ENVIRONMENT

Beauty of Nature and Environment - Please Protect Both

Today is Environment day (5th June 2015). Hence I chose to write on this.

When we talk about environment, we are actually talking about our surroundings. This includes both living and non-living things. Environment is generally of two types

1.    Natural

2.    Built in

A natural environment is one that has an existence that is natural. On the other hand, a built in environment is one that has come into existence because of man, as man is responsible for its creation.  While natural environment includes forests, mountains, water etc, a built in environment would be cities, dams and more.

It is a sad truth that our beautiful environment is getting more and more polluted. The pollution is mostly due to unnatural causes. Pollution is also caused by natural factors like Volcanoes; however, natural pollution is not as rampant as man made one. It is man’s reckless and uncaring behaviour that is the prime reason for the dismal state of our environment. Humans are generally a self-centred race whose bad habits have led to the degradation and destruction of our environment. The reasons for which our eco system is being destroyed are many and varied.

Man’s hunger for material wealth leads to deforestation, pollution, land degradation and the last but not the least, Global warming. These environmental hazards are responsible for the poor condition of Mother Earth. The felling of trees in a reckless manner has led to land erosion and scanty rainfall.

Pollution of Nature is of two types Viz, Air and Water pollution. Smoke from factories, fuel emission are the primary causes for air pollution. Chemical wastes from factories dumped into rivers and seas leads to water pollution.

Finally, we arrive at the contemporary concern of all environmentalists, which is causing a lot of anxiety, viz Global Warming. Global warming has been defined as the rise in the Earth’s average temperature beside the surface air and ocean.

 A massive amount of heat has been trapped on our planet caused by the detrimental effect of green house gases. These gases get trapped inside the rays of the Sun and lead to global warming.  The effects of these hazards are corroding our precious environment. Population explosion and economic advancement are also factors that have led to increased level of pollution.

It is thus important to remember that all things, both living as well as non-living are affected by pollution. We all need to realise that we have only one environment, which should be shared and taken care of in the best way possible.

We are disturbing the ecology and creating ecological imbalance. This is not good for our well-being. Let us strive to maintain ecological balance by way of afforestation and protect both nature and our environment. Pollution abatement should be our motto. Recycling of wastewater, Flaring of waste gases and conservation of energy will help us go a long way into creating a cleaner environment. Let us change our attitude, work together for ecological balance, and protect our forests, which the nature has given us.

S.SEKAR

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