Question

How is human beings disturbing the delicate balance of nature?

Answer 1

In ancient times, when the population was small, people were directly dependent on the nature for their needs. But with increasing population, the needs and requirements of the people started increasing day by day. This started taking a huge toll on the ecological balance of nature. Human beings ended up altering the delicate balance of nature through the following ways:​

• By large-scale mining of minerals and other natural resources
• By large-scale burning of fossil fuels like coal, petroleum, etc.
• By illegally dumping wastes in oceans and water bodies
• By rampant clearing of forest lands

The delicate composition of gases in the atmosphere has been disturbed because of these activities. It has caused increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and has ultimately led to global warming and climate change.