ECOLOGY
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
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flooding
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air pollution
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deforestation
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desertification
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Detailed explanation-1: -Most countries such as India and China, have high air pollution and green house gas (GHG) emissions. China is the world’s leading total GHG emitter and India is on track to join it at the top and they are two top ranked countries to emit toxic air pollution.
Detailed explanation-2: -One of the major sources of air pollution in China and India is from sulfur-dioxide emissions. The major contributor to the sulfur-dioxide emissions is due to increased coal consumption in the industrial sectors in both countries. More than 70% of China’s energy still comes from brown coal, the dirtiest fuel of all.
Detailed explanation-3: -Ambient air pollution in India is estimated to cause 670, 000 deaths annually and particularly aggravates respiratory and cardiovascular conditions including chronic bronchitis, lung cancer and asthma.
Detailed explanation-4: -These include pollution, overpopulation, waste disposal, climate change, global warming, the greenhouse effect, etc.