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"The economic growth in much of Asia has been quite remarkable in the last few decades. Unfortunately, along with growth comes intense pollution and atmospheric degradation. Pollutants from the region are being carried upward into the stratosphere during the monsoon season. Findings from a new study conducted by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) provide evidence of the global nature of this atmospheric phenomenon..."
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Pollution during Asian Monsoon reaches Stratospheric Heights
The growth in an economy can be a great thing in which many people can benefit from. However, Asia is experiencing major changes in the economy and the environment due to the sudden population increase. Scientists have drawn a conclusion linking the latest Monsoon to the population increase. As a result of the population spike, Asia has also had an intense growth in pollution and atmospheric degradation. The Scientists believe that the pollutants found in the air are being carried upward to the stratosphere during the regular monsoon season. The National Service for Atmospheric Research had concluded that the increase in pollution also increased the strength of the monsoons. Information provided by satellite observations and data were used to show the circulation paths of the Asian monsoon seasons. William Randel, the lead author of the study stated that, "The monsoon is one of the most powerful atmospheric circulation systems on the planet, and it happens to form right over a heavily polluted region,". During a monsoon that air is carried upwards to the stratosphere which is located approximately twenty to twenty-five feet above sea level. For pollutants like black carbon or sulfur dioxide, this is a pathway for their rapid movements through the air. The problem is that these pollutants can stay in the atmosphere for many years until they lower back down to the atmosphere or eventually breakdown and break apart. The global pollutant transport system can not be predicted for things that may happen in the future but may be able to come up with ways to prevent recent things or disasters from reoccurring in the future. Pollutants like the sulfur dioxide affect the earth greatly. Sulfur dioxide is known to convert compounds found in the ozone layer into aerosols. If pollutants continue to show up in today’s atmosphere the effects can be devastating. Other chemicals can alter the amount of solar heat the earth receives from the sun that reaches the planets surface.
http://www.enn.com/ecosystems/article/41158
http://www.enn.com/ecosystems/article/41158
Main Sources of Pollution and the General Health of Our Planet
These days, pollution is recognized as one of the world biggest problems but somehow, some people do not understand the current and lasting effects of the problem. Certain people think that improper garbage disposal is okay and acceptable. The main source of pollution is vehicles and large businesses. The accumulation of pollution can have many negative effects on the environment. Places like China, are proof that pollution has a long-lasting effect on the environment. Pollution also has effects on people. Pollution can leak into water and create a water borne illness, and also be the main source of respiratory problems. China and the united states are two of the biggest pollution center in the world. These two countries release majority of world’s total CO2 emissions into the atmosphere that not only causes pollution but also gives more impact to climate change problem. If people walk or ride a bike and big businesses used eco-friendly products the world could see the environment making a better change for the future.
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Diet of Contaminated Insects Harms Endangered Carnivorous Plants
Pollution affects everything and every individual in numerous ways. As the scientists in the Ukraine came to discover, plants are seriously effected by pollution. As demonstrated by the food chain each organism feed off each other to survive. A specific group of plants, the carnivorous plants, have been found to have toxic metal contaminants. Since other animals feed off of these plants, they would also consume the metal toxin which would result in the death of the consumer or it would be deathly sick. Many of the carnivorous plants eat and trap their prey, the toxin has made these plants endangered through loss of habitat. They believe that some of these toxins can be found in certain fertilizers and plant growing additives. As a result of improper disposal, these toxins such as copper and cadmium can easily find its way through plants by runoff and water moving the toxins through the ground in which the plants find their nutrients. If farmers and plant growers watched and read all of the ingredients they used to grow crops, they could prevent the loss of habitat and decrease pollution.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100331122648.htm
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100331122648.htm