Question

List a few examples of environmental degradation that you may have observed around you.

Answer 1

Environmental degradation

1. Human activities are responsible for the degradation of the environment.
2. Nature is being threatened by human beings.
3. Environmental degradation is one of the most severe problems.
4. Some examples of environmental degradation are as follows:

1. Air pollution - The burning of fossil fuels and harmful gases released from factories and industries cause air pollution, which in turn affects the health of human beings.
2. Deforestation - Cutting down forests and trees for the benefit of mankind is causing oxygen depletion and accumulation of more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
3. Global warming - Deforestation and the release of carbon dioxide into the air is the primary cause of global warming, which causes the melting of glaciers, increased temperature, annual precipitation, floods, etc.
4. Soil erosion - Deforestation is causing soil erosion making the soil infertile.
5. Plastic contamination - This non-biodegradable substance is causing harm to us through the food and water we are consuming in the form of 'micro-plastics".
6. Water pollution - Chemicals, fertilizers, pesticides, plastics, etc., mix with water and cause water pollution.
7. Ozone layer depletion - The use of chlorofluorocarbons depletes the stratospheric ozone layer, and the harmful UV rays from the sun reach us.