Theory question 205
Environmental Hazards and Conservation(a) What is environmental hazard? (b) Name five examples of environmental hazards. (c) Explain any three effects of environmental pollution.
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(a) An environmental hazard is any natural or human-induced event or condition that poses a danger to people's lives, property and the environment.
(b) Flooding; drought; desertification; soil erosion; earthquakes; volcanic eruptions; landslides; pollution; deforestation; bush fires; storms and hurricanes.
(c) Air pollution causes breathing diseases, acid rain and global warming; water pollution kills fish and spreads diseases like cholera; land pollution reduces soil fertility and crop yields; noise pollution causes deafness and stress; oil spills destroy farmland and fishing grounds.
Explain how each type of pollution harms people or living things.