the government, some particular purposes and individuals.
To begin with, as the saying goes, “Let him who tied the bell on the tiger take it off.” The main point for solving the problem of air pollution in Beijing is depending on the government. If we want to win the battle against air pollution, effective steps have to be taken by the government; because despite the negative influence on the environment, the government developed industry in order to improve the economy in the past years. First, the government should concentrate on working out a program for both cleaning up and prevention. When there’s a comprehensive plan, it is necessary to lay down the rules. On the other hand, sometimes management by driving is not the best way to control the situation; the government should establish an excitation mechanism, and citizens’ classical attitudes about use and pollution should be dramatically changed by education. The “Day of car unused” is a good example in this form. National wealth depends to a high degree on a country’s productive potential, and productive potential cannot exist without sustainable environment; a sustainable environment relies on the government’s action.
Next, because of the special geographic entity and culture in Beijing, it will be more effective if we focus on some particular purposes. Beijing is located in North China; there are three huge deserts to the north of Beijing, with other elements such as wind direction, vegetation, temperature, and topography; each spring there is a lot of dust. Air pollution is worst over that period. If we can reduce the amount, degree and intensity of dust storms, the condition of air pollution can be improved markedly. Evidently, planting more trees is the easiest and cheapest way to decrease the influence of dust storms. Also, because of traditional customs, people in China burn a kind of special paper to dead relatives when we have important holidays. Air pollution dramatically increases because of flour dust that is caused by burning paper. Hence, if we can burn paper in machines or a place that is prescribed, we can not only keep the traditional customs, but also protect the air. To pay more attention to geographic entity and culture is the requirement to improve the current condition of the sky above Beijing.
Finally, population in Beijing is over 15 million; this horrific number means individual behavior is closely linked with air pollution. If the majority of Beijing citizens can correct their mistakes that damage air, and keep positive behaviors, we can see stellar results in a short time. For instance, new couples and people who buy new houses are interested in architectural decoration and finishing; during the entire process, they use many chemical products, some of which are toxic chemicals. The direct result is indoor air pollution. As air exchanges, chemical gas diffuses into the open air; this problem is more serious than the problem caused by dust or flour dust. But if we avoid using harmful chemical material or choose a simple architectural decoration, the situation will be better soon. There are many phenomena of individual behavior architectural decoration, and finishing such as private cars, and the consumption of energy in daily life; therefore, it won’t be a big deal if we begin with our neighbor.
In conclusion, the situation can be improved soon if the government can take some effective steps, people can focus on geographic entity and culture reasons in order to reduce air pollution, and individual behaviors can be corrected. Beijing is also struggling. Even though problems of air pollution that Beijing must face is still serious, we still can see some positive aspect in this “battle”. First, some principles for environmental control have been taken. Second, the daily report and forecast of the air quality is relased in the media such as CCTV. Moreover, government requires that there be no smoking in famous tourist resorts and hotels interrelated with the Olympic Games from next year. From this, we can believe we are going to do better.
Reference:
Fuller, T. (2006, December 16). Asia losing in battle against air pollution; large cities faring far worse than those in Europe and U.S. The International Herald Tribune. Retrieved June 2, 2007, from Lexis Nexis.
Thursday, June 7, 2007
Causes, effects and solutions
In, R, Hotz’s article “The World; Asian air pollution affects our weather; Scientists report more clouds, stronger storms in the Pacific region”, he states that under the influence of Asian instensified air pollution, weather in the area along the Pacific Ocean has became worse in recent years. He points out that because developing countries such as India and China focus on the fast rate of industrial development, they produce a lot of chemical pollutants into the air; therefore, Hotz introduces the close connection between Asian air pollution and the Pacific storms: the more Asian air pollution, the stronger, more frequent, and more destructive the Pacific storms will be. Also, he says that there are many serious intercontinental climatic consequences that are implicated by the adverse situation of Asian air pollution and the Pacific storms. Climatic anomalies more and more appear in almost every corner of the world: more thunderstorms and rainfall are created by thick clouds in winter, the western coast of the U.S can be effected by the air during the spring or summer, the melting of polar ice packs accelerates, and fierce downpours will occur instead of warm showers in a particular purpose. Moreover, Hotz mentions that the Pacific pollution poses a grave threat to human health and plant life. In brief, in the article “The World; Asian air pollution affects our weather; Scientists report more clouds, stronger storms in the Pacific region”, the author analyzes the reason and the current situation of climatologic change due to Asian air pollution and the Pacific storms.
It is apparent that this author’s idea is fundamentally right. We should meet problems head on as soon as possible. If we want to solve the problem of Asian air pollution, it is the first step that we should figure out causes, effects, and solutions of this environmental pollution.
First of all, it’s very certain that the man-made pollution source is the principal factor that caused the Asian air problems. These problems come through in people and governments’ behaviors in the developing countries in the Pacific’s region: the growing population, the increasing vehicles in use, and the industrial energy structure. Excessive population growth is an extremely serious problem facing the Pacific less developed countries. As we know, China and India hold one fifth of the world’s population; yet, there’s an axiom of the environment: the more people there are, the greater the demands and wastes on the earth’s resources. Also, Asian countries pay more attention to industrial booms, with maintaining economic development the main trend, and as a result of expanding economies, the amount of private cars will become increasingly steeper. As a direct consequence, more and more carbon dioxide and other chemical gases in the air are produced because of this social progress. Air pollution has existed in many Asian developing countries, hitting the environment of the Pacific region and affecting the world environment as well.
Next, the direct consequence that the air pollution leads to becomes more and more common and grave. Not only can it destroy the natural system, but also the Asian air pollution can influence human life and human activity directly or indirectly. First, less developed countries spew carbon dioxide, dust, grit and contaminants continuously into the air. The air pollution forms a protective layer above the earth surface so that it prevents heat lost; thus, global warming is beginning to increase. Due to global warming, climastic anomalies and natural disasters happen worldwide. Around the world, no matter where it is developed countries or less developed countries, they sustain losses from droughts due to the fact that there is less mean yearly rainfall than before and warmer winters. Furthermore, dangers to human health are overhanging; air pollution can lead to respiratory disease directly. What is worse, because of the polluted air and the warmer temperature, there is more and more serious infectious disease relating to viruses. For instance, the bird flu closely followed SARS to spread throughout China in just 4 years. Demonstrably, such a sudden, catastrophic result of environment and human health is the primary risk that must be avoided at all costs.
In addition, the solution of improving the quality of Asian air must be put into practice and allows of no delay; we should address the issue of Asian air pollution immediately by focusing on technology, policy and economic measures. To begin with, people should tap new energy sources instead of using coal as the basic power source in developing countries in the Pacific region. Even though there is some renewable and recyclable source such as natural gas has been used in some ways, we still need to put more new energy into service. Second, developing new energy is not enough. It will be more effective if technology is incorporated into policy. Every government should be dedicated to futher the event of reducing air pollution. Also, enabling closer international cooperation is necessary, and governments should have conversations regularly. Moreover, it’s true that the economic growth rate is important, especially for developing countries; however, environmental protections cannot be ignored at the same time. The sustainable development will be the trend in society; if the occasion arises, it must sacrifice some economic advantages in order to ensure environmental benefit. All of the environment, technology, policy and economic measure tie together. Trying to improve the situation of Asian air pollution, we can put emphasis on technology.
In conclusion, the first step to solve the problem of Asian air pollution is to analyze the causes, effects, and solutions of the significant environmental problem. First, the growing population, the increasing vehicles in use, and the industrial energy structure are the three main criminals of the Asian air pollution. Futhermore, this environmental pollution can influence both the natural system and human life and human activity. Finally, even though this problem is serious, we still can improve the situation by connecting environment with technology, policy and economic measure. There are more than a million people who died because of respiratory diseases and other disease related to air pollution every year; there are more and more icebergs disappearing in the South Pole and the North Pole; there are many endangered species that cannot be saved in time because of the change of global climate. If we are not fully aware of the gravity of the situation of Asian air pollution, it’s a certain destruction. It will take everybody’s effort to improve to improve the situation of air pollution.
Reference:
Hotz, R. (2007, March 6). The World; Asian air pollution affects our weather; Scientists report more clouds, stronger storms in the Pacific region. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 31,2007, from LexisNexis.
It is apparent that this author’s idea is fundamentally right. We should meet problems head on as soon as possible. If we want to solve the problem of Asian air pollution, it is the first step that we should figure out causes, effects, and solutions of this environmental pollution.
First of all, it’s very certain that the man-made pollution source is the principal factor that caused the Asian air problems. These problems come through in people and governments’ behaviors in the developing countries in the Pacific’s region: the growing population, the increasing vehicles in use, and the industrial energy structure. Excessive population growth is an extremely serious problem facing the Pacific less developed countries. As we know, China and India hold one fifth of the world’s population; yet, there’s an axiom of the environment: the more people there are, the greater the demands and wastes on the earth’s resources. Also, Asian countries pay more attention to industrial booms, with maintaining economic development the main trend, and as a result of expanding economies, the amount of private cars will become increasingly steeper. As a direct consequence, more and more carbon dioxide and other chemical gases in the air are produced because of this social progress. Air pollution has existed in many Asian developing countries, hitting the environment of the Pacific region and affecting the world environment as well.
Next, the direct consequence that the air pollution leads to becomes more and more common and grave. Not only can it destroy the natural system, but also the Asian air pollution can influence human life and human activity directly or indirectly. First, less developed countries spew carbon dioxide, dust, grit and contaminants continuously into the air. The air pollution forms a protective layer above the earth surface so that it prevents heat lost; thus, global warming is beginning to increase. Due to global warming, climastic anomalies and natural disasters happen worldwide. Around the world, no matter where it is developed countries or less developed countries, they sustain losses from droughts due to the fact that there is less mean yearly rainfall than before and warmer winters. Furthermore, dangers to human health are overhanging; air pollution can lead to respiratory disease directly. What is worse, because of the polluted air and the warmer temperature, there is more and more serious infectious disease relating to viruses. For instance, the bird flu closely followed SARS to spread throughout China in just 4 years. Demonstrably, such a sudden, catastrophic result of environment and human health is the primary risk that must be avoided at all costs.
In addition, the solution of improving the quality of Asian air must be put into practice and allows of no delay; we should address the issue of Asian air pollution immediately by focusing on technology, policy and economic measures. To begin with, people should tap new energy sources instead of using coal as the basic power source in developing countries in the Pacific region. Even though there is some renewable and recyclable source such as natural gas has been used in some ways, we still need to put more new energy into service. Second, developing new energy is not enough. It will be more effective if technology is incorporated into policy. Every government should be dedicated to futher the event of reducing air pollution. Also, enabling closer international cooperation is necessary, and governments should have conversations regularly. Moreover, it’s true that the economic growth rate is important, especially for developing countries; however, environmental protections cannot be ignored at the same time. The sustainable development will be the trend in society; if the occasion arises, it must sacrifice some economic advantages in order to ensure environmental benefit. All of the environment, technology, policy and economic measure tie together. Trying to improve the situation of Asian air pollution, we can put emphasis on technology.
In conclusion, the first step to solve the problem of Asian air pollution is to analyze the causes, effects, and solutions of the significant environmental problem. First, the growing population, the increasing vehicles in use, and the industrial energy structure are the three main criminals of the Asian air pollution. Futhermore, this environmental pollution can influence both the natural system and human life and human activity. Finally, even though this problem is serious, we still can improve the situation by connecting environment with technology, policy and economic measure. There are more than a million people who died because of respiratory diseases and other disease related to air pollution every year; there are more and more icebergs disappearing in the South Pole and the North Pole; there are many endangered species that cannot be saved in time because of the change of global climate. If we are not fully aware of the gravity of the situation of Asian air pollution, it’s a certain destruction. It will take everybody’s effort to improve to improve the situation of air pollution.
Reference:
Hotz, R. (2007, March 6). The World; Asian air pollution affects our weather; Scientists report more clouds, stronger storms in the Pacific region. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 31,2007, from LexisNexis.
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Just Enjoy Yourself
When making a call with home, my relatives always ask me such a classic question: are you already suited with the life in that small town since you got there from the flourishing and crowed city where you grew up? To tell the truth, I spent a long time trying to accept the new lifestyle that I rejected at first; yet, I have to say: I love to live in Carbondale now. I agree with that some people who say weekends here are very boring; sometimes I feel lonely and negative when each American student leaves and the town becomes empty. However, I have a silent and comfortable time at the same time. When I have free time, I always just take a soda and sit down in the shadows of trees that are close to my apartment. At that time, I can think about many things clearly and feel peaceful that I have never had this kind of experience before in China. Also, sometimes my friend drive me to some really pretty places around Carbondale, such as the small Grand Canyon and many lakes near here. I can feel all of the things that are natural around me: fresh air, smooth wind, various plants, and etc. My advice is simple but useful: just enjoy yourself in Carbondale, then people who expect a peaceful life will like it here for sure, and people who come from huge cities will have a special experience in Carbondale.
Missing Them
Since the first day I left home, I have known that I’m not the little princess that was protected by my father anymore; I had to deal with everything by myself in the future. It is so difficult for me to live in Carbondale for the first two months. My many habits must be changed in a short time; I must try to accept American food instead of my favorite Chinese food; I must do housework in a certain time without mom’s help. Even though all of them are fine for me, the most sad aspect of homesickness. I dreamed about my hometown every night; I couldn’t make a call to my relatives, because every time when I was talking to them, I was crying. But for now, I am the pride of my family, I have a lot of friends around me. Missing my family very much, I will be more brave and strong at the same time.
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Global Warming
In the past few years, the exceptional conditions of global climate have appeared with increasing frequency. Almost every day, we can get news about natural disasters happening in some corners of the world, and these disasters always have grave consequences to human beings. The number of hurricanes and seaquakes in coastal waters has increased; because the sealevel has raisen, seawater floods a lot of islands; the Pacific waters have disrupted the ecosystem because of warmer temperatures. These scientific problems ring an alarm to us: what is the fundamental reason to bring about these disasters or abnormal phenomena? Are they due to global warming? Without a doubt, the answer is “yes”. Due to the fact that global warming is the cause of most of these problems, we should address the issue of global warming immediately by focusing on air pollution, changing energy structure, and policy.
As we know, the primary cause of global warming is air pollution, so reducing the amount of carbon dioxide and other poisonous or chemical gases in the air will be the most effective way to relieve stress that global warming brings in. Because of the increase of world population and the industrial civilization in these recent centuries, these developments of human society directly lead to the carbon dioxide and the process gases’ content in the atmosphere was rasing all the time. In what we called the “greenhouse effect”, the pollution in the atmosphere makes temperature warmer and warmer. If we can control the discharge amount of these harmful gases, and give off less polluting stuff in the air, the situation will be better soon. To reduce air pollution is the key and a significant way to fix the problem.
Next, scientists and researchers got many great successes in tapping new energy sources; they tried to change energy structure, either for production or consumption. Coal and oil wrer the primary sources of energy last century, and even for now. As far as they are concerned, not only have they limited quantity the regeneration speed is slow, but also burning fossil fuel can produce a lot of pollution in the air, plants, and water. For now, new energy such as nuclear energy, wind, water, and solar energy is more and more appearing in our daily life, and electricity has found wide application in some ways. We will rely on new energy tomorrow instead of traditional energy. Both of current situations and modern trends require us to use energy that is clean and renewable.
In addition, not only can we use technology, but also we can address the issue of global warming through policy. First, in many ways and places the validity of laws is strong enough, so laws widely exist in any branch of our society: business, industry and agriculture, and our daily life, and laws also can be used in protecting environment, in preventing global warming. Making laws that help people to correct uncivilized behavior against the environment is useful. Furthermore, the issue of global warming is not a mission for an exact country; each country also has responsibility. It requires closer communication between each country to improve our common living environment. People in different countries can discuss plans together, and many reach consensus on some events. Policy is an important way that can not be ignored to address the issue of global warming.
Some people say that warmer temperature in the Pacific waters that have disrupted the ecosystem was not caused by global warming. But they are wrong, because more and more scientists believed that global warming plays an important role in disasters that happened in recent years, and many countries along the Pacific Ocean have already gotten in trouble because of global warming. In China, the mean yearly rainfall is less than before, especially in summer, and with the warmer temperature, China was always visited by serious droughts; what was worse, viruses can survive in high temperature so that the bird flu closely followed SARS to spread throughout the country. As fishing is important to its economy, Peru suffered huge losses in the exceptional seawater discharge and direction. The same as Peru, Australia also has problems in architecture and fishing. Less fish, more dead birds and much less plankton along the Pacific Coast were the symbol of global warming. We are in an awful hurry to address the issue of global warming.
In addition, it is very clear that environmental problems along the Pacific Coast were caused by global warming, and we should address the issue of global warming immediately by focusing on air pollution, changing energy structure, and policy. To begin with, we should reduce the amount of carbon dioxide and other chemical gases in the atmosphere. Second, using clean and renewable energy instead of nonrenewable is the trend in the future. Moreover, policy is helpful to solve environmental problems, for instance, to make laws and enable closer international cooperation. Even though opponents of the negative influence mention that problems along the Pacific Coast may not be due to global warming, disasters because of high temperature that happened in those countries give strong evidence. Let’s remember the wreckage of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina; let’s remember people in Tuyalu moved to another country because their own land had been flooded by water; let’s remember the losses of China, Peru and Australia, then we will know how important it is to address the issue of global warming.
As we know, the primary cause of global warming is air pollution, so reducing the amount of carbon dioxide and other poisonous or chemical gases in the air will be the most effective way to relieve stress that global warming brings in. Because of the increase of world population and the industrial civilization in these recent centuries, these developments of human society directly lead to the carbon dioxide and the process gases’ content in the atmosphere was rasing all the time. In what we called the “greenhouse effect”, the pollution in the atmosphere makes temperature warmer and warmer. If we can control the discharge amount of these harmful gases, and give off less polluting stuff in the air, the situation will be better soon. To reduce air pollution is the key and a significant way to fix the problem.
Next, scientists and researchers got many great successes in tapping new energy sources; they tried to change energy structure, either for production or consumption. Coal and oil wrer the primary sources of energy last century, and even for now. As far as they are concerned, not only have they limited quantity the regeneration speed is slow, but also burning fossil fuel can produce a lot of pollution in the air, plants, and water. For now, new energy such as nuclear energy, wind, water, and solar energy is more and more appearing in our daily life, and electricity has found wide application in some ways. We will rely on new energy tomorrow instead of traditional energy. Both of current situations and modern trends require us to use energy that is clean and renewable.
In addition, not only can we use technology, but also we can address the issue of global warming through policy. First, in many ways and places the validity of laws is strong enough, so laws widely exist in any branch of our society: business, industry and agriculture, and our daily life, and laws also can be used in protecting environment, in preventing global warming. Making laws that help people to correct uncivilized behavior against the environment is useful. Furthermore, the issue of global warming is not a mission for an exact country; each country also has responsibility. It requires closer communication between each country to improve our common living environment. People in different countries can discuss plans together, and many reach consensus on some events. Policy is an important way that can not be ignored to address the issue of global warming.
Some people say that warmer temperature in the Pacific waters that have disrupted the ecosystem was not caused by global warming. But they are wrong, because more and more scientists believed that global warming plays an important role in disasters that happened in recent years, and many countries along the Pacific Ocean have already gotten in trouble because of global warming. In China, the mean yearly rainfall is less than before, especially in summer, and with the warmer temperature, China was always visited by serious droughts; what was worse, viruses can survive in high temperature so that the bird flu closely followed SARS to spread throughout the country. As fishing is important to its economy, Peru suffered huge losses in the exceptional seawater discharge and direction. The same as Peru, Australia also has problems in architecture and fishing. Less fish, more dead birds and much less plankton along the Pacific Coast were the symbol of global warming. We are in an awful hurry to address the issue of global warming.
In addition, it is very clear that environmental problems along the Pacific Coast were caused by global warming, and we should address the issue of global warming immediately by focusing on air pollution, changing energy structure, and policy. To begin with, we should reduce the amount of carbon dioxide and other chemical gases in the atmosphere. Second, using clean and renewable energy instead of nonrenewable is the trend in the future. Moreover, policy is helpful to solve environmental problems, for instance, to make laws and enable closer international cooperation. Even though opponents of the negative influence mention that problems along the Pacific Coast may not be due to global warming, disasters because of high temperature that happened in those countries give strong evidence. Let’s remember the wreckage of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina; let’s remember people in Tuyalu moved to another country because their own land had been flooded by water; let’s remember the losses of China, Peru and Australia, then we will know how important it is to address the issue of global warming.
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
C'dale
I hadn’t known how much I like Carbondale until I traveled to other places in the U.S. Even though there are not so many places or buildings with good architecture here, I consider this place as my home. Compared with huge cities such as Chicago and New York, the life style in Carbondale is totally different. We can completely enjoy ourselves in such a peaceful and quiet town.
The prettiest place I’ve ever visited around Carbondale is Giant City Park. I have no words to describe how beautiful a memory that I had this spring. I had never pressed myself close to science before. Everything I saw was natural, green trees, colorful flowers, and even simple wood houses. Wishing to live in either Carbondale or Giant City Park, I will spend my life when I am old.
The prettiest place I’ve ever visited around Carbondale is Giant City Park. I have no words to describe how beautiful a memory that I had this spring. I had never pressed myself close to science before. Everything I saw was natural, green trees, colorful flowers, and even simple wood houses. Wishing to live in either Carbondale or Giant City Park, I will spend my life when I am old.
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