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Which has the greater environmental destructive potential, Mankind or Nature?

Which has the greater environmental destructive potential, Mankind or Nature?. The Risks. 10. Manmade Global Warming (Mankind). Is caused by release of greenhouse gases. Raises water levels, kills algae, and decreases oxygen. More heat = Less plants Less plants = Less animals

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Which has the greater environmental destructive potential, Mankind or Nature?

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  1. Which has the greater environmental destructive potential, Mankind or Nature?

  2. The Risks

  3. 10 Manmade Global Warming(Mankind) Is caused by release of greenhouse gases. Raises water levels, kills algae, and decreases oxygen. More heat = Less plants Less plants = Less animals Less animals = Less food Less food = Less people 0 Measures are being made to regulate emissions however . http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0215471/global_warming.htm

  4. 10 Mega Tsunami(Nature) Caused by Notable Incidents 0 • Unzen Volcano • Krakatoa explosion • Indian Ocean An undersea disturbance, such as an earthquake or volcano. http://www.tsunami.noaa.gov/

  5. 10 Soil Degradation(Mankind) Causes Causes land to become unfertile. • Overgrazing. • Overfarming without crop rotating. 0 Was responsible for the American Dust Bowl. http://www.globalchange.umich.edu/globalchange2/current/lectures/land_deg/land_deg.html

  6. 10 Earthquakes(Nature) Dangers 0 Could possibly trigger a volanco. Notable Incidents • Shaanxi- • Indian Ocean- http://earthquake.usgs.gov/

  7. 10 Pollution(Mankind) • Love canal • Radiation Contamination • Smog • Acid Rain 0 http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/pollute.html

  8. 10 Hurricanes(Nature) • Bhola cyclone • Indian cyclone 0 http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

  9. 10 Drought(Nature) • Sahel drought • Sometimes caused by overgrazing "Drought for kids." www.drought.unl.edu. University of Nebraska Lincoln. 26 Jan 2009 <http://drought.unl.edu/kids/>. 0

  10. 10 Nuclear Bomb(Mankind) • Hiroshima and Nagasaki • Stockpiles • Tsar Bomba 0 http://www.howstuffworks.com/nuclear-bomb.htm

  11. 10 Super Volcano(Nature) • Krakatoa • Tambora • Huaynaputina • The Year without a summer • Volcanic winter • Lake Toba 0

  12. Conclusion Mankind

  13. Credits • "Global Warming." www.thinkquest.org. Thinkquest. 18 Jan 2009 <http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0215471/global_warming.htm>. • "Tsunami." www.tsunami.noaa.gov. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 18 Jan 2009 <http://www.tsunami.noaa.gov/>. • "Land Degredation." www.umich.edu. University of Michigan. 18 Jan 2009 <http://www.globalchange.umich.edu/globalchange2/current/lectures/land_deg/land_deg.html>. • "USGS Home." www.earthquake.usgs.gov. United States Geological Survey. 18 Jan 2009 <http://earthquake.usgs.gov/>. • Jerrie S., Cheek. "Pollution." www.edtech.kennesaw.edu. 8 August 2005. Educational Technology Center. 26 Jan 2009 <http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/pollute.html>. • "Drought for kids." www.drought.unl.edu. University of Nebraska Lincoln. 26 Jan 2009 <http://drought.unl.edu/kids/>.

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