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Human- E nvironmental Interactions

Human- E nvironmental Interactions. Adapting to the Harsh Climates. Yakutsk Republic, coldest city on Earth. -Located in Siberia, Russia. Adapting to the Harsh Climates: Yakutsk. Major port on the Lena River. Adapting to the Harsh Climates: Yakutsk. Severe winters and short summers.

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Human- E nvironmental Interactions

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  1. Human-Environmental Interactions

  2. Adapting to the Harsh Climates • Yakutsk Republic, coldest city on Earth • -Located in Siberia, Russia

  3. Adapting to the Harsh Climates: Yakutsk • Major port on the Lena River

  4. Adapting to the Harsh Climates: Yakutsk Severe winters and short summers

  5. Adapting to the Harsh Climates: Yakutsk

  6. Adapting to the Harsh Climates: Yakutsk People dress in furs to keep warm

  7. Adapting to the Harsh Climates Entire city is built on permafrost • Buildings and houses are built on concrete stilts

  8. Environmental Degradation:Aral Sea is steadily shrinking.

  9. Environmental Degradation:Aral Sea is steadily shrinking. Cause: cotton production in Uzbekistan needing irrigation have nearly drained the rivers flowing into the sea.

  10. Environmental Degradation:Aral Sea is steadily shrinking.

  11. Environmental Degradation:Aral Sea is steadily shrinking. 1/3 of its former size

  12. Environmental Degradation:Aral Sea is steadily shrinking. Link to 2010-2011 image. http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=52002 Fragmented into 4 bodies of water.

  13. Aral Sea: Ecological Disaster • Toxic salt and dust polluted with pesticides:

  14. Aral Sea: Ecological Disaster • Killed fish and wildlife.

  15. Aral Sea: Ecological Disaster • Ruined farmlands and pastures.

  16. Aral Sea: Ecological Disaster • Made many people sick.

  17. Aral Sea: Ecological Disaster • Contaminated the drinking water.

  18. Aral Sea: Ecological Disaster • Solution: • In 2005, Kok-Aral Dam was built to enclose the smaller northern section of the Aral Sea in Kazakhstan.

  19. Aral Sea: Ecological Disaster

  20. Aral Sea: Ecological Disaster • Solution: • Countries have changed farming methods.

  21. Aral Sea: Ecological Disaster • Solution: • Managing water use. Aral Sea Video: http://rt.com/news/features/dam-hope-aral-sea/

  22. Other Environmental Issues: Air Pollution • Causes: • Soviet government built power plants to make nuclear energy.

  23. Other Environmental Issues: Air Pollution • Causes: • Heavy industry.

  24. Other Environmental Issues: Air Pollution • Causes: • Gases from transportation in cities.

  25. Other Environmental Issues: Air Pollution • Result: • People suffer from lung diseases. • More people have cancer.

  26. Other Environmental Issues: Water Pollution • Causes: • Chemicals used in agriculture and industry in rivers and lakes.

  27. Other Environmental Issues: Water Pollution • Causes: • Poor sewer systems.

  28. Other Environmental Issues: Water Pollution • Causes: • Chemical weapons developed during the Cold War and buried in dumps.

  29. Other Environmental Issues: Water Pollution • Example: Lake Baikal • Polluted by a large paper mill.

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