People dump all types of things in the water. For example dead
People dump all types of things in the water. For example dead
Is Rio, a suitable host for the Olympics, has been the subject of much debate in the media recently. It is in response to this discussion that Chris Berg has written his article "Rio's financial crisis reveals the moral bankruptcy of the Olympics" and Mark Knight has also drawn a cartoon. In his article, published in The ABC News on 21 June 2016, Berg contends in a frustrated and critical tone that it is the epitome of government waste. Berg's intended audience seem to be comprised of the people watching the Olympics, and he develops an upsetting persona for himself to appeal to this readership. Similarly, in his cartoon, published in the Herald Sun on 6 August 2016, Knight contends in an old and downy tone to show the slums of Brazil.…
Natural disasters strike at any moment and cause egregious damage to property and lives of loved ones. Many storms are loud and can be heard from a mile away. Something about this storm was unusual and couldn’t be seen. Over the past days, thousands of people were dead and many more were yet to arrive. The killer poison snuck underneath doors and through keyholes, and entrapping the victims in their own safety of their house.…
Hidden beneath the bustling metropolises of the captivating Latin American country of Brazil are it’s notorious favelas. Favelas are highly populated, urbanized areas located within many of Brazil’s largest cities. Brazil is continuously recognized for its slum regions within its cities because of the increasingly poor and dangerous living conditions in which its inhabitants are exposed to. Although there are many issues present within these communities the importance of access to clean water and sanitation are often overlooked. Without proper sanitation and clean water the spread of infections and diseases are common, which result in dismal health conditions within these favelas.…
Air Pollution Policy and Controversy Rachel Carson boldly warned the American people in 1962 that if the United States continued its agricultural and industrial practices, songbirds would cease to exist. Losing an important part of the ecological food chain would have repercussions, possibly worse than we could imagine. While literature like Silent Spring helped bring attention to environmental concerns in the mid to late 1900s, several fatal disasters struck a stronger chord. Smog in Pennsylvania and the fire-lit Cuyahoga, for example, illustrated just how dearly the environment needed policy reform.…
The pollution includes toxic gases, which affect vital organs, but that is only in rare cases. Another negative affect that cars have…
Rio is located in Brazil, it is a huge seaside city, famed for all of its tourist attractions , great tasting foods and festivals. Founded in 1565 by the portuguese, later in 1763 it became the capital city of Brazil. Rio is the 2nd largest city in brazil, the 6th largest city in the americas, and the world's thirty fifth largest city by population. Rio De Janeiro is one of the most visited cities in the Southern Hemisphere and is known for its natural settings, carnival, samba, bossa nova and balneario beaches such as bara da tijuca, copacabana, ipanema , and Leblon. In addition to the beaches, some of the most famous landmarks include the giant statue Christ the redeemer, Corcovado mountain, named one of the new seven wonders of the world,…
Air pollution kills over two million people each year, study says - CNN.com. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/16/world/air-pollution-killing-study/ Ammonia and fertilizers - HowStuffWorks. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://science.howstuffworks.com/ammonia-info.htm Ammonia Best Management Practices.…
(Colombus) In Brazil they have lots of health issues, for instance the water in Brazil is so bad it can almost be deadly to people who are not from there originally. Having bad water is what causes many of these terrible sickness’s in the country. There are several diseases that spread in Brazil, such as yellow fever and malaria. AIDS is a disease that is beginning to become a problem as well.…
In addition, these gases, along with chemicals from factories, mix with water droplets in clouds and fall as acid rain. To reduce all this air pollution, the city promotes public transportation such as subways and buses that run on cleaner burning fuels. Next the deforestation of the Amazon Forest in Brazil. The Amazon Forest in Brazil is often called “the lungs of the world”. In recent years tracts of the…
The air quality has become a large issue for Haiti in recent years because of the unreliable electricity grid. Residents in Port-au-Prince and other large cities in Haiti turn to diesel generators as a backup plan when the electricity goes out. The electricity goes out often, therefore these generators are being used a large amount (Bambrick, 2014). In Haiti, clean water is something only 55% of the population has access to (Sentlinger, 2016). Disease and bacteria in the water supply is the cause of over 50% of deaths in Haiti.…
Rio was the capital of Brazil for pre- and post independence but was later changed to Brasilia. Rio hosted the Olympic Games in 2016 where Brazil won 19 medals. Brazil has a couple of environmental concerns; in 1797 the first conservation law was passed to stop the burning of the forest. Pollution is another environmental concern that the country of Brazil faces, the water and the air is affected from the pollution. Brazil has tried to pass laws to improve the air quality but government doesn’t have enough power and funding to enforce the…
According to the article, “Rio de Janeiro (City)” By Amelia Meyer one of Brazil’s largest cities is Rio de Janeiro often referred to as just Rio. Rio is a very large tourist destination and is the top visited city in the southern hemisphere (Meyer). The scenes in 3% show very bad conditions in Brazil. People are dressed in dirty torn clothing.…
The increased amount of factories in this country have been made to increased amount of production, but at the same time it is increasing the amount of pollution that runs in the air. Smoking is also a problem causing air pollution, but unfortunately it is legalized in this country. Water pollution has also increased in the past years due to industrial waste and waste sewers that lead directly to streams or lakes. Water related stream is also where the majority of bacteria are produced. Such bacteria’s being consumed into the human body will eventually affect the immune system in harmful…
“The threat for Zika is just too great” “2016 Olympians will be competing in poop water”. These are currently the fears that are looming over Rio for the upcoming Olympics. These problems should cause great concern and need to be acted upon. Rio Olympics should not go ahead until all countries can be certain that their athletes will be safe from disease and untreated waters and also have reliable security. Rio was chosen to hold the 2016 Summer Olympics in 2009 by the International Olympic Committee.…
The air quality is approximately 65% over the recommended levels set by the “World Health Organization”. This is due to minimal rains and the multiple coastal industries. They burn fossil fuels, which then release carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide into…