Essays on Environment

For primitive beings like us, life seems to have one single purpose — gaining time. It is going through time that also seems to be the only real purpose of each of the cells in our bodies. To achieve that, the mass of the cells...

To be a citizen of the world, this new world of invention and discovery, it is as though there is something new being created every minute of every day. We have so much knowledge at the tips of fingertips that people just 50 years ago...

In our quest to increase our chances of survival and our quality of living on the planet human have been engaging in engineering activities to maximize the availability of air, food, water, and shelter. These activities have been characterized by the waves of revolution namely,...

On the 6th of August 1945, the world became aware of the power of nuclear reactions when the atomic bomb nicknamed “Little Boy” was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, killing tens of thousands. Soon after the end of World War II, the US Atomic Energy Commission...

Introduction to The Economics of Energy As the world moves towards a future where cleaner and more plentiful energy sources will be utilized over traditional non-renewables, the research field into the benefits and detriments of nuclear energy continues to grow. While health and safety risks,...

The orthodox neoclassical theory considers natural resources to be a potential source of income and accentuates the positive role of natural resources in economic development. Despite the potentially beneficial impact of natural resource wealth on economic prosperity, empirical research has shown that natural resource-abundant economies...

Rain water is naturally acidic and while falling down, the rain dissolves the carbon dioxide and water naturally present in the atmosphere to form a weak carbonic acid with a PH of 5.6. Burning of fossil fuels and emissions from vehicles and natural sources results...

The management of forest resource in Zanzibar currently brought a serious debate among people discussing the causes of the mismanagement of forest resources in Zanzibar. Some feels that mismanagement is influenced by the social economic reasons such as poverty and low family income. Others think...

A marine ecosystem is an ecosystem defined by an aquatic environment with higher salinity compared to freshwater ecosystems. These ecosystems are teeming with flora and fauna, providing one of earth’s major food sources. Covering over 70% of the Earth’s surface, marine ecosystems are divided into...

In India, they do not connect many large numbers of areas and villages to the power distribution system. Therefore, hybrid renewable sources of energy is better way to provide power in these areas. Renewable energy sources and technologies can provide solutions to the problems we...

Acid rain is a kind of a precipitation that include acidic components. Acid rain is caused by mainly due to natural and human activities. When it comes to natural causes volcanoes are responsible for it. But acid rain mainly caused by the human activities like...

Introduction Many human activities, including the burning of fossil fuels, cause pollution. Pollution is the release of harmful substances called pollutants into the environment. The air pollution created when fossil fuels burn does not stay in the air forever. Instead, it can travel great distances,...

Bangladesh’s first nuclear power plant (NPP) in Rooppur on the east side of the river Padma in the Pabna district is nearing completion. The atomic energy project which includes two units, with a capacity of 1.2GW each will make Bangladesh, only the third South Asian...

Abstract Air, water, and food are the three basic needs for the survival of mankind. Earth’s surface is enclosed with two third of the water. But the availability of quality freshwater is one of the most critical environmental issues. Pollutants are the major factor for...

Have you ever worried about dying from nuclear energy? Nuclear power is when nuclear energy is used to generate heat or electricity. Nuclear energy has been an extremely controversial topic, as to if and when it should be used. The government has been making drastic...

Introduction The production of energy for domestic consumption in Australia is currently dominated by coal, oil and gas, with only a minor component from renewable sources. Although Australia has significant reserves of uranium and is one of the world’s main exporters of the mineral, it...

Indeed, Africa is greatly rich in natural as well as human resources, which are basis for the prosperity of a given country. However, the continent is globally the poorest and underdeveloped. Natural calamities play a pivotal role in downgrading Africa’s productivity. Natural disasters in the...

During normal rain pollutants are cleane . If rain fall continues rainwater clean the air from pollutants. Sulphat , ammonium and nitrate can be reduced by normal rain up to 30 to 73%. While the gases i.e. sulphur dioxide, Ammonia, Chlorine and NO2 can be...

Acid rain is the environmental issue that can occurs negative impact towards human, animals, surrounding or even non-living things like property. The clean rain has a pH value between 5.0 and 5.5. Nevertheless, the pH of rain can become more acidic up to 4.0 if...