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Natural Disasters and Natural Disasters and Environmental Problems Environmental Problems

Earthquakes Earthquakes

Hurricanes Hurricanes

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Natural Disasters and Natural Disasters and Environmental ProblemsEnvironmental Problems

Volcanic Volcanic eruptioneruption

DroughtDrought

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MAIN ENVIRONMENTAL MAIN ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMSPROBLEMS

Air pollutionAir pollution Destruction of the Destruction of the

ozone layerozone layer Greenhouse effect Greenhouse effect Global warming Global warming Water pollutionWater pollution Deforestation Deforestation Hunting Hunting OverfishingOverfishing Litter/rubbishLitter/rubbish

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CAUSESCAUSES gases from factories.gases from factories. car exhaust fumes/traffic fumes.car exhaust fumes/traffic fumes. increase in the amount of carbon increase in the amount of carbon

dioxide and other gases being dioxide and other gases being released in the atmosphere. released in the atmosphere.

dumping industrial waste in rivers dumping industrial waste in rivers and seas.and seas.

dangerous chemicals from dangerous chemicals from factories being poured into factories being poured into streams, rivers and lakes.streams, rivers and lakes.

people in poor countries are people in poor countries are destroying jungles and forests destroying jungles and forests because they need farmland to because they need farmland to feed their families.feed their families.

forests are being burnt or cut forests are being burnt or cut down by logging companies for down by logging companies for profit.profit.

lots of animals are killed for body lots of animals are killed for body parts (skins, horns, tusks, etc.).parts (skins, horns, tusks, etc.).

production of too much packaging production of too much packaging and food waste.and food waste.

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EFFECTSEFFECTS acid rain (damages to trees, lakes and acid rain (damages to trees, lakes and

buildings) buildings) smogsmog breathing problemsbreathing problems cancer riskcancer risk change in world’s climatechange in world’s climate sea and oceans levels risingsea and oceans levels rising extreme weather conditions (floods, extreme weather conditions (floods,

tsunami, etc) tsunami, etc) fish diefish die stomach illnessesstomach illnesses destruction of the rainforestdestruction of the rainforest destruction of natural habitatsdestruction of natural habitats lots of animals in danger of extinctionlots of animals in danger of extinction lots of animal and fish are lots of animal and fish are

disappearing (endangered species)disappearing (endangered species) dirty streets dirty streets diseasesdiseases

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Possible SolutionsPossible Solutions reduce gases emitted from reduce gases emitted from

factoriesfactories use public transport instead of use public transport instead of

carscars reduce chemicals areosol sprays reduce chemicals areosol sprays

and fridgesand fridges use alternative sources of energyuse alternative sources of energy limit use of chemicals in industrylimit use of chemicals in industry fine factories which pollute fine factories which pollute

streams, rivers and lakesstreams, rivers and lakes give financial support to poorer give financial support to poorer

countries countries encourage countries to control encourage countries to control

the number of trees that are the number of trees that are burnt or cut down burnt or cut down

stricter laws and harsher stricter laws and harsher punishments for legal hunting punishments for legal hunting (poaching) and fishing(poaching) and fishing

more protected national parksmore protected national parks encourage recyclingencourage recycling

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THE ENDTHE END

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by…by… Emil Jacques Delle Donne Emil Jacques Delle Donne

and Giada Lamattaand Giada Lamatta

Class 1DClass 1D