In December of 2015, China was faced with a “red alert” for air pollution. In an article from The New York Times titled “Smog So Thick, Beijing Comes to a Standstill,” Edward Wong stated, “For many residents, the red alert...underscored the devil’s handshake that China has made in recent years: the trading of a healthy living environment for breakneck economic growth.” There are many negative consequences of air pollution. Vaclav Smil’s “Environmental Degradation in China,” describes the various
that suffers greatly from a negative consequence of globalization is China. China is currently suffering from air pollution. Air pollution has negative affects on both health and the environment. Although China is impacted negatively, the world impact overall, is positive. Air pollution by definition, is the presence in or introduction into the air of a substance which has harmful or poisonous effects. Beijing is a major Chinese city that endures air pollution significantly. A study on
Global Article Analysis 3: Air Pollution There are multiple environmental issues that exist and are constantly harming the planet. Many of these issues have effects that are unique to certain countries, or even effects that are similar to other countries. Overall, these issues can be similar or dissimilar in multiple aspects, such as the biological, physical, and cultural perspectives. The causes and effects, problem severity, citizen perceptions, and proposed solutions and efforts to repair these
Urbanization in China Urbanization is all around us. Every day somewhere along a route that someone takes to school or work, they will likely pass a construction site constructing a new apartment complex or housing community or even the building of a new shopping centre. All of these are ways urbanization creeps in on our daily lives. We may think of urbanization as something that benefits our world but it can also have many negative consequences such as traffic congestion which is the number one
In recent years, air pollution has become a growing problem in China (Zhang, Chao). According to the newly released scientific paper by Dan Levin, outdoor air pollution contrib7utes to the deaths of 1.6 million people in China every year, and about 4,400 people a day (Levin, Dan). Essentially, air is a major part of our overall health. However, people (including ourselves), especially living in developed countries, suffer from the exposure of air pollution. This potentially puts our health at risk
Name Professor Engl 108-006 11/03/2014 Chinese Economic Expansion and Increased Air Pollution In recent years, China has been experiencing unprecedented economic growth. Chinese prosperity has had negative side-effects, including extreme environmental pollution (Wong, 2014). What researchers call “ambient particulate matter pollution” was the fourth-leading risk factor for deaths in China, contributing to 1.2 million deaths in 2010. Construction, industrial waste and greenhouse gasses are the
It is estimated that 6.5 million people die from air pollution every year. When gases, smoke, or dust particles enter our atmosphere in ways that become harmful to plants, animals, and humans it is called air pollution. Now, some air pollutions occur naturally for example during forests fires or volcanic eruptions, but the air pollution caused by human activities has become more prevalent and serious. The burning of fossil fuels, from coal-fired power plants and vehicles, causes smog and acid rain
In the past recent decades, pollution has become a worldwide known problem. Advancements in technology and machinery have increased the amount of air pollution that is absorbed into our atmosphere. Harsh and toxic chemicals released into the air have many negative effects on not only peoples and animals but our environment as well. Air pollution is a very serious threat the world must face. In some countries, the pollution is so bad that people are forced to wear masks to protect them from the harmful
Environmental pollution is the key concern for the humanity. It does not have any borders each member of our planet is affected by its devastating effects. Air pollution is the main factor contributing to general environmental problems. It is the emission of particulates, harmful materials, and biological molecules into the Earth’s atmosphere and is caused by both human and natural factors. Nevertheless, the effects of air pollution are shocking. It causes numerous diseases in human organisms, animals
letting people travel from place to place in ease, it also has detrimental effects on the local environment. For instance, it can cause major pollution on all water, land and air. Among all the countries that are suffering the disadvantages of transportation, China has to face tremendous side effects of having a large number of transportation systems. First of all, China is having major issue on controlling the pollution