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Are humans slowly killing the Earth?


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#1 ToriAndNate

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Posted 28 January 2017 - 02:03 PM

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https://en.m.wikiped...c_garbage_patch
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What you see above is a photo from part of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
This is well, a large patch of garbage in the Oceans that humans created.

 

The size of the patch is unknown, as large items readily visible from a boat deck are uncommon. Most debris consists of small plastic particles suspended at or just below the surface, making it impossible to detect by aircraft or satellite. Instead, the size of the patch is determined by sampling. Estimates of size range from 700,000 square kilometres (270,000 sq mi) (about the size of Texas) to more than 15,000,000 square kilometres (5,800,000 sq mi) (0.41% to 8.1% of the size of the Pacific Ocean)



This patch of garbage and other volatile and harmful substances has a large negative effect on a number of things, ranging from our wildlife, to the environment, humans and more. A lot of animals in the wild die from various reasons, such as eating the plastics and other harmful substances found in the garbage patch. 

This patch is slowly harming the Earth. All the garbage, sludge, oils and many other things rotting away and decaying produce harmful particles and chemicals into the air; just another form of pollution, which brings me to the next section!


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This area of the thread really needs no elaborate explaining, so I will simply provide a few facts about it.

Toxic pollution affects more than 200 million people worldwide. In some of the world’s worst polluted places, babies are born with birth defects, children have lost 30 to 40 IQ points, and life expectancy may be as low as 45 years because of cancers and other diseases.

Pollutants that are released into the air, as opposed to land and water pollutants, (The Great Pacific Garbage Patch) are the most harmful.

In 1952, the Great Smog of London killed 8000 people.

Travelers at the Grand Canyon are unable to see the other side due to air pollution.

I have only discussed a few of the various ways humans harm themselves as well as the Earth. With everything discussed, do you believe we are slowly killing our mother Earth; or do you think she can handle the harm from us humans, or maybe you believe we will eventually find a way to undo and get rid of all the damage we have done? 

Let your mind run free!

 



#2 Guest_iCarly_*

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Posted 28 January 2017 - 10:18 PM

Of course we are. There's no other creature in the world that destroys the environment in that oh so special way quite like we do. 

 

Now, you could argue about non native species destroying eco systems. But usually, the invasion is the fault of humanity.



#3 Bone

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Posted 29 January 2017 - 04:50 PM

Quickly, I'd say.

#4 JinxProof

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Posted 29 January 2017 - 07:07 PM

Of course we are. There's no other creature in the world that destroys the environment in that oh so special way quite like we do. 

 

Now, you could argue about non native species destroying eco systems. But usually, the invasion is the fault of humanity.

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The biggest invasive species is humans.



#5 bwoke

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Posted 29 January 2017 - 10:57 PM

Of course, and yet Climate Change is still a debate in my country...


Edited by ohml, 30 January 2017 - 12:49 AM.



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