Assignment 1: Current Topics on Environment Issues
Select one of the environmental issues below. Write an essay presenting the information related to the topics. You should present the following information and place illustrations and videos that clarify the information:
· What does it consist of?
· What causes it?
· Impact on the environment
· Current situation
· Mitigation measures
Topics to be assigned:
| Atmosphere | · Climate change
· Depletion of the ozone layer · Acid rain |
| Geosphere | · Erosion
· Desertification · Solid and hazardous waste |
| Hydrosphere | · World water crisis
· Cultural eutrophication · Saline intrusion |
Contribute a minimum of 1 page. It should include at least 2 academic sources, formatted and cited in APA.
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