Troposphere

the way! Whew, that was scary! I have passed through the Ozone layer, because I can no longer feel the hot ultraviolent rays of radiation. They come from the sun and can be very dangerous. The Ozone protects the Earth from them. Now, I am in the troposphere, where I was born! I haven't been here since the spaceship took me up into space! I should probably try to avoid the storm clouds over there. Too late! Here they come, headed straight for me. It is Sammy, my worst enemy! He just zapped me! I have

Air Pollution 20.000 liters of air is what we breathe on a daily basis. Air is something most people take for granted, you don’t see it around you and breathing goes automatically. But every time we inhale we risk inhaling dangerous chemicals which found their way in our air. Air pollution is the presence of dangerous chemicals in the air that we breathe. It is a change in the air which influences humans health and organism on the planet. Many think that `gases'' pollute the air, those gases

atmosphere of Earth and maintains temperatures that allow life to thrive. Shorter UV wavelengths interact with molecular oxygen mainly in the stratosphere. This interaction leads to the production of ozone, which protects biological systems in the troposphere from the extremely toxic UV-B wavelengths. Excess exposure to UV radiation can also disrupt biological

bub Weather is the state of the atmosphere at a given time and place, with respect to variables such as temperature, moisture, wind velocity, and barometric pressure. Weather can be classified as day to day temperature and precipitation activity, where climiate is average atmospheric conditions over longer periods of time. Weather occurs from temperature and moisture differences between one place and another. These differences can occur due to the sun angle at any particular spot. The strong

Hurricanes      A natural hazard is when extreme events which cause great loss of life and or property and create severe disruption to human lives, such as a hurricane. Editor Philip Whitefield brings up an important point in ‘ Our Mysterious Planet’ when he comments; ‘At a time when we know how to aim a space probe directly at Mars and trigger the gigantic forces of nuclear power, we are still at the mercy of hurricanes and volcanoes.’ It seems peculiar how we can be

‘Smog’ is the outcome of the combination of the words ‘smoke’ and ‘fog’. Photochemical smog is the most common throughout the United States in large cities and mainly consists of ozone located in the troposphere. Photochemical smog occurs when sunlight reacts with pollutants in the air released by factories and car exhaust emissions. Smog plays a major role in environmental and personal health issues such as low birth rate, respiratory irritation, reduction of lung function, aggravated asthma, chronic

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ASSIGNMENT - 1 1) Relevance of Environmental Management course in Management curriculum. Environmental management course is very much required in the B-school curriculum. Environmental management can be so important because our environment gives a part of what we are whether our culture are dirty people or clean, it is also nice to live in a nice, clean place which is not polluted. It is also important to get people live in that place if a certain city, country

Part A The results were conclusive and differed slightly from previously expectations with the plants germinated with an absence of light growing on average 17.975 mm per day compared to the plants with exposure to light growing 6.965 mm less at an average of 11.01 mm per day. This trend was evident throughout the duration of the experiment however as the investigation continued it was clear the growth of both plant sets was beginning to decrease and slow. As shown in graph 2.0 and table 1.0 on

The Universe in Pages In the book, ‘A Short History of Nearly Everything’, the author, Bill Bryson attempts to explain widely researched topics in the simplest way possible, so that a reader, whether from a science background or not will understand and marvel at theories revolving around how the universe was created, what living things are made of, what causes natural disasters and so on. He uses amusing language and perspicuous analogies, making the book truly a pleasure to read. As a young boy

The Holidays Are Heating Up Thanksgiving is a time to get together with family, eat a delicious meal and reflect upon what we are thankful for. During the busiest time of year, one of the last things people think about is the effect our favorite holidays have on the environment, and yet, it is something we need to consider. Recently, Carnegie Mellon University did a study on people’s ecological footprints during the Thanksgiving holiday. In their article titled “Thanksgiving dinner’s carbon footprint: