The first myth is trying to express that, the climate change has been there before. Meaning that, the changes in temperature, the amount of carbondiocixed and change in rainfall pattern have been there before and it is not new and is not anything to worry about. By its name the myth, was just misleading people. The answer to this myth is, the changes in climate have come about due to human acts and industrialization. Some of the acts are, caress cutting down of tree, emission of carbon into the atmosphere due to the use of fuels. These two agents of climate change are changing the climate on a faster note.
The second myth which is saying, plants and animals can adapt to the climate is also lying. The answer to this myth is, plants and animals cannot adapt to these
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At first, I was taking the environment for granted. Now, I am able to talk to people in my community on conserving and sustaining the environment like, proper ways of managing waste, following sustainable agriculture, avoiding clearing forest and avoid poaching to maintain biodiversity and ecosystem.
I have chosen to answer a review question from unit 12. The question is why is secondhand smoke dangerous?
Secondhand smoke which comes out from cigarettes and smokers is very dangerous to the lives of people. Secondhand smoke contains over 7,000 harmful chemicals, which damage human health. Secondhand smoke causes lung and respiratory problems.
The course is going on well. It is not hard, it only requires critical reading and understanding of the textbook. The first challenge I am facing is failing to read the units for weeks 1, 2 and 3. I had problems in downloading the textbook due to network failure. I had to travel to the city, to access network and that was in week four. The second one is, the time allocated to graded quiz was not enough as compared to number of questions. I wish the time could go up to 45 minutes, for 25
Smokers are faced with many health problems with lung cancer and many other cancers been a big health risk due to what is in the cigarettes. Other health risks are coronary heart disease, heart attacks, stokes, respiratory problems such as chronic bronchitis, pneumonia and can worsen asthma.Secondhand smoke comes from the tip of a lit cigarette and is the smoke that the smoker breathes out. People who breathe in secondhand smoke are at risk of the same health conditions as smokers, particularly lung cancer and heart disease. Their quality of life is affected with smokers more at risk of cancers and heart diseases, also they would be more prone to getting sick and also having to clear their throat in the morning due to been caught up.
Second hand smoke is harmful to all people around those who smoke. Second hand smoke affects children the most. Second hand smoke kills 53,800 thousand people a year. Second hand smoke kills more people a year than lung cancer a year, lung cancer only kills 48,500 people a year. There are more people who die from secondhand smoke than people who get in car crashes. Tobacco products such as dip give many people mouth cancer. E cigarettes say on the label that they don't¨get people addicted or that they don't have nicotine but they do.
Unfortunately, it seems that people not only risk their life with every cigarette they smoke, but also affect everybody else who is around. Everybody can be affected by second-hand smoke.
Smoking tobacco is well known to assist the body with creating cancer cells. Also loss of blood circulation leading to gangrene, hair loss, yellowing of fingernails and bad breath are only some of the health risks associated with first person smoking. These health risks can also apply to second hand smokers which
Some time ago while I could sit in my auto, holding up to lift my little girl from her grade school, and I could take a snappy drag from a cigarette and nobody would take a second look. While I do concede that it is vital for me to roll the windows down, along these lines discharging the result of my lone wellspring of joy into the lungs of youthful youngsters, I should essentially say that I don't trust that second-hand smoke truly is harmful, regardless of the possibility that each and every researcher in the whole world says something else. Sometime in the past I could smoke a cigarette when the evangelist's sermon continued for a really long time, or he talked about a transgression I myself had submitted, in this way bothering me. I could
Even for people without breathing conditions, breathing secondhand smoke for a brief period can be deadly.
What is secondhand smoke? Secondhand smoke is a mixture of the smoke from an actively burning cigarette and can also be the smoke exhaled from a smoker. There are two different types of secondhand smoke: Side stream smoke which comes directly from burning tobacco and also Mainstream smoke which is the smoke that the person smoking inhales. Although the smoke that the smoker inhales is very dangerous and harmful to the body, the smoke off of a burning cigarette actually contains more harmful substances due to the smoke not being filtered when coming off of the end of the cigarette. The people being harmed the most by secondhand smoke happens to be children. Children have no choice but to endure the secondhand smoke coming off of their
Global warming, or what is now called climate change, is caused by the sunlight coming through the Earth’s atmosphere, containing greenhouse gasses, and becoming cemented between the Earth’s crust and Ozone layer. This causes an uncontrollable heating in the territory between them (“Global Warming Science”). “Even though these greenhouse gases hold the heat from the sun the greenhouse effect is what keeps the Earth’s temperature suitable for life. Without the greenhouse effect Earth would be frozen and no one would be able to live on it” (“Global Warming- Britannica”). Many people believe that climate change is a myth and that it is not true due to the consequences are too harsh for a normal person to think of, the
Approximately 20% of our youth today lives with a family member who smokes. It is estimated that almost half of the U.S. population experiences secondhand smoke every day through the environment they encounter. Many research studies support the notion that cigarette use and secondhand exposure link to health side effects. Cigarette smoke has been especially found to be detrimental to an individual’s cardiovascular and metabolic health. New findings however, show that exposure to cigarette smoke can correlate to weight gain, especially in children. In fact, exposure to secondhand smoke alone has been linked to higher weight gain than the actual habit of smoking.
I love nothing more than to stroll around the beautiful campus at State University. The scenery is breathtaking, especially with the promise of autumn about the air. During this particular time of the year, I find great enjoyment in taking a deep breath and inhaling the fragrant aroma of the surrounding nature. However, my enjoyment prematurely ends when the sudden smell of cigarette smoke engulfs me. Sound familiar? If you are a non-smoking student, this scene reflects everyday life on a smoking campus. Something must be done about this infringement upon non-smoker's rights. Is our health so meaningless as to be put at the mercy of carcinogens and toxins? I think not. Though State University provides non-smoking environments within
Secondhand smoking causes many defects for children as they grow up. As parents of young children smoke in the car, these children are exposed to this secondhand smoke frequently. According to Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), "Secondhand smoke causes numerous health problems in infants and children, including more frequent and severe asthma attacks, respiratory infections, ear infection, and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)." As these children group up, the health problems resulting from the secondhand smoke exposure affects their lifestyle and future.
Why is secondhand smoke a problem? Today people do not know all the CONSEQUENCES of smoking. Tobacco companies will continue creating products at all costs, as this is summed up in the word income (profit), they know the damage it does but still in same. Secondhand smoke has the same harmful chemicals that smokers inhale. There’s no safe level of exposure for secondhand smoke. Today there are many theories that secondhand smoke could eventually get cancer without having smoked in your life. The second hand smoke do not realize the potential harm when the air passing when inhaling.
Imagine yourself sitting down to dinner at a restaurant. You are sitting down trying to enjoy your dinner when all you can smell is smoke. Not only are you just breathing in the smoke, it is also damaging your body at the same time. Or imagine yourself at your work place, whether it be a restaurant or office, and you are forced to breathe in second-hand smoke the entire time you are there. In this paper you will be informed of the harmful effects of second-hand smoke, and why smoking should be banned from all public places.
Another huge tobacco-related health problem is secondhand smoke. It is known to cause approximately 3,000 lung cancer deaths and 35,000 heart disease deaths in nonsmokers each year. By definition it is a mixture of smoke given off by the burning end of tobacco products and the smoke exhaled by smokers. Secondhand smoke contains over 4,000
You do not have to be an active smoker to experience the harmful effects of smoke. Breathing in the smoke of active smokers is enough to cause you serious health issues. Non-smokers who breathe in secondhand smoke take in nicotine and other toxic chemicals causing them serious health issues. Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke damages their organs, mainly the lungs and brain.