ECOLOGY
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
Question
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Acid Rain
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Oil Pollution
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Deforestation
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Over-Extraction
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Detailed explanation-1: -Burning fossil fuels, in combination with destruction of carbon sinks due to deforestation and other activities, has contributed to more and more carbon dioxide building up in the atmosphere – more than can be absorbed from existing carbon sinks such as forests.
Detailed explanation-2: -Forests and trees store carbon . When they are degraded or completely cleared, e.g. by fire – a process referred to as deforestation – this stored carbon has the potential to be released back into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide and contribute to climate change .
Detailed explanation-3: -Using fossil fuels takes carbon out of the ground and burning it puts CO2 into the atmosphere. When there’s more CO2 in the atmosphere, it makes the atmosphere warmer by trapping heat. Since humans are adding more CO2 to the atmosphere, that helps explain why temperatures are increasing around the world.