2021 July 26 - Air Pollution by Kah Gim Sharon Goh https://padlet.com/sharonchin3/33s2yyg785wlzfy7 Understanding a little more about Air Pollution (Focus on Haze) en-us 2021-07-23 00:28:59 UTC 2024-03-25 07:33:19 UTC hello@padlet.com Name sharonchin3 https://padlet.com/sharonchin3/33s2yyg785wlzfy7/wish/1658773072 Everyone should provide a different cause / reason.

- provide a specific cause (not too general)
- explain the cause / reason
- can attach pictures to make your explanation clearer]]> 2021-07-23 00:28:59 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonchin3/33s2yyg785wlzfy7/wish/1658773072 Name sharonchin3 https://padlet.com/sharonchin3/33s2yyg785wlzfy7/wish/1658773081 Everyone should provide a different consequence.

Consequences faced by:
1) Individual
2) Family
3) Schools / Community / Companies
4) Country / Government
5) International

Note:
- provide a specific consequence (not too general)
- explain the consequence
- can attach pictures to make your explanation clearer]]> 2021-07-23 00:28:59 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonchin3/33s2yyg785wlzfy7/wish/1658773081 Name sharonchin3 https://padlet.com/sharonchin3/33s2yyg785wlzfy7/wish/1658773091 Everyone should provide a different strategy.

Strategies from:
1) Individual
2) Family
3) Schools / Community / Companies
4) Country / Government
5) International

Note:
- provide a specific strategy (not too general)
- explain the strategy (eg. which country / who has used it already / developmental stage?)
- can attach pictures to make your explanation clearer]]> 2021-07-23 00:28:59 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonchin3/33s2yyg785wlzfy7/wish/1658773091 Name sharonchin3 https://padlet.com/sharonchin3/33s2yyg785wlzfy7/wish/1658773099 Word:
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1 - additional information (eg. types of dengue fever)]]> 2021-07-23 00:28:59 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonchin3/33s2yyg785wlzfy7/wish/1658773105 Josh https://padlet.com/sharonchin3/33s2yyg785wlzfy7/wish/1660474237 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/burning-smell-slight-haze-johor-hotspot-nea-14314000]]> 2021-07-26 00:03:41 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonchin3/33s2yyg785wlzfy7/wish/1660474237 Lu QingFu lu_qingfu3 https://padlet.com/sharonchin3/33s2yyg785wlzfy7/wish/1660474261 https://edition.cnn.com/2019/09/11/asia/malaysia-singapore-pollution-intl-hnk/index.html]]> 2021-07-26 00:03:44 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonchin3/33s2yyg785wlzfy7/wish/1660474261 ShiTian https://padlet.com/sharonchin3/33s2yyg785wlzfy7/wish/1660474283 Mining, a process where minerals below the earth are extracted using large equipment. During the process, dust and chemicals would then be released in the air causing air pollution.]]> 2021-07-26 00:03:47 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonchin3/33s2yyg785wlzfy7/wish/1660474283 Zafreen https://padlet.com/sharonchin3/33s2yyg785wlzfy7/wish/1660474298 Word: Gusty winds

Means: characterized by or blowing in gusts.

Statement: The forcast was for gusty winds and rain.
]]> 2021-07-26 00:03:48 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonchin3/33s2yyg785wlzfy7/wish/1660474298 Vivian jiang_sunchengwei2 https://padlet.com/sharonchin3/33s2yyg785wlzfy7/wish/1660474302 family-
Air pollution can cause heart disease, lung cancer and respiratory diseases like emphysema, the effects are very serious as one third of the death from stroke, lung cancer and heart diseases are due to air pollution.

The immunity of old people and children are poor, if any of them gets any of the diseases above, not only their family need to pay a lot of money for the treatment which may cause pressure to them, there is also a chance that the person can die even after so many treatments.

Children get sick in Beijing China due to air pollution.]]> 2021-07-26 00:03:48 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonchin3/33s2yyg785wlzfy7/wish/1660474302 Dareen https://padlet.com/sharonchin3/33s2yyg785wlzfy7/wish/1660474310 strategies to prevent air pollution 
people can avoid burning fossil fuels to generate electricity and use solar power (singapore & other countries)

]]> 2021-07-26 00:03:49 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonchin3/33s2yyg785wlzfy7/wish/1660474310 Madhu https://padlet.com/sharonchin3/33s2yyg785wlzfy7/wish/1660474317 Video
What is air pollution? Learn how greenhouse gasses, smog, and toxic pollutants effect climate change, and human health

https://youtu.be/e6rglsLy1Ys

 Ways to reduce pollution
Decrease...
  •  the use of fossil fuels
  • manufacturing
  • tranportation
  • electricity generation
]]> 2021-07-26 00:03:50 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonchin3/33s2yyg785wlzfy7/wish/1660474317 Suchitra https://padlet.com/sharonchin3/33s2yyg785wlzfy7/wish/1660474326 1)Reduce the number of trips you take in your car. Instead of using a car to travel, we can go on buses and trains.

]]> 2021-07-26 00:03:51 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonchin3/33s2yyg785wlzfy7/wish/1660474326 DYLAN https://padlet.com/sharonchin3/33s2yyg785wlzfy7/wish/1660474329 The burning of fossil fuels for energy. When fossil fuels are burned, they release large amounts of carbon dioxide into the air. Carbon dioxide in a greenhouse gas and greenhouse gases trap heat in our atmosphere, causing global warming.]]> 2021-07-26 00:03:52 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonchin3/33s2yyg785wlzfy7/wish/1660474329 Tricia https://padlet.com/sharonchin3/33s2yyg785wlzfy7/wish/1660474347 Word:conflagrations 

Means:an extensive fire which destroys a great deal of land or property.

Statement:The conflagrations in the US West, marking a heavier-than-normal start of the wildfire season, have coincided with record-shattering heat that has baked much of the region in recent weeks and caused hundreds of deaths.

]]> 2021-07-26 00:03:54 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonchin3/33s2yyg785wlzfy7/wish/1660474347 yuvan sankar https://padlet.com/sharonchin3/33s2yyg785wlzfy7/wish/1660474351 2021-07-26 00:03:54 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonchin3/33s2yyg785wlzfy7/wish/1660474351 Humaira https://padlet.com/sharonchin3/33s2yyg785wlzfy7/wish/1660474371 we can use reusable bags instead of plastic bags. the burning of plastic releases harmful gases like hydrochloric acid, sulfur dioxide,dioxins and furans. places such as Hawaii,New York and California have banned single-use plastics. Thailand is in progress of slowly banning the use of single use plastics.


]]> 2021-07-26 00:03:56 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonchin3/33s2yyg785wlzfy7/wish/1660474371 Illeana https://padlet.com/sharonchin3/33s2yyg785wlzfy7/wish/1660474385 The news article about the fire in California : https://edition.cnn.com/2021/07/25/weather/us-western-wildfires-sunday/index.html 


]]> 2021-07-26 00:03:59 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonchin3/33s2yyg785wlzfy7/wish/1660474385 Narika https://padlet.com/sharonchin3/33s2yyg785wlzfy7/wish/1660474399 Deforestation
Deforestation, the cutting down of trees, has an effect on global air quality because trees release water vapour into the air which affects atmospheric temperatures and other crucial elements.This will result in us breathing in dirtier and more polluted air than before the deforestation.
(Agriculture Activities)]]> 2021-07-26 00:04:00 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonchin3/33s2yyg785wlzfy7/wish/1660474399 Emelyn https://padlet.com/sharonchin3/33s2yyg785wlzfy7/wish/1660474535 Word : amplify

Means : 
1) increase the volume of (sound), especially using an amplifier.
2) enlarge upon or add detail to (a story or statement).

Statement : Climate change amplifies droughts which dry out regions, creating ideal conditions for wildfires.]]> 2021-07-26 00:04:16 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonchin3/33s2yyg785wlzfy7/wish/1660474535 Roshan https://padlet.com/sharonchin3/33s2yyg785wlzfy7/wish/1660474546 Schools- Schools may close down due to air pollution, as the childrenś body may get affected due to breathing in the harmful gas. This will also affect the childrens learning as they cannot come to school]]> 2021-07-26 00:04:17 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonchin3/33s2yyg785wlzfy7/wish/1660474546 Yong Hao https://padlet.com/sharonchin3/33s2yyg785wlzfy7/wish/1660474614 The main sources of air pollution in Singapore are from emissions from vehicles and industries, even from some household electrical appliances such as air conditioning.
The other causes of air pollution in Singapore are from forest fires from other countries when there is strong winds during the south west monsoon season usually between June and September, the strong winds contributes in spreading the haze from these forest fires throughout Southeast Asia]]> 2021-07-26 00:04:25 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonchin3/33s2yyg785wlzfy7/wish/1660474614 Suria https://padlet.com/sharonchin3/33s2yyg785wlzfy7/wish/1660474639 Waste is deposited or buried in landfills and these deposited wastes generate methane which is a greenhouse gas that is highly flammable and hazardous.]]> 2021-07-26 00:04:27 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonchin3/33s2yyg785wlzfy7/wish/1660474639 RYAN NG https://padlet.com/sharonchin3/33s2yyg785wlzfy7/wish/1660474766
Exposure to high levels of air pollution can cause a variety of adverse( harmful )health outcomes and it will increase the risk of respiratory infections, heart disease and lung cancer.]]> 2021-07-26 00:04:41 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonchin3/33s2yyg785wlzfy7/wish/1660474766 Siddharth https://padlet.com/sharonchin3/33s2yyg785wlzfy7/wish/1660474776 1) Individual
Exposure to high levels of air pollution can cause a variety of adverse health outcomes in a person. It increases the risk of respiratory infections such as asthma and lung cancer , heart disease such as ventricular hypertrophy.

]]> 2021-07-26 00:04:42 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonchin3/33s2yyg785wlzfy7/wish/1660474776 Sanjana https://padlet.com/sharonchin3/33s2yyg785wlzfy7/wish/1660474899 Like people, animals, and plants, entire ecosystems can suffer effects from air pollution. Haze, like smog, is a visible type of air pollution that covers shapes and colours. Hazy air pollution can even muffle sounds.

Air pollution particles eventually fall back to Earth. Air pollution can directly contaminate the surface of bodies of water and soil. This can kill crops or reduce their yield. It can kill young trees and other plants.

Smog -  Smog is what happens when pollution causes low-lying ozone.
Haze -  Haze is the reflection of sunlight off air pollution. ]]> 2021-07-26 00:04:58 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonchin3/33s2yyg785wlzfy7/wish/1660474899 Esther https://padlet.com/sharonchin3/33s2yyg785wlzfy7/wish/1660475042 Word:
peatland

Means:
Peatlands are a type of wetlands that that is in almost every country on Earth

Statement:
Peatlands are carbon-rich habitats that are naturally waterlogged]]> 2021-07-26 00:05:13 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonchin3/33s2yyg785wlzfy7/wish/1660475042 Sue Raya https://padlet.com/sharonchin3/33s2yyg785wlzfy7/wish/1660475062 Word :Rangelands 

Means: open country used for grazing or hunting animals.

Statement: Our forests, parks and rangelands are a natural treasure so please do your part in protecting the open spaces we all value.]]> 2021-07-26 00:05:15 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonchin3/33s2yyg785wlzfy7/wish/1660475062 Nirav https://padlet.com/sharonchin3/33s2yyg785wlzfy7/wish/1660475415 Air pollution is a mixture of solid particles and gases in the air. Car emissions, chemicals from factories, dust, pollen and mold spores may be suspended as particles. Ozone, a gas, is a major part of air pollution in cities. When ozone forms air pollution, it's also called smog.
Emissions-the production and discharge of something, especially gas]]> 2021-07-26 00:05:52 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonchin3/33s2yyg785wlzfy7/wish/1660475415 Dhayanithi https://padlet.com/sharonchin3/33s2yyg785wlzfy7/wish/1660476010 Animals will die then some may even go extinct and scientists will have to go through the pain of bringing them back. The person or the company which caused the forest fire may be shut down or it will need to pay a huge sum of money. Types of animals that are endangered due to forest fires and that they may go extinct : 
  • Dolphins and Porpoises.
  • Dugong.
  • Galápagos Penguin.
  • Great White Shark.
  • Humphead Wrasse.


]]> 2021-07-26 00:07:00 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonchin3/33s2yyg785wlzfy7/wish/1660476010 https://padlet.com/sharonchin3/33s2yyg785wlzfy7/wish/1660484249 2021-07-26 00:19:29 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonchin3/33s2yyg785wlzfy7/wish/1660484249 Camie https://padlet.com/sharonchin3/33s2yyg785wlzfy7/wish/1660949973 We can reduce the use of gas-powered lawns and garden equipment as they get out toxic exhaust emissions that pump carbon dioxide into the air which will pollute the air, and the gas-powered lawns produces 11 times as much pollution as a car. lawn care produces 13 billion pounds of toxic pollutants per year. ]]> 2021-07-26 09:31:16 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonchin3/33s2yyg785wlzfy7/wish/1660949973