Water is an essential resource for life on Earth. Considering how vital and precious water is, it is almost unbelievable that it can be used so carelessly. Sewage, toxic chemicals, fertilizers, pesticides, oil, metals, and solid trash pollute the water in lakes, streams, and oceans around the world. Water Resources explores the ways in which water on Earth has become polluted--and what people a…
Pollution is growing problem around the globe. Used chemicals, old appliances, exhaust fumes, and plastics are just a few of the things that cause pollution on our planet. "Pollution" examines how water, soil, and the atmosphere have become increasingly polluted and the impact that pollution has on people’s health. In the face of these challenges, people and countries have cooperated to clean…
Yuyun senang berpetualang di alam terbuka. Saat pindah ke Bali, dia sedih karena banyak sampah yang mengotori hutan bakau di tepi pantai. Ternyata, semua sampah itu berasal dari hotel - hotel terdekat. Namun, para pengelola hotel tidak peduli. Padahal sampah-sampah itu merusak keindahan alam hutan dan mengancam kesehatan anak-anak yang bermain di sans. Akankah Yuyun menemukan cara untuk members…
Scientists, engineers, academics and environmentalists warn that unless water use is drastically reduced, severe water shortage will affect the entire planet by 2040. But what does that mean? Why is this happening? What should we do about it?
This book explains, in simple language and with clear illustrations, what the climate is, and how it is changing very rapidly at the moment, and the effects this is having on our planet. It tackles suggestions about what needs to change in the way people live, from power stations to farming, and explains why it’s so difficult to do. Along the way, it also talks about what individuals can do, …