Analysis Report

Global Environmental Change

Vibha.V.S
06/08/16
6B

INTRODUCTION
I am doing the project on global environmental change. We are facing environmental
problems like global warming,noise pollution, etc.

Findings and Analysis

Below are some of the key findings from the survey which was filled by four students.
All the four students agreed that Global warming is caused by humans.

All students are telling they know how to take care of environment.

What is environment:-The environment is something you are very familiar with. It's everything that makes up our
surroundings and affects our ability to live on the earth.

Climate Change
Climate change, also called global warming, refers to the rise in average surface
temperatures on Earth. An overwhelming scientific consensus maintains that climate

change is due primarily to the human use of fossil fuels, which releases carbon dioxide
and other greenhouse gases into the air.

Noise pollution:-The noise pollution is defined as the unwanted sound which is released into the
environment. It disturbs the human being and cause an adverse effect on the mental and
psychological well being. It is measured in the units of decibels and is denoted by the dB.
The noise which is more than 115 dB is tolerant. The industrial limit of sound in the
industries must be 75 dB according to the world health organization. A type writer can
produce a sound at 60 dB. There are different sources of the noise pollution and include
the agriculture machines, industries which produce a sound and the use of entertaining
equipment, crackers, the blasting of dynamite, bull dozing, stone crushing, defense
equipments and textile mills.

How do we save our environment?

Switch off anything that uses electricity when not in use

Close the water taps when not needed
Plant trees
Follow three R rules-

Bibliography
1. http://www.takepart.com/flashcards/what-is-climate-change
2. http://www.thebigger.com/biology/pollution/what-is-noise-pollution/
3. http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0775267.html

Survey questions:--

1. What is environment?
2. Do you know how to take care of environment?
a. Yes
b. No
c. Sometimes

3. Why do we need to take care of our environment?

4. What is global warming?
5. Is global warming caused by humans?
A. Yes
B. No

6.
7.
8.
9.

What is noise pollution?

What can we do to stop changing climate?
How plants and animals are affected in climate change?
Which of the following affect is responsible for global warming?
A. white house affect
B. red house affect
C. green house affect

10. Which gas is responsible for global warming?

A. Nitrogen
B. carbon dioxide

Cold-War-Era Toxic Waste Could Be

Released by Greenland's Melting Ice

t may sound like a storyline straight out of a Godzilla movie, but researchers are
warning that toxic waste from a long-abandoned Cold War-era camp could leach into
nearby ecosystems as a result of warming temperatures in Greenland.
It was thought that the hazardous waste would stay buried and frozen forever beneath
the Greenland Ice Sheet, but climate change is warming the Arctic and causing portions
of the ice sheet to melt, the researchers reported in a new study.

"In the past, militaries, industry and even scientists have given little thought to the
lasting impact of their activities, including dangerous waste left behind," Laurence
Smith, a professor in the Department of Geography at the University of California, Los
Angeles and author of "The World in 2050: Four Forces Shaping Civilization's Northern
Future" (Dutton Adult, 2010), told Live Science in an email. "That attitude is changing
but not gone, and this study shows how the activities of the past are with us still." [See
Photos of the Cold War-Era Military Base]
According to the new study, waste from the Cold War-era camp, known as Camp
Century, covers 136 acres (0.55 square kilometers), or about the size of 100 football
fields. This includes approximately 53,000 gallons (200,000 liters) of diesel fuel; building
materials; and 63,000 gallons (240,000 liters) of wastewater, which includes a large
amount of sewage.
"It became pretty obvious that none of these sites had received proper
decommissioning," said study lead author William Colgan, an assistant professor in the
Department of Earth and Space Science and Engineering at York University in Toronto.
The base also likely contains a small amount of nuclear waste, but Colgan said this isn't
as concerning as some of the other toxic materials.
Perhaps most worrying is that the site contains polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs),

chemicals that were once widely used in electrical structures and equipment, the
researchers said. In animal studies, these chemicals were shown to be harmful to the
immune system, reproductive system, nervous system and endocrine system,
according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Similarly wide-ranging
effects are likely in humans as well, and PCBs can increase the likelihood of various
health problems, including cancer, EPA studies have shown.
Colgan and his colleagues warned that, if human-driven climate changecontinues on
the present course, the ice covering the site could begin to melt in about 75 years. It
would be much longer before the base itself would become exposed, but in the
meantime, meltwater could move through the ice, saturating structures in the base and
carrying toxic waste with it as it flows to the coast, they said.

Cold War history

The new study details the history of Camp Century, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
military base that was built in the Greenland Ice Sheet in 1959. The base, located 125
miles (200 kilometers) from Greenland's northwest coast, was called the "city under the
ice," because the entire infrastructure was buried under more than 26 feet (8 meters) of
ice to provide protection and camouflage. According to the researchers, Camp Century
housed up to 200 soldiers and was powered by a portable nuclear reactor, which

Colgan said was removed during decommissioning.

The area, though desolate, was strategic because the Artic provided the shortest route
between the United States and the Soviet Union. Camp Century was one of many
camps built under an agreement with Denmark to defend Greenland. [Flying Saucers to
Mind Control: 7 Declassified Military & CIA Secrets]

A view inside the main 400-meter (1,300-foot) access trench to Camp Century in 1964. More than 12 150-meter (500foot) long side trenches radiated out from the main trench.
Credit: US Army

Officially, the camp was used to conduct scientific research and test Arctic construction
strategies. Unofficially, it was also a top-secret proof of concept for building nuclear
missile launch sites in the ice. This program was known as Project Iceworm because it
involved burrowing a 2,500-mile-long (4,000 km) tunnel through the ice, from which up
to 600 ballistic missiles could be deployed. This tunnel was never actually built, but
something akin to a prototype was created, in the form of a 1-mile-long (1.6 km)
underground railway, the researchers said.
The project was not approved by the Danish government and was eventually rejected
by the U.S. Department of Defense's Joint Chiefs of Staff in 1963. Camp Century was
decommissioned in 1967.

Environmental effects
The possibility that these chemicals could leach out of the long-abandoned base is
compounded by another problem: The Arctic already experiences a disproportionate
burden from PCBs due to a phenomenon called the "grasshopper phenomenon,"
Colgan said. This occurs when pollutants are released and evaporate in warm areas

and then are carried by winds to cold areas, where they settle back toward the surface.
[6 Unexpected Effects of Climate Change]
And although the area surrounding Camp Century is desolate, Greenland's environment
and the people who live off of it could suffer serious consequences, Colgan said.
"The Greenland ecosystem the Arctic ecosystem, in general is pretty fragile,"
Colgan said. "It's just clinging to life." Although the human population is relatively small,
there are people in Greenland and nearby areas of the Arctic who hunt for their food,
which means they could be exposed to these chemicals through food sources that are
crucial to their way of life, he added.
Camp Century is a lesson in climate change that's been largely ignored for decades,
according to the scientists. But although the issues at the base are only now being
examined, Camp Century is already a well-known site of concern for climate scientists.
In fact, it was the first place where an ice-core sample was taken from Greenland, in
1966, to monitor the effects of climate change, Colgan said.
"This work brings fresh attention to a chronic problem in the Arctic," Smith said. "The
Arctic is a fascinating place where fast climate change, environmental sensitivity and
geopolitics converge."

Inquiry questions:Factual:What is environment?

The environment is something you are very familiar with
everything that makes up our surroundings and affects
ability to live on earth.
What is happening to our environment?
Our environment is a need of a lot of work.
The ozone layer is quickly rooting away.
The waters are polluted.
The rain forest is rapidly shrinking in size due to
the ignorance of land developers.
What are the natural aspects of environment?
Environment aspect is an element of an organizations
activities,products and services that can interact with the
environment.

Conceptual:How do we destroy the environment?

An increase in population makes excessive on natural
resources, and increase the demand on agriculture and
livestock.
Why is it important to care about the environment?
The ecosystem in which we live provides natural services
for humans and all other species that are essential to our
health ,quality of life and survival.
Debate:Is man greatest threat to the environment?
Human dumped rubbish into the rivers and seas. As a
result,out rivers and seas are seriously polluted and we
drink these water.by constently posiones gases and
furmes from factories ,cars and other devices, we are
threatning our environment.all of these actions caused
pollution to our environment.

Conclusion:I enjoyed doing survey sheet,created analysis report

because I learnt about Global environmental change and I
also learnt about Global warming and noise pollution and
understood that these were caused by human activities.I
also watched the video and movie related to global
environmental change.