Enviromental issues Flashcards
What is the main environmental issue
Nuclear weapons testing how to disasters affect on people living in the region
Who performed this nuclear weapon testing
The United States and other countries carry down the testing
What were the effects of nuclear weapons
Radiation that caused death and illness
Radiation the poison the land the water and the food
What steps has the United States taking in recent years to reverse effect they cost
They United States has provided millions of dollars to help marshal islands of the families who suffered by the atomic tests
Where are the actions taken by countries to reverse effect successful
No because by the late 1900s Islanders couldn’t return to Bikini atolld were they knighted states began nuclear testing in the 1940 because of radioactive levels
what’s important decision has New Zealand taken and when
In the 1980s New Zealand forbade nuclear powered a nuclear arm chips from entering its waters
What happened in the 1990s
France planned to perform nuclear testing in the French Polynesia but it’s people canceled it due to the protests they held
What other thing has caused this region harm environmentally
Phosphate mining has caused the loss of habitats for humans and birds in many islands such as Nauru which lost about 80% of its land to the mining projects
What steps has Nauru taken to reverse the damage caused by phosphate mining
It has six international aid on an international level to restore the land it’s lost to the phosphate mining
