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Previous Post     Next Post Noise Pollution - 4-8 Written By: TGU-Blogger  What Is Noise pollution? Just by listening to Noise pollution it sounds as if Noise is  contributing to Climate Change, which is completely wrong. Noise pollution happens when there are sounds that either: disrupting sleep patterns, disrupting 'important' conversations, and just disrupting the way of life overall. Noise pollution doesn't just mean a bunch of loud noises, it means, "unwanted, or disturbing sounds".   Noise pollution is dangerous to health. It can lead to illness, high blood pressure, speech interference, hearing loss, sleep deprivation, and lost productivity. If you want to protect yourself from the noise you can use head gear (earmuffs, earbuds, etc.).  One of the biggest causes of noise pollution is cars. Cars create a lot of noise, simply from driving an old (loud) car, or from hearing the honking of cars around you. People who live near highways have comp

Previous Post                                                                                                                               Next Post Light pollution video Light Pollution Map Light Pollution General Info At night when you look up at the sky, all you see are some clouds, and the moon. But did you know that when you are out in the middle-of-nowhere, the night sky is actually quite beautiful? One of the reasons you don't see any stars anymore actually has to do with light bulbs over powering the light of the stars. Besides the sun, the closest star is  25,260,733,353,600 miles away! Even though it is so close (compared to other stars), it is so dim.   Effects of Light Pollution Light pollution only block out the stars, it does much more. Here are some adverse effects of light pollution (according to globeatnight.org): Light pollution can disrupt ecosystems (web, globe at night). Light pollution can change a birds migratory "map" so the

Previous Post                                                                                                                             Next Post As you saw last week with air pollution, there are four different types of pollution. I will now talk about the second type, water pollution. Water pollution happens when humans dump toxic chemicals into bodies of water. The toxic chemicals can vary from paint, motor oil, sunscreen, and even sewage. What is water pollution? Water pollution can be defined in many ways. However, it usually means substances which are in water which damage the health of animals and humans. What are the main types of water pollution? When pollution comes from one source (e.g. a factory discharge, oil tanker, ), it is called point source pollution When pollution comes from many sources (e.g farm and urban development), it is called  non-point source pollution When pollution enters an environment and can affect a place thousands of miles away (e

Air Pollution Next post in series Samuel Desai Many environmental activists, unlike me, like to say that pollution is an important issue. I prefer to categorize them into three different topics. Air Pollution, Water Pollution, Noise Pollution, and Light Pollution. The other types of pollution are for another week but don't worry, you will hear about them soon. You may believe that Carbon Dioxide (CO2) it the only pollutant, but it isn't. There are others. One type is methane gas, emitted by livestock and swamps. Another CFC's or chlorofluorocarbons which were used in refrigerators, hairspray, and many other things. But they were banned internationally in 2010 because of its deteriorating effect on the ozone layer. Personally, I think that the pollutant which harms us the most is sulfur dioxide. Sulfur Dioxide is a component in smog, but also reflects sunlight out into space, causing a global cooling. This may seem good, but sulfur dioxide is directly linked

Dear readers, As you know, our big series starts this Saturday, we are busy writing posts. However, we wish for you to have your voice heard. Please let us know (through the comment section) if you have any questions about the topics we are blogging on (see below) Air pollution- DONE!!!!! - Water Pollution- Being written Light Pollution - Already Written - Noise Pollution - Written - Climate Change - Overpopulation - Written - Depletion of natural resources - Waste Disposal - Biodiversity- Written - Deforestation - Eli/TGU Ocean Acidification- Written - Acid Rain  - GMO Desertification Invasive Species - Eli/TGU Happy reading! Samuel Desai