5 article Summaries

Summary Table #1
Title
U.N. reports pollution threat in Asia
Summary: Smog and many other toxic chemicals have blocked the sun from reaching Beijing. This not only changes the weather patterns for the country, but it also affects the lungs of millions of people within the country. These atmospheric brown clouds are visible from airplanes and can go so far east that they can reach California. This toxic mix can be deadly to the people that inhale it.

Author
Andrew Jacobs

Date Published
November 18, 2008

Source
New York Times

Web Link
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/14/world/14cloud.html?_r=1


Summary Table #2
Title
Menace in the Skies
Summary : The article tells the stories of the tragic smog affects in Donora, London, and New York City. The article describes how smog had a dramatic impact not only in one area, but all over the world.
Author

Date Published
January 27, 1967

Source
Time Magazine

Web Link
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,843390,00.html


Summary Table #3
Title
Global Warming
Summary: Obama and other world-wide leaders said that they would call for reductions in emissions and increase aid to help developing nations adapt to a changing climate and get access to non-polluting energy options. Burning fossil fuels adds to the atmosphere's invisible blanket of carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases. The united nations had a meeting to discuss the global climate change. They pledged that they would prevent the disruption of the environment.

Author
ANDREW C. REVKIN

Date Published
Dec. 8, 2009
Source
The New York Times
Web Link
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/science/topics/globalwarming/index.html?scp=1&sq=air%20pollution%20caused%20by%20cars&st=cse


Summary Table #4
Title
Decisions to shut door on Bush clean-air steps
Summary: The Environmental Protection Agency administrator said that they do not intend to impose mandatory controls on the emissions that cause climate change. The Bush administration failed to reduce the amount of smog, soot, or mercury. The Clear Interstate Rule controls the major pollutants emitted by industries. This is estimated to save 13,000 deaths caused by air pollution.

Author
Felicity Barringer
Date Published
July 12, 2008
Source
New York Times
Web Link
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/12/washington/12enviro.html

Summary Table #5
Title
Study ties air pollution to death rate
Summary: Air pollution has lead to high death rates in cities. Higher levels of ozone can result in various health problems.
Author
Michael Conlon
Date Published
November 17, 2004
Source
The Boston globe
Web Link
http://www.boston.com/yourlife/health/diseases/articles/2004/11/17/study_ties_air_pollution_to_death_rate/