Very serious problems will be faced by our planet Earth in 2024. Disturbing nature, animals, and people across the world, these issues range from those persisting from the past but getting rapidly out of hand to those which are relatively new and barely understood. Everybody must know and be encouraged to stand up to these problems. The article reviews now the 10 most important environmental issues that need our immediate attention.
1. Global Heating
Our world is becoming too hot. This takes place due to the huge amounts of burnt oil, gas, and coal. All these constitute gases that trap heat in the air, such as a blanket. Now we are having more very hot days and bigger storms, with more floods. This change in weather hurts plants, animals, and people everywhere.
2. Plastic Pollution
The quantity of plastic waste in our oceans, rivers, and land is overwhelming. Many animals mistake the plastic for food and thus sick from eating it. Plastic does not decompose for a century; therefore, it will always be there in nature for many years. We need to use less plastic and recycle more to help fix this problem.
3. Cutting Down Forests
We are cutting too many trees too quickly. Forests provide many animals and plants with homes. They also clean the air on Earth and cool our planet. By cutting down forests to acquire wood or create farms, we harm nature and make Earth even hotter.
4. Dirty Air
Air in most large cities is dirty and unsafe to breathe. Much of it comes from smoke from automobiles, factories, and burning coal and other materials. This dirty air is killing and making people sick. Therefore, we need to have cleaner ways of generating power and travelling to solve this problem.
5. Not Enough Clean Water
A lot of people lack access to water which is sufficient and clean for the use in drinking. There is water scarcity because sometimes it is dry while in other instances people use the little available water to its fullest. It is horrendous to wash with water that is similarly dirty and equally horrifying to drink contaminated water and risk getting extremely ill. Water needs to be conserved and our rivers and lakes need to be preserved.
6. Animals and Plants Dying Out
Many types of animals and plants are disappearing forever. This happens when we destroy where they live or hunt too many of them. Every living thing has a job in nature, so losing them can upset how everything works together on Earth.
7. Oceans Getting Too Sour
The oceans are becoming too sour or acidic because they absorb too much of the gas within the atmosphere. It is kind of like some sea animals can have trouble constructing their shell with it. It could damage corals as well as the other life forms that exist in the ocean that are useful to man.
8. Soil Getting Worse
In many countries, farm dirt is getting worse. This happens when we use too many chemicals in our farmland, repeat the same crop continuously, or have rain wash away the soil. If poor in quality, soil allows less food to be produced, thereby causing many people to go hungry.
9. Too Much Old Electronic Trash
We dispose of far too many used phones, computers, and other devices. Many of these devices contain hazardous materials; if not disposed of properly, they can pollute the environment. We should be making more use of these electronic devices and making them last longer.
10. Catching Too Many Fish
We are removing too many fish from the oceans, making some types of fish rare or even extinct. The taking of too many fish is what has occurred with the balance of life in the oceans, hurting people who need fishing for food and work.
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