Those gases from engines
Those smoke from factories
are causing our Mother Earth to be down with asthma!
Spare a knowledge,
Spare a thought
Air talk!
Shocking Facts!
1. 70,000 premature deaths in the U.S. each year are tied to air pollution.
2. The USA alone releases one quarter of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions. From 1990 to 2002, U.S. CO2 emissions increased 95 percent from 1960 levels.
3. According to the World Health Organization, if you are one of the 18 million residents of Cairo: Breathing daily air pollution is like smoking 20 cigarettes a day
4. The World Bank reported in 2002 that pollution causes 2.42 billion dollars worth of damage to the Egyptian environment annually
5. According to Carnegie Institution’s Department of Global Ecology, carbon dioxide (a greenhouse gas) is rising at an alarming rate. During the 1990s, carbon dioxide emissions increased approximately 1.3% each year. But since 2000, the rate has increased to 3.3% per year, with an estimated annual global CO2 emissions increase of 35% from 1990 to 2006.
The amount of ice at the North and South poles is decreasing because of global warming.
Q: Why is global warming and how is it caused? What are the consequences of global warming?
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b. China
With the holding of the Beijing Olympics 2008, the government of China promised and worked on the change of climate and pollution in Beijing especially.
Air pollution in an unfortunate consequence of China's recent rapid development. The 2008 Olympics are focusing global attention on Beijing's air quality. Despite government efforts to control the problem, it remains a serious challenge for both China and the world.
Q: What are some problems faced by China and what was her plans?
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