Category: Environmental Issues

A tropical cyclone is a rotating weather system with a middle lower than 1000hPa, this isolated circulation is characterised by powerful winds and its unique make-up of thunderstorms which cause heavy rain. Storms are named differently according to geographical location (typhoon, hurricane, tropical cyclone), but all consist of the same properties, with only the direction…

Coastal erosion is caused by the action and impacts of wind and water which is usually caused by the waves and the current. This can either be a rapid onset or slow onset. Rapid onsets will usually happen over a period of days or weeks, an example of this is the 12 Apostles along The…

The human-environment interplay theme addresses how human beings work mutually and How they work in their surroundings. There are three quintessential areas that the theme elements out; which are how human beings count numbers on their surroundings (dependency), how the Surroundings modifications human beings (adaptation), and how human beings alter the environment (modification), (Sen Nag,…

The Andes or Andean Mountains are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The Andes also has the 2nd most elevated highest peak of any mountain range, only behind the Himalayas. The ranges elevation throughout the mountains is an average of about 4,000…

Yakushima Island The Kagoshima Prefecture is home to Yakushima Island, a small sub-tropical paradise in which over 1,900 species of exotic fauna and flora reside. The island inhabits an opaque, thriving rainforest that covers this mountainous land. The island is extremely well preserved, being a natural site, it is able to provide an extremely protective…

In this essay I will start by outlining the social, cultural, and philosophical context of the urban park, how these resulted in the emergence of public parks, and additionally how the evolution of the designers and users attitudes to the public realm in these places shaped their development throughout. I will investigate the theory behind…

Introduction In the past few decades, tourism has grown rapidly, as can be seen, in its contribution to employment and economic growth to become a distinguished industry (WTTC, 2017). The travel industry develop into the fastest, enormous, and most sustainable growing economic district in the world (Butler, 1999; Weaver, 2006; UNWTO, 2018). Currently, it has…

Niagara Falls is a famous tourist sight located on the border of Canada and the United States. The absolute location of Niagara Falls is 43.0896° N, 79.0849° W. Part of Niagara Falls belongs to Canada, and the other belongs to the United States. Due to the nature of the city, the population is divided into…

After independence, India launched a series of economic plans for rapid expansion in agriculture, industry, transport, and other infrastructure with a view to increasing production and employment, reducing poverty and inequality of incomes, and establishing a socialist society based on equality and justice. But because of poor planning and in many cases mindless and ruthless…

Fire is a natural process in rangelands and its ecological effects and interactions with abiotic and biotic components of an ecosystem impact its function. Many rangelands have evolved with fire as a fundamental contributor to habitat vitality and renewal. In fire-affected ecosystems, many plant species need a fire to germinate, grow, or reproduce. The elimination…