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Major Current Environmental Problems 3 ; Overpopulation

                                          3. Overpopulation           Overpopulation , The population of the planet is reaching unsustainable levels as it faces shortage of resources like water, fuel and food. Population explosion in less developed and developing countries is straining the already scarce resources. Intensive agriculture practiced to produce food damages the environment through use of chemical fertilizer, pesticides and insecticides. Overpopulation is one of the crucial current environmental problem . http://www.conserve-energy-future.com/15-current-environmental-problems.php

Major Current Environmental Problems 2 part

                                       2. Global Warming:                        Global Warming, Climate changes like global warming is the result of human practices like emission of Greenhouse gases. Global warming leads to rising temperatures of the oceans and the earth’ surface causing melting of polar ice caps, rise in sea levels and also unnatural patterns of precipitation such as flash floods, excessive snow or desertification. http://www.conserve-energy-future.com/15-current-environmental-problems.php Looking  1 Problem ; Pollution

Major Current Environmental Problems

15 Major Current Environmental Problems  First one ;                                                   1. Pollution:   Pollution of air, water and soil require millions of years to recoup. Industry and motor vehicle exhaust are the number one pollutants. Heavy metals, nitrates and plastic are toxins responsible for pollution. While water pollution is caused by oil spill, acid rain, urban runoff; air pollution is caused by various gases and toxins released by industries and factories and combustion of fossil fuels; soil pollution is majorly caused by industrial waste that deprives soil from essential nutrients. http://www.conserve-energy-future.com/15-current-environmental-problems.php