1. Pollution in EUROPE

2. What is smog?
Smog is air pollution caused by sunlight acting on the gases from automobiles and factory exhaust.
Smog often hangs over cities in the United Kingdom.
London smog happens when water in the air mixes with smoke particles from a coal fire.

3. People around the world suddenly were frightened
Great Smog of 1952
Smog was so dense that for four days the people couldn’t see what was in front of them.
Transportation slowed
Crime increased
Thousands died from the pollution
People around the world suddenly were frightened
They begin to worry about the quality of the air they were breathing.

6. Major sources of air pollution (PAST)
Smoke and sulfur dioxide from burning coal or other fossil fuels.
Major sources of air pollution (PRESENT)
Exhaust and diesel-powered vehicles

7. Effects of Air Pollution
Asthma
Pneumonia
Burns the lungs, nose, and eyes
Endangers human life
Keeps children and senior citizens indoors
Blackens buildings
Threatens wildlife

8. Methods to deal with air pollution today
Cleaner coals
Increased use of electricity
Use of gas
Government sets limits for industry
Laws have forced automakers to build vehicles that produce less harmful exhaust
Government checks air quality
Government asks citizens to drive less
Government asks citizens to use cleaner forms of energy.

9. Air pollution in the United Kingdom causes…
ACID RAIN
…for the rest of Europe.
IS THIS FAIR????????

10. Major Sources ACID RAIN
Rain that is formed when burning fossil fuels mix with water vapor.
Major Sources
Coal burning power plants and factories
Gasoline burning cars

11. The Black Triangle of Europe
The Black Triangle is one of Europe’s most industrialized and polluted areas.
It is located where Germany, Poland, and the Czech Republic come together.

12. Effects of Acid Rain Can make lakes unfit for fish and other animals
Can kill certain kinds of plants.
Can damage statues, monuments, and buildings

14. Effects on trees

15. Effects on statues

16. Effects on statues

17. Brain Pop

18. Ticket Out The Door
Create at least a 10 line poem or rap about air pollution or acid rain. Include information about what you have learned in your poem or rap to demonstrate your knowledge.

19. Example Acid rain is driving me insane.
It keeps falling on me frying my brain.
Air pollution isn’t a joke.
All this smoke makes me want to choke.
The Great Smog of ’52.
Was killing people through and through….

20. Drip Drop Splish Splash on my head If I keep standing here I might be dead. Acid rain falling down to the ground Killing the trees and making them brown. Air pollution doing bad things Like killing the fish and birds with wings….

21. Splish splash splish look at all the fish
The acid rain fell down now they’re upside down
With there bellies up in the air
Air pollution seems to be everywhere
How do I stop it I think I know
People need to stop burning that COAL!