Effects
of climate change occasioned by global warming as cited by Newton (2012) include:
of climate change occasioned by global warming as cited by Newton (2012) include:
i.
Increase in Temperature: Which promote more evaporation and
greater ability of the atmosphere to hold moisture, which can enhance precipitation.
Increase in Temperature: Which promote more evaporation and
greater ability of the atmosphere to hold moisture, which can enhance precipitation.
ii.
Rising Sea Level: When sea is used as dump site to the
thermal expansion as ocean water warm and the melting of glacier and ice
fields. The sea water level has risen between 0.1 and 0.2 meter during 20th
century and continued rising at rate of 2mm per year.
Rising Sea Level: When sea is used as dump site to the
thermal expansion as ocean water warm and the melting of glacier and ice
fields. The sea water level has risen between 0.1 and 0.2 meter during 20th
century and continued rising at rate of 2mm per year.
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Increase risk of floods, fire and drought.
Increase risk of floods, fire and drought.
·
Stronger storms and increase storms damage
Stronger storms and increase storms damage
·
Changes in landscapes
Changes in landscapes
·
Endangering of wildlife
Endangering of wildlife
·
Increase in heat related diseases
Increase in heat related diseases
·
Economic loss
Economic loss
·
Threat to ecosystem etc.
Threat to ecosystem etc.
According to Olojoba (2009), the
resultant effects of the gas flaring is the damages to the environment and
human life. One major source of atmospheric pollution in the Niger-delta and
its environs is gas flaring. The impact of gas flaring on human and its
environment is described as follows:
resultant effects of the gas flaring is the damages to the environment and
human life. One major source of atmospheric pollution in the Niger-delta and
its environs is gas flaring. The impact of gas flaring on human and its
environment is described as follows:
1)
Effects of gas flaring on atmospheric
properties
Effects of gas flaring on atmospheric
properties
This is discussed under two
sub-headings associated gas and non-associated gas. An associated gas is
produced in association with crude-oil, while non associated gas is found in
reservoirs where it may come into contact with water, but not with crude oil.
sub-headings associated gas and non-associated gas. An associated gas is
produced in association with crude-oil, while non associated gas is found in
reservoirs where it may come into contact with water, but not with crude oil.
2)
Effect of Gas Flaring on Humans Health
Effect of Gas Flaring on Humans Health
This has to do with the effect to which
man is exposed following the destruction of the ozone layer in the atmosphere
by gases and has resulted to an increase of cancer
man is exposed following the destruction of the ozone layer in the atmosphere
by gases and has resulted to an increase of cancer
3)
Effect of Gas Flaring on Vegetable/Soil
Effect of Gas Flaring on Vegetable/Soil
Soil and vegetable are natural
phenomena and part of what constitute the environment or the ecosystem. Thus
the emitted gas injected into the air through flaring condensed and dissolved
in rain which later fall down as acid rain that consequently results to
correction of roofing sheets (corrugated iron sheets), pollutes agricultural
land and water sources.
phenomena and part of what constitute the environment or the ecosystem. Thus
the emitted gas injected into the air through flaring condensed and dissolved
in rain which later fall down as acid rain that consequently results to
correction of roofing sheets (corrugated iron sheets), pollutes agricultural
land and water sources.
4)
Effect of gas flaring on materials (Monuments
and Structures):
Effect of gas flaring on materials (Monuments
and Structures):
Gas flaring increases the rate of
deterioration of materials such as discoloration of materials and fading
plants, damage to monuments and structures etc. building materials and cultural
properties are subjected to weathering decay under the action of acid
precipitation, wind and solar radiation.
deterioration of materials such as discoloration of materials and fading
plants, damage to monuments and structures etc. building materials and cultural
properties are subjected to weathering decay under the action of acid
precipitation, wind and solar radiation.