ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES by jess garcia

What are environmental problems?

jessicapgarcia20 — 2024-09-05 15:29:20 UTC

Environmental problems are the harmful effects on the ecosystem that arise from different human activities, generally as undesired and more or less accidental consequences.
When these types of problems are not corrected in time, they cause an unpredictable change in the environment that, in the long run, usually translates into environmental disasters, that is, tragic and catastrophic situations that involve (and come from) the deterioration of the environment. .

Environmental problems are one of the main challenges of the industrialized world, whose continuous production of consumer goods also requires the continuous input of raw materials, extracted directly from nature.

Source: https://concepto.de/problemas-ambientales/#ixzz8kyAoiKhK

Deforestation

jessicapgarcia20 — 2024-09-05 15:31:34 UTC

Deforestation is the destruction or depletion of the forest surface (natural forests), usually due to human action through the felling or burning of trees, with the aim of gaining industrial inputs (such as the wood and paper industry, among others) or good arable surface for agricultural work.

Pollution

jessicapgarcia20 — 2024-09-05 15:34:34 UTC

It refers to the adulteration of water, land or air through the addition of chemically reactive substances, capable of destroying ecosystems, making water unusable or generating diseases in both humans and other forms of life. This problem is one of the most serious, as it also leads to destructive phenomena such as acid rain (polluted rain), the toxic accumulation of plastic or the acidification of the seas, for example. All of this translates into chemical changes that are too rapid, which do not give life room to adapt to them, or to remedy them in its own way.

Source: https://concepto.de/problemas-ambientales/#ixzz8ky5wjarM

Loss of biodiversity.

jessicapgarcia20 — 2024-09-05 15:41:45 UTC

The extinction of numerous species, due to the destruction of their habitat or its contamination, the invasion of human beings into their food chains, brings imbalances in biological processes that can become critical points for the world. For example, the constant disappearance of bees is leaving plants without pollinators, which would translate into loss of genetic variety and impoverishment of plant species.

Source: https://concepto.de/problemas-ambientales/#ixzz8ky7GEWAw

Consequences

The causes of the extinction of species and loss of biodiversity can be summarized in the following factors: Overexploitation of the natural environment. The uncontrolled use of natural resources. Human beings extract these resources above the natural capacity of a given ecosystem to regenerate.

CONSEQUENCES

jessicapgarcia20 — 2024-09-05 16:00:51 UTC

CONSEQUENCES

jessicapgarcia20 — 2024-09-05 16:01:42 UTC


-social demand for energy
-industrial imbalances
-Deforestation causes global warming, modifying the climate of several countries.

Source: Social consequences of deforestation
https://www.deforestacion.net/consecuencias-sociales-de-la-desforestacion

CONSEQUENCES

jessicapgarcia20 — 2024-09-05 16:02:59 UTC

-Loss of water quality and depletion.

-Destruction of ecosystems and the environment.

-Desertification and loss of soil quality.

-Increase and spread of diseases.

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