Essay about Humans: How We Are Destroying the World Around Us

Everyone lives on this earth so we are the only ones to blame. We have produced a lot of Carbon Dioxide from Cars to factories to fossil fuels. We are producing more air pollution than we ever have before, also we are endangering our animals and ruining our ecosystems. We are taking away the animals habitats and killing innocent animals for no reason what so ever and this is what were causing. We need to put an end to what we are

First of all, the main effect of global warming is the fact that it causes warmer temperatures. While warmer temperatures may seem beneficial and good, the ways the atmosphere is becoming warmer isn’t that great. According to the article, Global warming, it states, “Natural processes on Earth constantly create and destroy greenhouse gases.” “Human activities, such as the burning of fossil fuels, add an extra seven billion metric tons per year” (“Global Warming”). To explain, what this shows is that nature is already creating greenhouse gasses and people are adding even more to the atmosphere. While people strive on greenhouse gasses for warmth, the amount of greenhouse gasses forming will cause numerous environmental hazards in the future.

The carbon dioxide levels in the 20th century have been highest in 650,000 years. Till 1950, the levels rose by 11% and recently the levels have risen by 40%. Arctic ice is melting rapidly. It is estimated that by 2040 the region is to have a completely ice free summer, or even earlier. More than 1 million species have become extinct due to disappearing habitats caused due to global warming. Sea levels have risen about 7 inches in the last 100 years, which is more than the previous 2000 years combined. The rising sea levels due to global warming could threaten the lives of people living along the coastal areas. The consumption of fossil fuels in last few decades has contributed much to the destruction of our environment. Global warming, climate

When it comes to nature, trees, rivers, the sky, air pollution also affect the environment. Air pollution can harm the ecosystem. “Nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide cause eutrophication and acidification of lakes and streams, damaging ecosystems” (Melamed et al, 2016). This can harm the environment and contribute to the human health problems. We drink water, and water plants with water. Even more particulate matter interact with cloud formation processes and may impact the amount and location of precipitation (Melamed et al, 2016). This is the reason of flooding and water problems.

As life scatters for its survival in a new world devoid of anything living, human extinction is soon to be imminent. The once lush Earth will either dry up or bury by immense snowfall; therefore, turning these places inhabitable by life. Don't fret, though. They are only predictions of what will happen in the near future so you can worry later. Climate change is arguably one of the most important threats that endanger life on Earth. This was the concern covered in my nonfiction reading, Six Degrees: Our Future On A Hotter Planet, by Mark Lynas. The increased use of fossil fuel and continue industrialization have caused many of the problems we faced in the 21st century in the form of Global Warming. It has created raging storms, drought, famine, and fluctuating temperatures across the globe. Although this is not a problem I face personally, it might be problems in my lifetime in terms of mounting air conditioning bill and lacking any water. Unfortunately, plants and animals are incapable of quick adaptation like us humans, and they are prime targets for climate change. By hurting the plants, we are decrementing our chance of cleansing the plagued atmosphere created by us. We are damaging the

Other species are being affected by this global warming. Especially, the animals that survive on ice like polar bears. Impacts of global warming include the melting of ice in the Antarctic; this is due to the rising temperature of the ocean surrounding the ice which then causes melting. However, some people argue that the ice caps are growing rather than shrinking so they completely devalue the issue of global warming. This is not necessarily true, since the heat from the ocean causes the ice to melt but the melted ice (turned into fresh water) also freezes immediately after it melts. So it is still an issue that is supposed to keep an eye on. The ecological impacts of ice melting would be the reduction of small ice caps which polar bears land

Global warming is killing animals and melting our polar ice caps at a extremely high rate.1 Our atmosphere is heating up because of the greenhouse gases (CO2) and killing our animals.1 This causing animals to go extinct and melting our polar ice caps. The melting will kill all our cold weather animals which will cause all the animals to go extinct.1 How will the polar ice caps affect us?1 The polar ice caps are melting too quickly and not giving the animals a chance to adapt. When the polar ice caps melt the climate will rise evan quicker causing the sea level to rise. The climate is rising and so is the sea level soon the water will be lapping at our feet and then it will be too late to act.1 How is CO2 affecting our atmosphere and what it is causing on earth?1 When CO2 escapes into our atmosphere it

But how big of a problem is it? The Nature Conservancy wrote in 2016 that “one-fourth of Earth’s species could be headed for extinction by 2050” ("Climate Change Impacts & Threats | The Nature Conservancy"), which is around 2,175,000 species. That includes species such as the orange-spotted filefish, the quiver tree, polar bears, Adélie penguins, the North Atlantic cod, and coral especially (Dell'Amore). Many of the Earth’s species have already become extinct because they’ve been killed or hunted, had their food eaten, or lost their habitat because of introduced species or deforestation. Global warming can also lead to higher all around temperatures, changing landscapes, at-risk wildlife, rising seas, increased risk of drought, fire, and flood, stronger storms and storm damage, more heat-related illnesses and diseases, and economic losses ("Climate Change Impacts & Threats | The Nature Conservancy"). The Earth is warming up and many of our species are being lost because of how much carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere every day. According to CBS, the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere every second is 2.4 million pounds ("Carbon Dioxide Emissions Rise to 2.4 Million Pounds Per Second - CBS News"). Obviously, that sounds like a very big number, but that big number doesn’t sound harmful unless you know what carbon dioxide does. Carbon dioxide is a good thing when there is the right

We are slowly destroying our climate and environment. The land and ocean surfaces have warmed roughly 1.53 degrees Fahrenheit from 1880-2012 (How much has the global temperature risen since 1880? 1). Land warms faster than the oceans. In the northern hemisphere, 1983 to 2012 were the warmest 30 year period in the last 1,300 years (How much has the global temperature risen since 1880? 1). This is a cause for concern among scientist.

to be grown trees have to be cut down and I have explained the effects

Second of all, global warming has caused the ozone layer to start to break. The ozone layer is a layer that absorbs the rays of the sun. There is a very big hole in the ozone layer. The breaking of the ozone layer has caused the suns rays to come down at the humans very sharp. The hole in the ozone layer lets the UV enter the atmosphere; it can cause skin cancer, general cancer in addition to many more diseases to humans. There’s a list of things humans can do to help reduce global warming including; plant a tree, carpool, take a shower instead of a bath, use less hot water, use less hot water there is a lot more to this list.

With this being said the impacts of climate change are current in the status quo the question is what can the U.S and other countries do to limit the level of these impacts. The second biggest impact from climate change being seen today is the melting of the glaciers. This plays a huge role in the environment for three key reasons. First is the change to the e Ecosystem GRUMBINE

Nearly everything that a human does is in response to the environment. Our lives are defined by what is around us and what we find in front of us, whether this means accepting, dealing with or changing it. This has been the pattern since primates first stood up and became Homo erectus, and has continued until we considered ourselves doubly wise. The shape of the land affected where humans moved. Weather was something with which to contend. Fire affected humans until they conquered it – and herein lies the core of the relationship. The earth affects humans, and humans affect it back, viewing characteristics and patterns as problems and challenges, and finding a solution.

The effects of global warming touch every human, animal, plant, ocean, landmass, and atmosphere level on this planet. The numerous effects of global warming are mixes of "good" and "bad" results, depending on how your definition of "good" results and "bad" results are. A "good" effect, a person could say, would be for regions with normally cold temperatures to receive warmer temperatures for their normal. Yet, there are more "bad" effects that seem to out weight the "good" effects. Some of the effects would include increases of flooding, severe storm systems, and rising sea-levels. One major consequence would be an increase of temperature globally. This would

We as a society have reached one of the most crucial time periods in the history of our world. Due to the way we have used the resources on this earth we have created a situation in which our climate is drastically changing. The burning of fossil fuels such as coal and oil has caused gases like carbon dioxide to become trapped in the atmosphere causing a natural greenhouse effect. The greenhouse effect has caused the earth’s average temperature to rise and has resulted in arctic glaciers melting. These glaciers had gases trapped inside them that are now being released into the atmosphere further raising the earth's temperature. Due to the way we are polluting our air we have caused global warming. This global warming has caused stronger natural disasters such as hurricanes and wildfires putting our society in more danger than ever before.