In recent years, the idea of sustainability has become increasingly popular, up to the point of turning into a buzzword. While sustainability is usually perceived as a positive goal, it may be difficult for a non-specialist to explain the meaning of sustainability in a particular industry. Due to this problem,...
Introduction With the omnipresence of industrialization, the world in its contemporary state has encountered an array of global issues, one of the most significant being environmental pollution. Indeed, modern societies in both developed and developing countries generate massive volumes of waste that do not dissolve and pollute the environment. It...
The climate is critical since it has a tremendous impact on the future of this planet and all living creatures. Climate can be defined as the typical weather of any specific location, which can vary depending on the season (Piao et al., 2019). As the concentration of carbon dioxide in...
Introduction Nuclear energy is one of the significant sources of power supply in the United States. It offers jobs to citizens who work directly in the industry and those who rely on generated energy to run their enterprises. However, due to concerns about the adverse effects of nuclear plants, the...
Abstract The present research aimed to investigate the role and effectiveness of hydrogen fuels and assess their place in the UAE. The research found that hydrogen fuels are an efficient and ecologically benign energy source with several applications and benefits compared to fossil fuels. However, hydrogen generation methods continue to...
Introduction Manufacturing bottled water is harmful to the environment, and the stable demand of customers supports this industry. The destructive impact is evident in the pollution of the atmosphere and ocean, where plastic waste impacts the ecosystem significantly. The plastic waste from bottled water leads to the extinction of more...
Introduction Pesticides are compounds or combinations of substances mostly deployed in agriculture or public health prevention programs to protect vegetation from weeds, pests, or diseases. Furthermore, they are used to prevent people from vector-borne illnesses such as dengue fever, malaria, and schistosomiasis. Typical examples include insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, rodenticides, and...
United Kingdom Waste management in the United Kingdom is separate, and the administrations of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland are responsible for their waste management policy and strategies autonomously. This practice provides better operation efficiency determined by smaller territories under control. Nevertheless, the Waste Framework Directive’s requirements are integrated...
In the contemporary world, there has been an emergence in the massive use of technology. As a result, energy industries have adopted hybrid devices to generate energy from multiple sources, for instance, wind and waves. In conquering the challenge of energy insufficiency caused by a single energy extraction mechanism, hybrid...
As it is known, the anthropological factor plays a crucial role in the changes in the environment of the planet. It contains two major groups – flora and fauna, meaning plants and animals, and both those categories of the environment are critically influenced by humanity on a daily basis. For...
Introduction Climate change constitutes large-scale variations in weather patterns as well as the long-term escalation of the earth’s average surface temperature. This means that climate change is associated with weather patterns such as floods, droughts, heat waves, hurricanes, tornadoes, typhoons, and cyclones. Climate change poses great threats to the stability...
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill is the largest in history, resulting from an explosion at the oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana while it sank on April 22, 2010. The rig’s owner, Transocean, leased it to BP oil, which prospected oil in the Mississippi...
Nature is one phenomenon that has proved to be uncontrollable by humankind. The April 2009 L’Aquila quake disaster indicates how emotions can lead to poor judgment. Seismologists are trained to assess the magnitude of the seismic wave levels and their related dangers. Whether to warn the public or not regarding...
Deforestation is a deliberate, unintentional, or natural destruction and removal of trees. Every year, several million acres of forests are being destroyed. People are cutting them to build roads and houses, construct furniture, and make other wooden structures. The loss of forests leads to multiple negative effects on the environment...
Introduction Contemporary perception of hunting, its impact on the environment, US hunting policy In the prehistoric days, hunting was a source of food. Today this takes a different direction; people hunt for pleasure and income. The question whether or not to continue licensing the activity lingers in the environmental managers...
Chernobyl Accident The Chernobyl incident took place on April 26, 1986, in Ukraine, 60 miles North of Kyiv, when the reactor experienced a beyond design basis reactivity power excursion and subsequent steam explosion. The explosion led to the blowing apart of the reactor core. According to Moler et al. (2018),...
Introduction Directed by Davis Guggenheim, An Inconvenient Truth, is a 2006 documentary-type movie about the former American vice president’s (Al Gore) campaign on global warming. The film is a representation of Gore’s illustrative talk on climate change aimed at informing the public about the dangers of global warming. He re-enacts...
The vital importance of air to humans is justified by the biological need for oxygen, which accounts for approximately 21% of inhaled air (NASA, 2016). Oxygen is vital to the human body, and therefore air as a source must be subject to serious control requirements. In particular, a large number...
Geography The rainforest of Amazonia is known to be one of the world’s most beautiful and significant places. It is located in the territory of Brazil, but its territory is so vast that it extends to the borders of nine other countries. The flora and fauna of this rainforest are...
Introduction Background The way that energy moves from organism A to organism B, supporting the existence of both plants and animals, is described by the food web, a natural network of connections. Due to their ability to take actions and make choices that have the potential to alter the experiences...
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) is the most relevant environmental regulation to my past employer. Public law, particularly Section C, provides a proper framework for regulating how both hazardous and non-hazardous waste is managed from the point it is generated to the point of disposal (Environmental Protection Agency...
Introduction By definition, a tornado is an intense wind in a rapid rotational motion, which forms a funnel-shaped column. Tornadoes are weather events that occur as a storm and are believed to be the most violent (Amezquita, Valtierra & Adeli, 2017). They are the most hazardous natural disasters causing significant...
Introduction Water pollution is one of the most relevant global problems that pose significant risks to sustainable development and the quality of life around the world. Namely, this issue results in the deterioration of the marine ecosystem, leads to a large number of diseases, and causes notable economic damage. Water...
Introduction The cornerstone to life on humanity’s existence and preservation is environmental cleanup. Keeping the surroundings healthy helps in preserving species from extinction, decreases pollution, and safeguards the ecosystem and the planet’s environmental assets. Animals, plants, as well as humans all need air to survive. Since pollutants may hurt in...
Water is the most widespread, accessible, and cheapest substance, in which water originated life and came out of it, gradually populating the land and air. Life on Earth is unthinkable, and human activities are incredible without water. The availability and indispensability of this resource have led to its wide use...
Introduction Oceans contribute to atmospheric change across various periods, from geological and centuries to natural variability and inter-annual, utilizing several evolutionary selection and communication frameworks. Due to the oceans’ propensity to absorb energy and greenhouse pollutants, they have somewhat mitigated (neutralized) the impacts of rising amounts of human-made atmospheric emissions...
In all forms of media, the issues of global warming and climate change are currently being extensively debated. There is never a day without some mention of these subjects. They are linked to discussions about rising greenhouse gas concentrations, fossil fuel emissions of carbon dioxide, emissions reduction, production of renewable...
Introduction The United States has embraced renewable energy solutions such as solar and wind power to promote sustainable development. Wind power was the largest renewable energy source in the US in 2019 with an estimated capacity of 105.591 megawatts (Hartman para. 8). Comparing available power sources is essential when choosing...
Abstract Living organisms relate to each other and to the natural environment in which they live. The interaction of living organism with the surrounding environment can either be living (biotic) or non-living (non-biotic). Biodiversity in an ecosystem leads to a full scale complex integration of the organism into a cyclic...
Drastic environmental and climate change, including global warming, is contributing to the spread of infectious diseases. Warming has a direct impact on the state of water resources. The permafrost is degrading, the number of floods is increasing, and wetlands are becoming more widespread. This leads to an increasing number of...
Abstract Energy is one of the most important aspects in life. There are many sources of energy. However, the most prominent source of energy in almost all the parts of the world is fossil fuels. However, due to the negative effect of the consumption of fossil fuels specifically their propagation...
Introduction Hurricane Harvey changed lives and caused destruction in the state of Texas. The category four storm landed on the coast on the 26th of August 2017 (Risser & Wehner, 2017). Instead of proceeding inland, the hurricane stalled, and a section of the system remained active over the Gulf of...
Introduction As a consequence of the increasing prevalence of environmental issues, the implementation of green building has been an emerging solution dating back to the 1970s when certain countries, namely the USA, Canada, along with Western Europe, encountered inflated prices and oil shortages; hence a realization to develop methods to...
Summary of the Issue Main Causes There are numerous potential causes of air pollution that affect most of the people living in the contaminated region while also significantly impacting local flora and fauna. Even though there are natural premises to air pollution, most of the damage is given to the...
Overfishing entails the overwhelming imbalance between fish removal from water bodies and the replenishing rate of such species. The ultimate impact of this activity is the underpopulation of fish within the affected areas, such as ponds, lakes, or even oceans. Japan is a critical fishery hub and contributes immensely to...
Clean water is essential for the existence of all living species and the effective functioning of habitats, populations, and ecosystems. However, as human populations rise, industrial and farming practices increase, and changing climate continues to disrupt the global hydrological processes, the sustainability of the world’s water is increasingly challenged. Most...
In July 2021, several parts of Arizona were seriously hit with massive flooding. The city of Flagstaff, located among North Arizona’s mountains and “considered a gateway to the Grand Canyon,” was mostly affected as floodwaters caused by monsoon rains have swept through its streets, turning them “into murky, fast-running streams.”...
Overview To construct and operate a smelter in the United States of America, one is required to apply for several environmental permits. RRE International wants to build and operate a smelter in the City of Riverside. This company is establishing its first presence in the United States of America and...
Introduction Our environment is very delicate and efforts should be taken to ensure its safety. There are several pollutants that the environment is subjected to, most of which are caused by man. This condition is more adverse in urban set ups where population is large and waste management is a...
How to live with climate change: It won’t be stopped, but its effects can be made less bad This paper describes the UN’s search for a solution to global warming. The proposals presented therein can be adopted by the US in addressing global warming and the other effects of climate...
Introduction Solving environmental problems is a worldwide concern. The threat posed by climate change and global warming is pushing mother Earth to the limit. Industrialisation, consumerism in America and globalization, among other drivers of change, have pushed and motivated scientists to find ways to address environmental problems which have continued...
Introduction The harnessing of wind energy has been taking place since time immemorial. Traditionally, it was used to pump water and to grind grain. In the modern world, wind turbine is the equivalent of wind energy and used to generate electricity. Windmills are stationed on a raised point or a...
Global warming is referred to as the general increase in the earths near surface air and ocean temperature. This has remained as major problem in a society that has increased its industrial use since the beginning of twentieth century. Every newborn in twentieth century, is one way or another, has...