ENVIRONMENT
ENVIRONMENT
Environment is the totality of surrounding conditions in which we are all living. It also means that the entire natural life on earth and the global ecosystem.
Global warming and rising levels of pollution have forced the world to think seriously about the decay of our ecosystem. The frequent Tsunami disasters, depletion of ozone layer, air pollution, water pollution are the serious concerns of the citizens.
Toxic gases, like CO2 and CO, emitted by millions of vehicles around the globe and industrial smoke have created a phenomenon called the green house effect contributing to rise in earth’s temperature. This leads to melting of polar ice and rise in water levels of oceans. It has been estimated that during the coming decades the seashores would rise and inundate our lands. Many animals, which survive in colder climates would perish in the rising temperatures. Countries like Bangladesh are likely to be totally submerged under water due to global warming.
Toxic chemical water from industrial units travel through sewerage into the rivers. Most of the water for drinking comes from these rivers and these are highly contaminated, especially in the developing nations like India where systems of purification are faulty.
The deforestation of land has dealt a serious blow to the production capacity of the top soil and caused landslides at many places. The recent landslides at the Himalayan regions are the best examples for natural catastrophe.
There is also a risk from nuclear power plants and gas plants. The Bhopal Gas Tragedy, in which more than 3000 people died due to leakage of deadly gas and the panic caused by the leak at Chernobyl Nuclear Plant are the writings on the wall, which warn mankind against inadequate safeguards.
As long as the citizens would remain indifferent to the untold dangers of environmental pollution, legislation would be an ineffective remedy for the problem. Comprehensive legislation and a crusade
Environment is the totality of surrounding conditions in which we are all living. It also means that the entire natural life on earth and the global ecosystem.
Global warming and rising levels of pollution have forced the world to think seriously about the decay of our ecosystem. The frequent Tsunami disasters, depletion of ozone layer, air pollution, water pollution are the serious concerns of the citizens.
Toxic gases, like CO2 and CO, emitted by millions of vehicles around the globe and industrial smoke have created a phenomenon called the green house effect contributing to rise in earth’s temperature. This leads to melting of polar ice and rise in water levels of oceans. It has been estimated that during the coming decades the seashores would rise and inundate our lands. Many animals, which survive in colder climates would perish in the rising temperatures. Countries like Bangladesh are likely to be totally submerged under water due to global warming.
Toxic chemical water from industrial units travel through sewerage into the rivers. Most of the water for drinking comes from these rivers and these are highly contaminated, especially in the developing nations like India where systems of purification are faulty.
The deforestation of land has dealt a serious blow to the production capacity of the top soil and caused landslides at many places. The recent landslides at the Himalayan regions are the best examples for natural catastrophe.
There is also a risk from nuclear power plants and gas plants. The Bhopal Gas Tragedy, in which more than 3000 people died due to leakage of deadly gas and the panic caused by the leak at Chernobyl Nuclear Plant are the writings on the wall, which warn mankind against inadequate safeguards.
As long as the citizens would remain indifferent to the untold dangers of environmental pollution, legislation would be an ineffective remedy for the problem. Comprehensive legislation and a crusade