Thursday, November 11, 2010

Environmental Disasters

This unit is a study of how the environment is rapidly changing due to destruction, disaster, and misuse. Find an article than discusses an environmental disaster and link it to the blog. Make a comment about the problem and the solution (if there is one).

5 comments:

walter said...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/feb/24/oil-spill-po-italy-river
problem:An oil spill fouled a tributary in northern Italy and reached the Po river today.
Environmentalists said that several water and bird species were at risk from the spill.
there is great damage to the ecological system – all the vegetation and fauna.
no solution

xfu said...

http://society.ezinemark.com/red-sludge-environmental-disaster-in-hungary-77366b02575f.html
problem:
On October 4th 2010, the pond dam of an alumina plant to the west of Hungary suddenly broke and flooded many towns in toxic red sludge.

No solution!

Dacheng Edison Li said...

http://www.lenntech.com/processes/heavy/heavy-metals/heavy-metals.htm

Problem: heavy-metals cause environmental problem such as dead of animals and plants. It also cause the health risk of human because it polluted the water system.

There is no solution!

Anny said...

7 Biggest Environmental Disasters “” Where Are They Now?

http://ecosalon.com/7-biggest-environmental-disasters-%E2%80%93-where-are-they-now/

Problem:When the peace of a community is shattered by man-made disaster “” an oil spill, a toxic gas leak, a nuclear meltdown “” a scar is left that may fade with passing decades but will never fully heal.

shen said...

http://earthfirst.com/americas-top-10-worst-man-made-environmental-disasters/
This article introduce America’s Top 10 Worst Man Made Environmental Disasters. They are 1. Tennessee Coal Ash Spill;2. Exxon-Valdez Oil Spill. 3. Libby, Montana Asbestos Contamination. 4. Love Canal Toxic Dump 5. Three Mile Island Nuclear Meltdown 6. Picher, Oklahoma Lead Contamination 7. Anniston, Alabama PCB Poisoning 8. West Virginia/Kentucky Coal Sludge Spill
9. Great Pacific Garbage Patch 10. Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone
The solution way is still need the groverment and all public people take care of environment.Whatever detail or big stull,the enviorment just around as, our lives need everyday.