Asia: Physical Features and Environmental Issues

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Asia Physical Features and Environmental Issues
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Asia 44,579,000 sq km (17,212,048.13 square
miles) Africa 30,065,000 sq km (11,608,161.4
square miles) North America 24,256,000 sq km
(9,365,293.96 square miles) South
America 17,819,000 sq km (6,879,954.36 square
miles) Antarctica 13,209,000 sq km (5,100,023.41
square miles) Europe 9,938,000 sq km
(3,837,083.25 square miles) Australia 7,687,000
sq km (2,967,967.29 square miles)
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Plateau of Tibet
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Deccan Plateau
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Indian Peninsula
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Malay Peninsula
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Indochina Peninsula
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Korean Peninsula
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Himalayas
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Mt. Everest
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Gobi Desert
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Takla Makan Desert
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Water Pollution The Ganges http//www.compulsiv
etraveler.tv/videos/408-Ganges-River-Pollution ht
tp//www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId166276235
Water Pollution The Ganges
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Water Pollution
Water Pollution The Ganges
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Huang He or Yellow River
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Chang Jiang or Yangtze River
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Water Pollution Water Pollution The
Yangtze http//www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id52
38225n http//www.stephenvoss.com/stories/ChinaWa
terPollution/index.html http//news.bbc.co.uk/pla
yer/nol/newsid_7290000/newsid_7293200/7293230.stm?
bwnbmpwm http//www.nytimes.com/interactive/20
07/08/26/world/asia/choking_on_growth.html http/
/www.pbs.org/kqed/chinainside/nature/waterissues.h
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Water Pollutio
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Mekong River
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Indian Ocean
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Bay of Bengal
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What is the Asian Brown Cloud?Environmental
Impact of the Asian Brown CloudThe report makes
clear that atmospheric brown clouds (ABCs)
interfere with the environment in a number of
ways.Impact on Himalayan GlaciersThe Himalayan
glaciers provide the source of many of Asias
great rivers, with millions of people depending
on them for food and water. Because ABCs increase
atmospheric heating these glaciers are in retreat
for the past number of decades. ABCs carry large
amounts of soot and black carbon which are
deposited on the glaciers, allowing them to
absorb more of the suns heat and melt quicker.
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ABC impact on AgricultureDimming induced by
atmospheric brown clouds is considered the major
cause of the changing pattern of rainfall in
Asia, with decreasing rainfall in some parts
while other parts experience intense floods. ABCs
are interfering with centuries old monsoon
patterns with disastrous consequences for food
production. The large concentration of ozone in
atmospheric brown clouds could decrease crop
yields by as much as 20.Health Effects of Asian
Brown CloudAccording to the UNEP report a large
part of the aerosol particulars that make up
atmospheric brown clouds are the result of
incomplete combustion of fossil fuels and
biofuels. The health impact of these particles is
an increase in cardiovascular effects, pulmonary
illnesses and chronic respiratory problems. The
report estimates that in India and China alone,
ABCs result in over 330,000 excess deaths per
year.
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http//www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/world/2009
/08/21/vause.big.brown.cloud.cnn.html http//video
sfromindia.smashits.com/view/3305/air-pollution-ca
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Air Pollution The Asian Brown Cloud
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Flooding The Ganges
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Flooding Yellow River
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China Flooding and Forestry