Plastic Island World: How Pollution Has Changed Our World

Throughout the ages, the world has changed. Ice ages have come and gone, sea levels have risen and fell, and leg warmers have appeared and disappeared. Nothing has changed our world as drastically as the rise of the superior race, humans. From the start of our history, we have changed the world from the invention of the wheel to the invention of electricity, to a society perpetually stuck with their noses in their phones. None of these inventions have altered the world more than pollution. Pollution has transformed our world in unfathomable ways.
The Earth has never been better than it is now thanks to the addition of pollution to the world. Islands of plastic float in our oceans. With these new islands come new ways of living. Just think
Sounds of water lapping at the shores, the crinkle of plastic, the choking of birds, and the smell of burning plastic complete this tranquil island life. Plastic Island life is just one of the new perks of pollution. Another perk of pollution is the new way it is changing the pristine white sands of the worlds’ beaches. Imagine a day at the beach: the sun, the sound of crashing waves, the smell of rotten fish, and the feeling of fine grains of sand gliding across your feet. This new development creates a more straightforward way to fish. White sands littered with the carcass of fish and other crustaceans are becoming the new and better norm. Fishermen can walk on the beaches and pick out which fish they wish to sell. Biomagnification causes the death of millions of fish. Thanks to the genius of mankind, pollutants dumped into the water from pipes carrying waste and other contaminants enter the food web of many of the Earth’s water
A fresh acidic smell wafts in through open windows brought in on a spring breeze. Thunderclouds roll in the distance; the aftermath of a spring storm wash the landscape in new life. The sounds of spring muffled by silence create a soothing atmosphere for humanity. A new additive to the natural life processes is changing the landscape irrevocably. A new killer falls from the sky killing all, but the most important species; it works better than any pesticide or herbicide in getting rid of unwanted pests. The newest human-made pest-control, acid rain. A couple of hours from the idyllic countryside a dark smoky fog covers the industrial skyline of modern-day society. A profligate lifestyle is hidden behind this smoky curtain. Layers of smog smothering major industrial cities and allowing a mediocrity of privacy for the inhabitants. Many scientists and health officials embellish the effects of air pollution on humans. The incredulous idea that air pollution causes stroke, heart disease, lung cancer, and other respiratory diseases is laughable. Pollution in the air has exceeded all expectations and has reshaped the landscape of our