hey friends do you like what we see here air pollution consists of toxic chemicals and other harmful particles that have an adverse effect on our health and ecosystem but what causes air pollution in today's episode let us enter the filthy territory of air pollution and explore its legal consequences on our lives environment and the world zoom in a tiny percentage of air pollution comes from natural sources like volcano eruption dust storms allergens and wildfires and we don't have any control over pollution caused by any of these natural sources but what we have control over is
human activities that are responsible for most of the world's air pollution yes my friends right from smoking cigarettes to burning fossil fuels to driving cars and releasing toxic smoke from factories tarnish the air you breathe and cause severe health and environmental problems for example when we burn fossil fuels like decomposed plants and organisms they discharge carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases into the air these gases in turn trap heat coming from the sun in the earth's atmosphere resulting in a rise in global temperature and is a major factor behind global warming this rise in temperature
sets a chain of events and intensifies air pollution by increasing the level of smog in the environment smog is a type of air pollution that reduces visibility and makes the air hard to breathe it engulfs the surrounding in a brown and grey haze which is common in industrial areas and remains a familiar sight in cities like los angeles california and delhi in india not only that but air pollution can also make people very sick apart from breathing issues it can cause diseases such as lung cancer respiratory infections and heart disease you won't believe it but
according to the who nearly 2.4 million people die each year from air pollution so my dear friends it is our duty and responsibility to take the matter in our hands to save our planet and future generation but the most crucial question is how can we help to reduce the ever-increasing air pollution well we can do that by spreading awareness amongst our friends and family about the consequences of burning fossil fuel and urge them to reduce its usage as much as possible even a small step such as switching off the lights tv or any electrical device
when not in use can help in reducing the level of air pollution also one of the easiest ways to control air pollution is by limiting the use of private cars and vehicles and opting for the public transport system or walking or riding a bicycle whenever possible and little by little step by step we will start to see the difference and the world will be a healthy happy place to be in once again trip your time did you know the biggest single air polluter is road transport such as cars not only that air pollutants emitted from
cars are believed to cause cancer and contribute to problems such as asthma heart disease birth defects and eye irritation [Music] also air pollution is not a recent occurrence in 1952 the great smog of london killed 8 000 people but unfortunately we didn't learn our lessons yet and are continuing to make the same mistake of harming our environment remember my friends as the great carl sagan said and i quote the earth is the only world known so far to harbor life there is nowhere else at least in the near future to which our species could migrate
visit yes settle not yet like it or not for the moment the earth is where we make us stand so it's important to preserve and cherish the pale blue dot the only home we've ever known think about it hope you enjoyed today's episode until next time it's me dr binox zooming out hey kids you liked my videos didn't you before you go don't forget to click on the subscribe button and the bell so you won't miss out on my latest videos see you