Environmental Issues of Europe

Acid Rain in Germany Noxious Gases + water in clouds = acid rain Causes: emissions from coal burning power plants Effects: pollutes freshwater, poisons fisheries, kills forests, and harms buildings/ architecture Solutions? Hydroelectric Power

Air Pollution in the United Kingdom Smog - vehicle exhaust and factory smoke combine with fog. The term originated in London. UK is one of Europe’s leading Industrial countries….aka why its smog is the worst! Cause: factories. Vehicle emissions in the overcrowded city Effects: pneumonia, asthma Solutions: creating regulations and encouraging public transit

Nuclear Disaster in Chernobyl Pripyat, Ukraine (part of the Soviet Union) in 1986 Cause: They conducted an experiment to see if Chernobyl’s cooling pump could still function during a power fail (HINT: IT CAN'T!) Chernobyl’s reactor burned for 9 days Effects: increased cancer Solution: vowed to become nuclear free. Last plant shut down in 2000. Science behind it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5ptI6Pi3GA