Climate change and destruction of natural resources is one of the most current critical problems in the world:
Many factors in this day and age are contributing to climate change. Although these causes can be both natural and anthropogenic, unfortunately, man is only speeding up this destructive process.
The most common and well known factor is the Greenhouse effect, which is a natural process through which land and water masses absorb radiation from the sun. Most of that heat is then released back into the atmosphere. Recently, due to human activity, we are trapping more heat than our planet actually needs, giving rise to the melting of the polar icecaps. This extra water in the ocean greatly effects marine biology.
Industrialisation is one of the major sources of anthropogenic destruction to the environment. Deforestation of forests for construction purposes, causes a decrease in the transpiration rate of plants, leading to desertification, which can in turn cause a dryer climate. Scientists estimate that up to 13% of global carbon emissions come from deforestation. This figure is greater than the carbon emissions from every car, truck and plane on the planet combined.
One can simply look at the Great Barrier Reef, and will no longer see bright and vibrantly coloured corals, but only a faded, brown, and lifeless seabed. Due to global warming, the corals are undergoing a bleaching process, as they only grow in shallow waters, and need a lot of sunlight which gives them their characteristic colours. Since the sea levels are rising, the area in which the coral reefs can be found is slightly deeper than it used to be, causing them to be bleached yellow, white or brownish. However, one cannot limit the causes of global warming and climate change to the industry. Methane, which is a harmful greenhouse gas, is evolved due to cows and rice fields. Therefore, it can be concluded that agricultural work leaves an impact on the environment too. The Earth is feeling these negative effects, and reacting to them. …show more content…
In many countries, such as the UK, there has been a vast increase in flooding. This is due to overdevelopment, because since there is less natural land for the water to be absorbed, and an increase in torrential rainfalls, the water has no other place to travel to, and ends up destroying homes and cities in the process. There has also been an increase in wildfires, namely in Europe, South America, and Australia. Whenever people pollute an area with glass bottles, they heat up, and due to the light rays, may even cause a fire, destroying whole habitats in minutes. However, Malta has been taking an initiative to help climate change. In 1988, Prof. David Attard urged the United Nations to formulate a strategy in favour of climate protection. His powerful words, encouraged the committee to write a UN document with his proposals. The Maltese Government is also giving grants to encourage citizens to purchase solar panels, thus decreasing the amount of electricity needed. In doing so, many people took them up on this offer, and some households can fully rely on their solar panels to supply them with electricity. If we truly want to salvage the Earth, we must follow a series of strategies to try to decrease the amount of climate change that we are causing. Scientist believe it possible to completely decarbonise
Many factors in this day and age are contributing to climate change. Although these causes can be both natural and anthropogenic, unfortunately, man is only speeding up this destructive process.
The most common and well known factor is the Greenhouse effect, which is a natural process through which land and water masses absorb radiation from the sun. Most of that heat is then released back into the atmosphere. Recently, due to human activity, we are trapping more heat than our planet actually needs, giving rise to the melting of the polar icecaps. This extra water in the ocean greatly effects marine biology.
Industrialisation is one of the major sources of anthropogenic destruction to the environment. Deforestation of forests for construction purposes, causes a decrease in the transpiration rate of plants, leading to desertification, which can in turn cause a dryer climate. Scientists estimate that up to 13% of global carbon emissions come from deforestation. This figure is greater than the carbon emissions from every car, truck and plane on the planet combined.
One can simply look at the Great Barrier Reef, and will no longer see bright and vibrantly coloured corals, but only a faded, brown, and lifeless seabed. Due to global warming, the corals are undergoing a bleaching process, as they only grow in shallow waters, and need a lot of sunlight which gives them their characteristic colours. Since the sea levels are rising, the area in which the coral reefs can be found is slightly deeper than it used to be, causing them to be bleached yellow, white or brownish. However, one cannot limit the causes of global warming and climate change to the industry. Methane, which is a harmful greenhouse gas, is evolved due to cows and rice fields. Therefore, it can be concluded that agricultural work leaves an impact on the environment too. The Earth is feeling these negative effects, and reacting to them. …show more content…
In many countries, such as the UK, there has been a vast increase in flooding. This is due to overdevelopment, because since there is less natural land for the water to be absorbed, and an increase in torrential rainfalls, the water has no other place to travel to, and ends up destroying homes and cities in the process. There has also been an increase in wildfires, namely in Europe, South America, and Australia. Whenever people pollute an area with glass bottles, they heat up, and due to the light rays, may even cause a fire, destroying whole habitats in minutes. However, Malta has been taking an initiative to help climate change. In 1988, Prof. David Attard urged the United Nations to formulate a strategy in favour of climate protection. His powerful words, encouraged the committee to write a UN document with his proposals. The Maltese Government is also giving grants to encourage citizens to purchase solar panels, thus decreasing the amount of electricity needed. In doing so, many people took them up on this offer, and some households can fully rely on their solar panels to supply them with electricity. If we truly want to salvage the Earth, we must follow a series of strategies to try to decrease the amount of climate change that we are causing. Scientist believe it possible to completely decarbonise