ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN EUROPE CAUSES Smoke from factories
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ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN EUROPE
CAUSES: Smoke from factories which burn coal, natural gas, and oil Cars and busses which burn gasoline and diesel fuel Air currents which spread toxic air to nearby countries in Europe ACID RAIN IN GERMANY
EFFECTS: Damages: - soil and trees - eats holes in statues and buildings - pollutes rivers - kills wildlife ACID RAIN IN GERMANY
GOVERNMENTS’ RESPONSE: Replacing coal burning factories with water powered ones Passed laws to reduce emissions from factories and automobiles Factories switching to cleaner fuels Smokestacks which scrub the smoke before it enters the air Promised to use cleaner/more re-useable energy (such as water, wind, and solar power) Use less coal and oil ACID RAIN IN GERMANY
CAUSES: Use of coal in power plants and homes Gasoline and diesel powered vehicles AIR POLLUTION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
EFFECTS: Burns the lungs, nose, and eyes Endangers human life Keeps children and seniors indoors Blackens buildings and threatens wildlife AIR POLLUTION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
GOVERNMENT’S RESPONSE: Smokeless zones (places where only smokeless fuels may be used) Cleaner coals Increased use of electricity Government limits for industries Laws requiring more autos to produce less harmful exhaust Regular government checks of air quality Citizens asked to drive less and use cleaner forms of energy. AIR POLLUTION IN THE UNITED KINDGOM
NUCLEAR DISASTER IN CHERNOBYL, UKRAINE
IN 1986, A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT IN CHERNOBYL, UKRAINE EXPERIENCED A DISASTER. CAUSE: ONE OF THE REACTORS GOT TOO HOT AND EXPLODED. NUCLEAR DISASTER IN CHERNOBYL, UKRAINE
EFFECTS: Radio active material went into the air, falling on northern Europe and Scandinavia.
EFFECTS: Land was diseased (damaging crops and animals) NUCLEAR DISASTER IN CHERNOBYL, UKRAINE
EFFECTS: Water was poisoned (damaging drinking water and fish. NUCLEAR DISASTER IN CHERNOBYL, UKRAINE
EFFECTS: Many animals and people got sick and many died. NUCLEAR DISASTER IN CHERNOBYL, UKRAINE
EFFECTS: NUCLEAR DISASTER IN CHERNOBYL, UKRAINE
GOVERNMENT’S RESPONSE: Ukraine decided to become a nuclear free country, except for the 3 other reactors at Chernobyl. NUCLEAR DISASTER IN CHERNOBYL, UKRAINE