Every day millions
of people across the planet travel or move from one place to another. Some use
cars, two wheeler or even aeroplanes. But they all require the energy to
function and they get it from the burning of fuel. The most common resource for
fuel is ‘Black Gold’. And, practically we have only five decades left before it
gets exhausted.
This indeed sounds
alarming and catastrophic. The gravity of the situation demands that we save
this important resource. But we require it too. Burning of these fuels is
directly related to the contamination of the environment. Thousands of plants
and animals become extinct. If the rate of combustion of fuels keeps on
increasing this way, then one out of ten animals is going to be extinct within
2050. That is quite alarming as we are losing the ecological balance.
The biggest cause
for air pollution is burning of fuels. Even the quality of abiotic factors like
water, air, soil as well as minerals is degrading. The greenhouse gases emitted
pollute the air, which is indirectly affecting our health to a great extent. The
number of people suffering from respiratory diseases is increasing by the
minute. Since, the increase of pollution there have been a lot more diseases.
There have been more than 100,000 deaths due to air pollution. Most of the new
and incurable diseases are actually related to the pollution caused by the
emission of greenhouse gases. Our health is very much dependent upon the
environment. Rate of cancers have swelled up lately.
In addition to the
combing of carbon and oxygen to form CO2 and other greenhouse gases which are
the major cause for the depletion of the environment, burning of fossil fuels
involves other processes. Both, coal and oil contain sulphur and when it mixes
with air, it may create sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides. These contribute
to acid rain. This rain water, when absorbed by the soil, contaminates the
ground water. This is again absorbed by the plants. As a result, we are also
getting overdone by it.
There are certain
other effects on the earth, because of fuels. As the demand for fuel is
increasing, the mining process is becoming larger. As the abandoned mines below
cave in which causes buildings on the surface to crack or some even get
completely destroyed. Mining also scars the land which changes drainage
patterns and the land becomes unfit for farming. Coal or any other fuel when
extracted or burnt creates a lot of waste. Most of these do not decompose and
burn causing air and soil pollution. It affects the health of the entire
population nearby.
But the most important health impact of coal
mining is black lung disease. This disease causes lots of discomfort. However
it is not fatal. It leaves miners exceptionally susceptible to emphysema and a
variety of other lung diseases. Underground miners have more risk of death
by lung diseases caused by exposure to dust, and about 2.5 times the normal
risk of dying from bronchitis, pneumonia, or tuberculosis. At younger ages,
coal miners are healthier than the average person their age, but as they age
the situation reverses; coal miners die an average of 3 years younger than the
rest of the population of the same socioeconomic status.
The problems continue. The only solution is to
use less of cars and vehicles and machines which produce chemicals and
substances harmful for the habitat. For covering shorter distances, bicycles
should be used. Nuclear power plants are coming up to solve the matter but at
the same time we should also reduce the usage. We all should have a minimal
contribution to save our planet. The ozone layer depletion, melting of ice
sheets and glaciers are all negative signs. As science develops, let’s join our
hands together to conserve this precious resource and save our Mother Nature.
Crisp,mature & impactful!! Misha your thoughts about the world & environment is worth appreciating - good to know you are our next gen . Keep up the good work !!;)
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DeleteSo authentic! I really appreciate your concern. We all need to stop exploiting the wonderful gifts of Mother Nature for our selfish motives.
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ReplyDeleteWell, i agree that we are exploiting our resources as if they will never get exhausted...ur blog made me think whether i do something for our surrounding; our nature; our home or not...but now ozone layer is healing at a slow pace...that's a good sign and our joined efforts will make our earth a better place...no doubt that it was an excellent piece💛loved it...well done Misha
ReplyDeleteThanks Shivam.. only we all can solve this issue..
DeleteWe should turn into cycle riders. Advancement in automobile created more problems rather than easing our way of life.
ReplyDeletePetrol and diesel prices have also been going up lately. We should try our best at this alarming situation. Great blog.
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