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| ECO page |
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| How glaciers affect the environment |
| Tourism is bad for the environment. The fauna can be scared away by the traffic, both the helicopters and the coaches. When lots of people are walking or skiing in the same place it can erode the land and can also cause avalanches, destroying to flora and fauna in a wide area. Visual pollution is also a large factor and can be very unsightly to the visitors and of course, the locals who have to put up with all this. The main problem is the ski lifts which, especially in the low season, can look awful. |
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| We are very concerned about the environment - please help to sustain it! |
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| Above and below: overcrowding can be a probem is some glaciated areas as tourism is by far the biggest industry. |
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| Despite Global warming, the Franz Josef glacier has been advancing for the last ten years! |
| The exhaust fumes from all the traffic heading for the southern alps is polluting the mountains and killing the flora. |
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| Sound pollution is very bad in some places and unlike visual pollution, can not be escaped from, causing large scale discomfort to all concerned. It is caused by the large amount of land traffic and aircraft that carry the holiday makers around and about. |
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