1. Causes and Effects of Extreme Weather Events
... ranging. It left over 30,000 dead and was the worst natural disaster Europe experienced in 50 years. The lack of rainfall meant very dry conditions, with forest fires breaking out across Europe and farmers suffering from dying livestock and crop failure. Demand for electricity soared as people ... occurred in the early 1800's. Nitrous Oxide is used in agricultural fertilizers, released when burning fossil fuels and is released in the production of synthetic chemicals. It traps infrared radiation changing it to nitric oxide which destroys ozone and thereby allows harmful rays into the Eart...
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