collect any five news items on the environmental issues and comment on any two in 120 to 150 words
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Global Warming
Elon Musk has very wisely commented, “We’re running the most dangerous
experiment in history right now, which is to see how much carbon dioxide the
atmosphere... can handle before there is an environmental catastrophe.”
Our wise elders have given us various maxims to live happily. One of them is ‘Excess of everything is bad.’ This maxim defines the present state of carbon dioxide in our environment quite aptly and relevantly. Excess of this gas in our atmosphere has wreaked havoc with the balance of our environment. Owing to man’s selfish greedy activities, this gas assumed such a dangerous proportion in the atmosphere that if no immediate action is taken, it will soon bring an unmanageable catastrophe.
Global warming has already started affecting the entire world. Climatic changes are noticeable everywhere. Ice is melting worldwide, especially at the Earth’s poles. This includes mountain glaciers, ice sheets covering West Antarctica and Greenland, and Arctic sea ice.
In northern Greenland traditional Inuit culture is already under threat. The sea ice that Inuit use to hunt seals, walruses, and other animals, is not staying as long as it used to. Global warming's impact on sea ice and ocean currents are also altering the distribution of animals. Melting of the huge ice sheet on Greenland will raise the sea-water level by a few feet, leading to submerging of habitable coastal areas and compelling the inhabitants to move farther inside the terrain. This would further have ecological ramifications.
The people of the world must unite and stop global warming from further rising. Green house gases’ emission must immediately be controlled along with the large scale afforestation in all the countries, especially the developing countries.
If the environment is not given the top priority throughout the world, we will lose it forever; losing it means the annihilation of the entire humankind along with all other life-forms of flora and fauna! Do you want it to happen? If no; kindly start doing as much as you can for the preservation of the environment!
Pollution Due To Urbanization
Gone are the days when lambs and kids used to frisk and frolic down the verdant valleys. Gone are the days when the brooks and streams flowed down the slopes merrily! Where are the green meadows, arbours, green-belts, forests, pastures and terraced fields? Where is the pure blue sky with cotton-like cirrus flitting merrily high above?
The cankers of urbanization and industrialization have converted the once heaven like towns and cities into hell. The sylvan beauty, which one could see in the suburbs, has been replaced by factories and mills. The skyline that once was dominated by tall trees is an ugly sight of stacks spewing toxic fumes! According to statistical data, the urbanization rate in India has risen rapidly. It has reached 31.6 % from 11.1% in 1901. It is expected that by 2030 40.76% of Indian population will be living in urban areas.
As a result of this the natural resources have been badly affected adversely. The clear rills, rivers, lakes and brooks that were picnic spots have been converted into drainage channels, carrying effluents to the river, which has become a bigger channel carrying the muck to the sea! The entire world is losing its beauty and purity. The mankind, a silent witness to this ugly transformation is waiting for some angel to come down and do the cleaning, preserving, and pollution managing! No angel will come for our help. We have created this hell, we ourselves will have to restore and reclaim its lost purity and beauty!
Mangrove trees hold the ability of cooling the earth’s environment to some extent
The mangrove roots store blue carbons in the soil, which helps in assessing the carbon footprint easily and these carbon storage is used for human benefits.
Deepwater Horizon Research results suggest to lessen the incidents of oil spills in future to save the marine life A 7-year research was made by the University of Florida on the marine life along the Gulf of Mexico.
It states that the oil spills spread to a huge area of the sea and adversely affect the entire marine life.
Now the forests in Northwest Pacific region have lesser power of minimizing the climatic extremities.
Increase in the cases of diabetes due to the rising air pollution all over the world
The cities need to take steps for controlling the harmful emissions that cause air pollution