Since the climate of the Arctic is changing and the issue of smog affects each and every one of us (including our climate and environment) we have decided to look into this topic through various field and web research. Every day from 12.02.2018 to 1.05.2018 we have registered the daily temperature in order to find the anomalies connected with the climate changes of the Arctic. Through “the issue of smog” we mean the catastrophic growth in CO2, SO2 and NO2 emission rates which were noticeable during the winter season especially in the town of Katowice. All of this leads to numerous illnesses of the respiratory and circulatory system, some of which cause death. The topic of smog is really important because every year at least 10000 people (almost 3000 in Silesia) complain about having symptoms of pertussis (whooping cough) which is caused in 8/10 cases by smog. Apart from describing those issues, we have undertaken the challenge of educating young people from our school in order to properly shape their ecological approach. To accomplish that, we organised ecology lessons as part of the subject of biology during which we presented various effects of the climate changes of the Arctic and the smog issue as having a direct impact on our local environment. In addition we showed methods of preventing such issues, and encouraged the students to implement them in their daily life.
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