Impact of Technology on Environment: Climate Change and Instrumentation

"e; Technology is manmade to address human needs"e;"e;Can the world sustain current economic growth?"e;"e;Natural Greenhouse Effect warms Earth by 33C"e;"e; Land degradation have been cumulative over time"e;"e;World population may reach 1 trillion by 9000 CE"e;"e;Earth is subject to all forces imposed by the universe"e;"e;Plastic pollution is a very serious environmental issue"e;"e;Global water movements spreads pollutants all over world"e;"e;Climate changes are due to natural causes and human activities"e;"e;The polluted air is not confined by regional or national boundaries"e;"e;Effects of technology on the environment can be direct and indirect"e;"e;Today's technologies are collective products of thousands of people"e;"e;Prior to 19th century almost all energy used by humans was renewable"e;"e;Until 20th century, the knowledge on the environment was severely limited"e;"e;Technologies acted as catalyst to change the social settings and structures"e;"e;Environmental instrumentation science helps to collect reliable information"e;"e;Human use of natural resources raises questions on their future availability"e;"e;Overexploitation throughout the history resulted in extinction of many species"e;"e;Environmental laws, rules, and regulations may be misinterpreted and misused"e;"e;Technology is helping human activities from environmentally harmful practices"e;"e;Humans need to learn living within the laws of the nature and the laws of universe"e;"e;There are environmental activities in collaborative, cooperative, and good will manner"e;"e;Voluntary and noncommercial organization constitute major environmental movements"e;"e;Humans can no longer afford to deteriorate the environment and let the carpet slip below their feet"e;