100 simple ways to save environment

Here are 10 tips one might employ to play their part in conserving the environment:

2021-03-18T22:32:00.003-07:00

Nature has always been an essential component of our lives, the environment in which we co-exist and survive. The exhilaration one experiences when they are in Mother Nature’s arms, yet in these alarming times nature calls for a cry. The splendour of nature has invariably been seraphic and serene. On this look-out, the United Nations fabricated and designed the World Environment Day which is hosted each year on June 5. This day intrinsically educates human beings around the world to conserve the environment.

Picture taken in some rare parts of The Great Himalayas.

This day is crucial for spreading and propagating awareness to conserve nature and protect the environment.

Here are 10 tips one might employ to play their part in conserving the environment:

1. 3R’s- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle- These 3R’s are the fundamentals to preserve the environment through eco-friendly methods. To Reduce the amount of waste generation. To Reuse the items more than once before discarding them. To Recycle anything which can be utilized to manufacture a new product.

2. Clean your neighbourhood- Pollution is a major issue in today’s world. One may plan as many “Cleaning Drives” in their neighbourhood as they can. A clean surrounding is a must for a safer environment.

3. Water Conservation- Water is a pivotal entity of our lives. With the growing population and only 2.5 percent of the fresh drinking water available, water is extensively used in almost everything in our day to day lives. Conservation of water is essential to existence. Save water while washing dishes, cars, bathing. Rainwater Harvesting is a proven solution to conserve the water.

4. Plant a tree- With the oxygen we breathe and the food we procure from the flora and fauna. Trees are a true saviour of the environment. With urbanization and deforestation, many trees have been chopped off, resulting in global warming and lack of fresh breathable air. One must pledge to plant at least one tree per week, or on a daily basis. Run campaigns to preserve further deforestation and plant more trees.

5. Avoid Plastics- Plastics are a widespread commodity used by almost everyone around the world. In today's life, plastics are inevitable. One must reduce the usage of plastic materials and must recycle the items instead of throwing them away. As plastics take hundreds of years to dissociate within the soil, it is not advised to throw away plastics.

6. Conserve Natural Resources- Natural resources are a gift from Mother Nature. Preservation of these resources is paramount. For resources like coal and petroleum being endangered and non-renewable, survival is a challenge otherwise. Use renewable forms of energy that might substitute the usage of natural resources, and may not harm the environment.

7. Energy Conservation- With the upheaving requirements and survival instincts of humans, energy conservation has been avoided to some extent. Conservation of electricity plays a crucial role to save the environment. Use alternatives for coal and petroleum, as the gases emitted by combustion, deplete the ozone layer and increase pollution.

8. Safeguarding Biodiversity- With the inflation in human population, flora and fauna have widespread impacts in the world. Many species have faced extinction due to the tampering of nature and environment. It is crucial to preserve the wildlings to maintain an ecological balance on the planet.

9. Waste Segregation- Separating the waste in terms of recyclability and reusability is a measure one can take. Without waste segregation, untreatable emission may get disposed of into the water harming aquatic life. Plastics and metals are recyclable whereas wood articles are reusable and biodegradable.

10. Spread awareness in the community- Community awareness is a must to conserve the environment. Educating people about nature and ways to preserve it could help on a large scale. One person indeed makes a difference, a community will have a huge leap and impact on the conservation of nature.

World Environment Day 2020 is hosted with a theme of “Celebrate Biodiversity”. With a vast amount of species around the planet, and the majority of them facing extinction and endangerment. This environmental day marks the essentiality of these in numerous species and their importance of existence. The planet Earth’s existential marine, terrestrial and amphibian organisms behold the true meaning of Biodiversity. Connecting ecosystems on all fronts and their coexistence are the balance of the environment.

Global Warming may dull basmati aroma

2011-02-07T21:54:00.000-08:00

A small experiment by Indian Agriculture scientists point to the enormous effect global warming could have in the fragrant basmati rice. Basmati, Sanskrit for the fragrant one, may lose not just its aroma, the famously long grains may get shorter; say scientist H Pathak, principal investigator; Indian Agriculture Research Institute`s Climate Change Challenge Programme told TOI the Tarawari basmati grown in the institute`s research fields in Delhi did not grow long enough and wasn`t as fragrant as it should have been when cooked. He said global warming may to be blame for the disappointing basmati produced in the 2006-2007 experiment. Temperatures that year crossed the 26 degree Celsius mark
in September when the basmati begins to flower and, 15 to 20 days later, when the grains begins to fill out, because of which a shriveling of the grain was seen. The extra heat, he said, prevented the food stored by the crop from traveling to the grain.

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The world is warming more

2011-01-24T23:52:00.000-08:00

Rising temperatures, already about 0.8degree Celsius above pre-industrial times. mean the world will struggle to limit warming to below 2 degree Celsius...

Last year tied for the hottest year on record, confirming a long-term warming trend which will continue unless greenhouse gas emissions are cut, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said on Thursday. The first 10 years of millennium proved to be the hottest decade since records began in the 19th century, it said. "The main signal is the warming trend continues and is being strengthened year after year," WMO secretary-General Michel Jarraud said. " The trend, unfortunately, will continue for a number of years but the amplitude will depend on the amount of greenhouse gases released,".

The Frenchman added "It will depend on action taken to minimize the release of greenhouse gases. " Jarraud said the latest data should convince doubters about the growing evidence for man-made climate change. "If they look at it in an unbaised way, it should convince them or hopefully a few of them, that the skeptical position is untenable. "2010 was also marked by further melting of Arctic ice- in December its extent was at its lowest on record, the WMO said and by extreme weather, including Russia`s heatwave and devastating floods in Pakistan. Rising temperatures, already about 0.8degree Celsius above pre-industrial times, mean the world will struggle to limit warming to be low 2 degrees Celsius.

2010 could be world`s warmest year: Report

2010-11-26T08:04:00.000-08:00

It is official: 2010 could finish as the warmest year on record, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has said. It said the January- October period was equally as warm as the firs 10 months of 1998, which had the highest combined land and ocean surface temperature of any year based on NOAA records dating back to 1880.

Both years had a worldwide average temperature of 14.73 degrees Celsius through the first 10 months. The La Nina climate pattern in the Pacific Ocean is significant factor in global ocean temperatures, NOAA said. Global carbon dioxide emissions, the main contributor to global warming, show no sign of abating and may reach record levels in 2010. The study authors found that despite
the major financial crisis hitting the world last year, global CO2 emissions from the burning of fossil fuel in 2009 were only 1.3 percent below the record 2008 figures. The study projects that if economic growth proceeds as expected, global fossil fuel emissions will increase by 3 per cent in 2010.

2100... & it`s water, water everywhere!

2010-11-19T06:20:00.000-08:00

Scientists now say that sea level is likely to rise perhaps three feet by 2100 - an increase that, should it come to pass, would pose a threat to coastal regions the world over.
The rise would put thousands of square miles of the American coastline under water and would displace millions of people in Asia.

How fast is the world`s ice going to melt? Scientists long believed that
the collapse of the gigantic ice sheets in Greenland and Antartica would take thousands of years, with sea level possibly rising as little as seven inches in this century, about the same amount as in the 20th century.

But researchers have recently been startled to see big changes unfold in both Greenland and Antartica, As a result of recent calculations that take the changes into account, may scientists now say that sea level is likely to rise perhaps three feet by 2100--an increase that, should it come o pass, would pose a threat to coastal regions the world over. And the calculations suggest that the rise could conceivably exceed six feet, which would put thousands of square miles of the American coastline under water and would probably displace tens of millions of people in Asia.

Some definitions of Global Warming

2010-11-13T05:31:00.000-08:00

With Global Warming making headlines every now and then, here`s giving you some interesting definitions of global warming..............

Global Warming: continuing increase in the average temperature of the air and the oceans.
   If we cannot reverse global warming, how long we run out of party ice?

Global Warming: The thing that you blame all of your problems on.
   Teacher:Why didn`t you do your biology assignment last night?
   Student: Global Warming

   Woman:L Why weren`t you home yesterday?
   Man: Global Warming

Global Warming: A term which has been the subject of much hated debate. It is either used to describe
consequential escalating global temperatures or the tree huggers fear weapon to fuel the "Go Green" movement.
Go read another definition if you`re looking for more of a bias.
Whether global warming is just hype or not, t has made us more aware of the significant impact we have on our planet. That has to count for something good.

Global Warming: What republicans pretend not to believe in so their can see New York and San Francisco flooded in 20 years or so. " Ya know.. Katrina done hit us pretty hard. Mabee that Gore feller`bout th` global warming`ur whatever was talkin` a licka sense aft."

Global Warming: Made up by scientists and Al Gore to make you act like idiots, into wasting less energy and making less pollution.

Where have all the butterflies gone? Blame it on Global warming

2010-11-12T07:21:00.000-08:00

The impact of global warming is already being seen around the world. North America is the largest victom that is bearing the brunt of Climate change........

The vast North American continent that ranges from Iush sub-tropical climate of Florida to the frozen ice and tundra of the Arctic, are facing the wrath of global warming. Incidentally, within these extremes are two wealthy industrialized countries with diverse ecosystems at risk. Yet the United States and Canada are two of largest global emitters of the greenhouse gases that contribute to a global warming climate. Examples of all 10 of the "hot-spot" categories can be found in this region, including changes such as polar warming in Alaska, coral reef bleaching in Florida, animal range
shifts in California, glaciers melting in Montana, and marsh loss in the Chesapeake Bay. For North America we have may more hot-spots than for some other regions of the world, although impact studies have been emerging in larger numbers in recent years from previously under-studied regions. This higher density of early warning signs in the us and Canada us due in part to the fact that these regions have more readily accessible climatic data and more comprehensive programmes to monitor and study environmental change, in-part to the disproportionate warming that has been observed over the mid-two-high-latitude continents compared to other regions during the last century, and in-part to capture the attention of North-Americans who need to take action now to reduce green house gas emissions.

Deadliest Effects

Green house gases stay can stay in the atmosphere for an amount of years ranging from decades to hundreds and thousands of year. No matter what we do, Global Warming is going to have some effect on earth. Here are Effects of global warming:

It will raise sea levels. There are 5,773,000 cubic miles of water in ice caps, glaciers, and permanent snow. According to the national snow and ice data center, If all glaciers melted today, the seas would raise about 230feet. Luckily, thats not going to happen all in one go! But sea levels will raise.

Warmer waters and more hurricanes. As the temperature of the oceans rises, so will the probability of more frequent and stronger hurricanes.We saw in this in 2004 and 2005.

Spread of diseases. As northern countries warm, diseases carrying insects migrate north, bringing plague and diseases with them. Indeed some scientists believe that in some countries thanks to global warming, malaria has not been fully eradicated. Global Warm,ing could snow ball with the ice caps gone

E-Waste Threat

2010-07-15T06:46:00.000-07:00

Rising e-Wastage

The total e-wastage in different forms in the country would now come to around more than 1.40 lakh tonnes per year. if this flgures are only for India, Imagine the world's e- waste i.This is expacted to exceed eight lajh tonnes by 2010, Kurian Jopseph
,Assistant Professor, Environmental Engineering, Centre for environmental studies, Anna University, Chennai said.

Harmful Materials

Quoting a study by an NGO,He said Banglore city with1,322 software companies, 36 Hardware units and business process outsoueching units disposes 8000 tonnes e- waste per year. The biggest concern was the presence of toxic materials like Lead, Cadmium, mercury and arsenic, printer cartridage links and toners that Pose significant health risks. These companies soil,groundwater and air and affect the workers of the recycling units.

Toxic threat

Iron and steel were the most common materials found and accounted for half of the total e- wastge, followed by plastic and non ferrous meatls."Toxic substances and other harmful substances are usually concetrated in printed circut board."

10 Ways To Save Energy And Save Money on Your Electricity Bills For your Home

2010-06-20T08:59:00.000-07:00

There are several different ways you can save energy on your home electricity usage which will also reduces the money spend on your electricity bills and help reduce carbon emotion to the environment. Here is the list of things you can do:---

1 If you are washing machine has an economy setting, then use that instead of the normal setting.

2 Did you know when electric item is on standby that it uses70%of the electricity that it uses as compared when it is switch on? Think about all the electric items you have standby around your home, if you switch them off instead of putting on standby you can save a fair bit off your electricity bill each year.

3 If it is possible, move your fridge a few inches away from

the wall as this will make it operate more efficiently and save your money.

4 Remember to switch the lights off each time you leave a room.

5 If you have a desktop or laptop computer, you can power saving feature Which will switch off your monitor after you have been away from your computer for a few minutes. As well as saving moneyt energy , this will also mean that your computer monitor last longer.

6 To save up to 10% save your electric bills, chose to pay direct debit instead of by paying by cheque or cash all the bank.

7 You may be able to save up to 25% off your electricity bill by switching to another cheaper electricity provider. This is quote straight forward to do and most likely be the biggest electricity cash saving move you can make. If you have already done this move once before in the past, then you may still be able to save a further 10% to 15% by shopping again.

8 It is not always the case that having your electricity and gas provided by one supplier is the cheapest way to go. If you look at another suppliers you may find it will work out cheaper your electricity from one supplier and your gas supply from another.

9 Don’t leave electrical items on around the house When you are not using them.

10 Fit energy saving light blubs around your house which whilst they are more expensive than normal bulbs, they will last a lot, lot longer.

So as you can see most of the things you can do the save energy and money on your electricity usage are fairly simple, easy to do, you can chose to do some of them or all of them and it really make a different to your electricity usage and bills over the years.

Impact of Air Conditioners on Environment

2010-06-19T02:06:00.000-07:00

The air conditioner is no longer considered a luxury. At home, in malls, office and even collage, the youth find it difficult to not have this facility. But they relies the impact that these cooling devices have on the environment?

Most people also unaware of the

ideal temperature for cooling that consumes electricity in the most efficient way- 24 degree Celsius. They also don’t clean and change their air filters regularly. Thus what happens is that the air conditioner take additional to be effective and function its best. Electronic devices used near the thermostat heat up machine too, Which makes it slower, not allowing it to function in its fully capacity.

The simple act of switching off an air conditioner when the intended space is sufficiently cool can help save up to 10% power. Similarly, installing an air conditioner in the right way, i.e. not exposing it to direct sun light (which wastes 5% more power is equally important).

Power Consumption by Televisions

2010-06-14T06:53:00.000-07:00

Compared to the global average of 216 televisions for every 1,000 people. Today television is the most common source of entertainment and news in use today but not many think of using it in an energy efficiency way. Apart from the price and brand, one must ensure that television set that one is buying is energy-efficient.
While most electronic gadgets come with a energy star rating, it only indicates the power consumed by
a television in stand-by mode, which actually accounts for a small amount of the total power consumed by it. Some television models touted to be launched in 2010 are said to save up to 40% of the power consumed by television sets of today and by 2012, there will be sets that save up to 65% .

Till then, one can look at reducing the brightness and contrast of the television set, which helps reduce power consumption. Interestingly, LCD models are more energy efficient than their plasma counterparts. An LCD of the same size as a plasma saves power by almost 60%.

Waste-age of Power from Cell Phones

2010-06-09T09:37:00.000-07:00

For the young, cell phones are an indispensable part of their lives with which they communicate, learn, plan organize and do much more. However, little though goes into the way those cell phones charged.

Often, over –charging the phones, i.e.,
keeping it plugged even after battery is full leads to wastage of electricity . Also, people sometimes forget to switch off the charger after unplugging the phone. With 584 million mobile connection in India, one can only imagine the extent of power wastage. While most phones have a visual reminder to alert the user the battery is full, cell phones manufactures as well.

Cause of Water Problems in Developing World

2010-05-30T06:56:00.000-07:00

Water resources for poor Women

Water problems differ greatly in the developing world versus the developed countries.

In the developed countries water problems often center around a fair division of the available of the ( for instance between recreational, agricultural, power supply.
And municipal needs) But almost everyone in such countries has
access to a safe, convenient drinking water supply. This is not so in developing nations.

Oasis in Africa. In too many areas people bath and drink the same water.
Burkina Faso. In many areas people must walk great distance for water
Indonesia. Often their own sole household water supply consist of great earhen jugs stored outside and filled by collecting rain or by carrying water.

Are We Burning up Our Planet Earth- Mercury Rising

2010-05-23T06:56:00.000-07:00

2010 is turning out to be the warmest ever in recorded history, with the first four months reporting an average temperature of 13.3° Celsius which is 0.69° above the 20th century average.

Blame deforestation

Trees disappearing is the main reason for the rise in temperature.

Yugratna Srivastava, who addressed the

United Nations Climate change summit in New York, speaks out,” Our world is   heating up. If you visit to glacier or Polar Regions, there you can have an opportunity to see the melting ice. We have to be blame for this climate change. Humans don’t hesitate to cut trees.There are many forests with hardly any tree left. People don’t realise the seriousness of this issue. Deforestation will not stop till we change the mindset of the people around us. Look at the amount of rain fall We had in the last couple of years   and you ‘ ll get the answer.”

Blame skyscrapers

The is true that sky scrapers are responsible for rise in temperatures. Debi Goenka, Executive Trustee,Conservation Action Trust(CAT) says,” High- rise buildings are obstructing sea breezes. With the natural breeze being obstructed, we are not getting the cooling effects. With the greenery being disturbed and concrete building on the rise, we see the ‘heat island' effect.  This results in 2-3 temperature rise from what it should have been.”

Blame global warming

The rise in temperatures is due to our world becoming a hotter place to live. AK Ghosh, director, center for science and environment points out,” The Himalayan glaciers are not melting, but other glaciers are certainly are, Glaciers in the Europeans Alps and Scandinavian region have lost their thickness up to 11 meters, Confirming that glowing warming is the happening industrial emissions are one of the main causes of the changing environmental pattern.” Yes, We   are making our planet hotter. Sanjay Monga, expert points out, “The number of air conditioners is on the rise. I would blame all of us for the change, I would not blame the government. With the changing lifestyles there is a change in the climate too. It’s all about rising consumerism.”

Blame Pollution

The weather pattern across the country has been regularly predicted since the past few years. Yelappa Reddy, environmentalist, Bangalore tell us why pollutions is responsible for rise in mercury, ”Every year the number of cars on the Indians roads is increasing at a substantial rate . The government is not doing any thing about it: rather they have allowed more vehicles on the roads. Jam- Packed roads are leading to the accumulation of the carbon- dioxide in the atmosphere, and consequently rise in temperature.”

2010- Warmest Year Ever, 0.7°C over 20th century average

2010-05-20T05:55:00.000-07:00

The year 2010 is turning out to be the warmest ever in recorded history, with the first four months reporting an average temperature of 13.3°C which is 0.69°C above the 20th century average.

The combined global land and ocean surface temperatures for the period between January and April was the warmest on record, and April was
the warmest individual month ever, America`s climate agency has said in its latest report. The combined April global land and ocean average surface temperature was the warmest on record at 14.5°C.

This is 0.76°C above the 20th century average of 13.7°C, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration(NOAA), said. Atmospheric The earth`s temperature for January- April at 13.3°C, is 0.69°C above the 20th century average, it said. While the global ocean surface temperature was 0.57°C above the 20th century average of 16°C and the warmest on record for April, the global land temperature was 1.29°C above the 20th century average of 8.1°C, the third warmest on record for April.

Warmer-than-normal conditions dominated the globe, with the most prominent warmth in Canada, Alaska, eastern US, Australia, South Asia, northern Africa and northern Russia.

India`s Greenhouse Emission is Cleaner than Western Countries

2010-05-17T03:11:00.000-07:00

The government has revised India’s greenhouse gas emission estimates after 13years and has found one fact unchanged-India has one of the lowest per capita emissions of GHG gasses in the emerging economies and at merely 1.5 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per
capita it continues to be way below that of the developed countries.

The GHG gas inventory is based on data for 2007 and comes more than a decade after the last which was prepared on the bases of1994 data.

In 1994, Indian emissions stood at 1.23 billion tones of carbon dioxide equivalent. They saw a nearly 60%jump to 1.73billion tones of carbon dioxide equivalent. They saw a nearly 60% jump to 1.73 billion tones of carbon dioxide. But despite this leap in emissions, even in gross basis, India`s emissions continued to be nearly 1/5^th of that US despite being home to nearly 17% of the world population.

While the increase in emissions has been accompanied by substantial industrialization in the country, deputy chairman of the Planning Commission, while realizing the report along with environment minister noted that the emission intensity of Indian economy continued to decline.

The highest contributions to emissions, as expected, continue to be from the electricity production and distribution system with 37.8% of total emissions being from this sector. The emissions from energy production have increased at 5.6% on a compounded annual growth rate basis. Transport continues to be the second biggest contributor with 7.5% of the emissions arising out of the fossil fuel burnt in transportation which includes aviation, shipping, railways and road transport. Increasingly, emissions from aviation have increased substantially more when compared with other modes of transport. “The contribution of civil aviation to GHG has almost doubled”.

Overall the combined energy sector contributes 5% of the emissions, industry 22%, agriculture 17% and waste generated 3% of the annual emissions in 2007.

Do this To Stop Little Pollution

2010-05-09T02:27:00.000-07:00

Try to do these things always:

Through polythene and plastic Bags in a dustbin whereever u go , if polythene will become stick than its a different reason .
If you dont find garbage at that movement put it in a pocket or bag , and when u see dustbin then through it there.
If somebody is throughing politthin in a railway plateform try to taunt him .
You can also request others May I through your garbage in a dustbin .
If a person is having this type of attitude he will defenately follow what u want to say .
Try to make effort to organise garbage .
If you have free time and ideal time wheather in a public place like railway platform, try to put liittle bit of garbage by leg to public dustbin .
Take responsibilty that convey and pressurised package water company by email in soft mannner that tranied your staff and convey to people to through plastic in dustbin always.

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ViVek Saxena

(Bhopal, India)

Top 10 Pollutant Countries of The World

2010-05-08T08:37:00.000-07:00

Top 10 Pollutants

Brazil
Us
China
Indonesia
Japan
Mexico
India
Russia
Australia
Peru

India figures among the world`s worst 10 countries causing environmental damage, according to a new study which lists Brazil as the most polluting country. The research led by professor Corey Bradshaw, of the University of Adelaide`s environment institute, has placed India at seventh position while ranking the US and China as the largest carbon producers after Brazil. Countries were measured on a range of indicators, including fertilizer use, natural forest loss, habitat conservation, fisheries and other marine captures, water pollution, carbon emissions and species threat. The study, published in the science journal PLoS ONE, found Aussie`s rate of species threat and natural forest loss were the greatest contributers to its ranking

How People Poisoning the Seas

2010-05-01T08:13:00.000-07:00

We become most aware of sea pollution when we hear news reports of a tanker running around and spilling. However, most marine pollution is happening. Sewers discharge human waste into the sea, chimneys
belch chemicals that will enter the oceans when it rains and industries release chemicals into the sea.

Worldwide, fisherman discard or lose more than 100,00 tonnes of fishing line and netting each year. Atmospheric pollution may be adding to the green house effect and causing global warming. Changes in ocean currents caused by global warming are likely to have a great impact on life on land as well as in the sea.

Process of Water Supply to Our Homes

2010-04-26T08:41:00.000-07:00

The water we use in our homes is rainwater from reservoirs, wells or rivers. Before this water can be pumped to our homes, it must be cleaned at the waterworks.

First, particles of sand, mud and grit sink and settle in a tank and then the water passes to filter beds where any remaining dirt and some of the bacteria are
removed.

Next, chlorine gas is bubbled through the cleaned water to kill any remaining bacteria.

Fluoride may be added to the water to help prevent tooth decay. The clean water is then pumped through pipes to storage tanks and finally to our homes.

Overfishing- Threat to Marine Life

2010-04-25T08:39:00.000-07:00

For hundreds of years, fishermen have been overfishing one fish population after another. The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) recently estimated that of 17 major world fisheries, 13 were either being fished to their limit or were over fished. When a fish population
collapses and few, if any, fish are caught, the fishermen are put out of business or must seek fish elsewhere.

There is no guarantee that the fish population will recover. To take one recent example overfishing in the Northwest Atlantic resulted in the collapse of cod and haddock fisheries in the early 1990s. When major Canadian and American fishing grounds were closed 40,000 fishermen and other workers lost their jobs.

Simple Calculation to Save Water

2010-04-24T08:37:00.000-07:00

If your house roof measures 25 sq. meters and you receives 50cm annual rainfall, then you are in for great luck!
The runoff from the roof of this size is going to be about 12,500 liters per year. This water is equal to 2 months supply of water needed for use by a family of four who can use this water for drinking, cooking, bathing and washing

Very Simple Ways to Control Pollution

2010-04-23T09:32:00.000-07:00

Pollution must be controlled, and to do it most of us will have to make changes in how we live.

Following are the simplest steps to control pollution:

Cars can be built that burn less fuel and do not cause smog and other problems
Filters can be used to stop dangerous chemicals from going up into the atmosphere from factories and homes
Plastic and throw-away containers may have to be eliminated in order prevent the soil from being poisoned
These and other measures will probably have to be taken before the air, water and soil around us is clean and safe.

Tips to Save and Utilize Water

Don`t over water the garden. Moisten the soil, don`t make it soggy.
Make a channel from the roof or terrace in your house to a tank on the ground, to which rainwater can flow.
Water that collects in fridge trays after you destroy it, can be brought to room temperature. This can be used to water delicate indoor plants.

What Causes Acid Rain?

2010-04-22T09:05:00.000-07:00

Even without air pollution, the carbon monoxide occuring naturally in the air makes rain slightly acidic. But in recent years, air pollution has increased the acidity of rain and snow to the point where precipitation has turned into a deadly threat to

numerous organisms ranging from fish to forests.

When cars and factories burn fossil fuels, they release into the atmosphere pollutants such as sulphur and nitrogen oxides, halogen compound and a variety of hydrocarbons. These pollutants react with the moisture in the air to form highly acidic substances such as sulphuric acid, nitric acid and hydrochloric acid. Raindrops and snowflakes then deliver these acids to rivers, lakes and forests, making the soil and water inhospitable to life.

Conversion Of Forest to Desert

2010-04-21T10:17:00.000-07:00

The spread of agriculture has had devastating effects particularly in the poorer parts of the world. Woodlands and scrub are usually invaded by browsing animals such as goats, woods is cut and burned for fuel, and forests are cleared haphazardly for crops. Too often the woodlands and scrub are

removed without precautions of terracing and draining channels; the exposed soil is eroded by wind and rain.

Erosion now affects two-thirds of the world`s nations. In quite a few areas, land has changed from forest to desert within a single generation.