Most Polluted Cities in America List 2011
Most Polluted Cities in America List 2011 #1 Bakersfield, Ca
The most polluted cities in America list for 2011 called the State of the Air 2011and it shows that overall air quality has improved in many places, but there are still over 154 million people, or over half of the citizens of America still are affected by dangerous pollution levels. This unhealthy air puts these people’s health at serious risk. Since the Clean Air Act of 1970 we have reduced the air pollution threat, but the threat still lingers, and now some want to cut back on our clean air in the name of progress and growth, which is a bunch of garbage. I imagine that they don’t have to breath the air and have the money and free health insurance provided by us in case they do become ill from breathing poisonous air.
The State of the Air 2011 report looks at levels of ozone and particle pollution found in official monitoring sites across the United States in 2007, 2008, and 2009. The report uses the most current quality-assured nationwide data available for these analyses to determine the most polluted cities in America.
For particle pollution, the report examines fine particulate matter (PM) in two different ways: averaged year-round (annual average) and over short-term levels (24-hour). For both ozone and short-term particle pollution, the analysis uses a weighted average number of days that allows recognition of places with higher levels of pollution. For the year-round particle pollution rankings, the report uses averages calculated and reported by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. For comparison, the State of the Air 2010 report for the most polluted cities in America covered data from 2006, 2007 and 2008. Continue Reading Most Polluted Cities in America List 2011 Here
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Why Does it Rain? Understanding The Water Cycle Can Explain Why Does It Rain
Why Does it Rain? Understanding The Water Cycle Can Explain Why Photo Credit NOAA
Rain can be a marvelous thing, and it can also be a disastrous problem. We get too little rain and we will wind up being in a drought, with little to no water available for the crops, plants and trees as well as humans and animals. On the other hand, we can get too much rain, which will equate to flooding, and can also wreak havoc on crops, other plant life and trees. It can also be a big problem for local populations, ruining homes and businesses, and disrupting local economies, and displacing people as well as local wildlife populations. Continue Reading Why Does it Rain? Understanding The Water Cycle Can Explain Why Does It Rain Here
Why Does it Snow?
Why does it snow you ask, we will tell.
Why Does it Snow
Primarily, it needs to be cold out for it to snow, lower than 32°F though all the different layers of the atmosphere. As the atmosphere is layered, if they are all not below the freezing point, we could get just plain rain, hail or sleet.
Several Snowflakes patterns
Let’s first start at the beginning with precipitation which can come in several forms. For us to get rain, water vapor in the atmosphere needs what is commonly referred to in the scientific community as a “condensation nucleus”, which can be tiny particles of either dust or pollen which are swept up high into the atmosphere. When the condensing droplets that form the cloud get large and heavy enough to overcome the upward pressure of what is called convection, they start to fall. If the temperature all the way to the ground is above freezing, then we get rain! When ice crystals form high up in the cloud, and it’s below the freezing point of water all the way down, then we will get snow. But when there are alternating layers of air above and below freezing, you get other types of precipitation.
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How Do Clouds Form?
How Do Clouds Form?
How Do Clouds Form
If your question is how do clouds form, we have your answer! Clouds are formed as part of the water cycle of our planet. When the water vapor in the atmosphere is cooled and condensed as part of that water cycle, clouds are formed. Sometimes they look like puffy marshmallows, but they are actually made up from billions of tiny water droplets and/or ice crystals that float in the sky above. They can appear in a wide variety of shapes, sizes and colors, as all of us have seen I would imagine. Their shapes and sizes vary depending on how and where they were formed. Continue Reading How Do Clouds Form? Here
Healthy Homes How To Create A Healthy Home
Is yours one of the healthy homes? Use these tips on how to create a healthy home!
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Originally posted 2011-03-08 09:51:47.
Categories: Home Interiors, Household Tags: air, clean, healthy, healthy home, healthy homes, home, house, look, mattress, pillows, skin, use
Earth Week Special Report How To Preserve The Environment Part 2 Home Environmental Efficiency
Earth Week 2010 Special Report How To Preserve The Environment Part 2 Home Environmental Efficiency
Guide on How You Can Do Your Part to Help Preserve the Environment
Part 2: Introduction, Home Environmental Efficiency
Introduction
Let us begin with a happy Earth Week 2010, Earth Month, and Earth Day, and today especially, happy 40th anniversary Earth Day! WE have come a long ways from that first Earth Day in 1970, but we still have quite a ways to go. Continue Reading Earth Week Special Report How To Preserve The Environment Part 2 Home Environmental Efficiency Here
Originally posted 2010-04-22 09:33:15.
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