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It is proected that, by 2020, from 500 to 750 million people will be affected by water
stress caused by climate change around the world.
People are starting to realize that Global Warming is a real issue that needs to be dealt
with. Pollution is causing this and it can permanently damage the face of the Earth.
Pollution is a major environmental problem caused mostly by automobiles. The burning
of fuels creates toxic emissions. Many Americans do not experience the horrible results
of pollution that other poorer countries face in urban environments. Congress passed laws
that minimized the standard for automobile pollution. There are laws preventing
unnecessary pollution in the U.S., but other countries do not have these laws. That is why
many major U.S. companies build their factories in other countries where they dont have
to worry about spending money on environmentally safe equipment. Studies made in
Jaipur, India, indicate that there is high rate of occurrence of respiratory, digestive, ocular
and skin problems amongst the traffic policemen and a significant number of them
become victims of lung disorders in the very first few months of their posting to a traffic
department (Sinha 1). This is because day after day they are exposed to the toxic
emissions from cars in an urban area. Today, many new types of eco-friendly vehicles are
being invented to slow the process of global warming. These cars are able to run on
something other than gasoline. Examples of new types of cars are electric, fuel cell, solar
powered, hybrids, and ethanol. There has even been talk of a car that runs on water.
Hybrids are currently becoming more popular. More and more people are buying hybrids,
because they want to save money on gasoline. Hybrids save fuel by using both gasoline
and electricity to run the car. People have realized that using alternative fuels will help to
conserve our worlds natural resources and also limit the bad effects on the environment.
This could help prevent the current problems regarding global warming and all of the bad
effects that come with it. With rising gas prices, even people that dont care so much
about the environment are starting to switch their cars in order to save money. Think of
how much money would be saved if people did not have to fill their cars up with gas
every week.