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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Degradation of the atmosphere

Degradation of the atmosphere

Broader

Environmental degradation
Excellent

Narrower

Photochemical oxidant formation
Excellent
Long-term changes in atmospheric chemistry
Excellent
Increasing concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
Excellent
Air pollution
Excellent
Acidic precipitation
Excellent
Increase in concentration of atmospheric water vapour
Presentable
Destruction of environmental oxygen
Presentable
Atmospheric corrosion of materials
Presentable
Deterioration in atmospheric visibility
Unpresentable
Increased reflection of solar radiation
Yet to rate

Aggravates

Amenity destruction
Presentable

Aggravated by

Inadequate environmental monitoring
Yet to rate

Strategy

Protecting the atmosphere
Unpresentable
Degrading the atmosphere
Yet to rate

Value

Degradation
Yet to rate

Reference

US Environmental Protection Agency: Assessing the risk of trace gases that can modify the stratosphere

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #10: Reduced InequalitySustainable Development Goal #13: Climate Action

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(D) Detailed problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Meteorology » Meteorology
  • Societal problems » Vulnerability
    • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    D9413
    DOCID
    11494130
    D7NID
    144612
    Last update
    Oct 4, 2020