Man: Nature’s Worst Enemy

Take for example Acid Rain. There might have been acid rain before but we, the people/inhabitants of Mother Earth, are doing the job of abusing all our resources. We use our knowledge about the chemicals we could use to make life better for all of mankind. Unfortunately, we do not care about what would become of our home planet. That is why our dear Mother Earth is now chastising us because of what we have done to her. One of the effects of acid rain is it causes trees to grow slower, or even destroy them. Thus, we are not able to have enough supply of trees that support the land so when we are at risk of landslides; we are not protected because nothing is there to hold the soil.

Another thing we have to deal with because of acid rain is the polluted water we see. Pollution reaches our sources of water and contaminates them thus causing several health problems for us. Water seeps, permeates and flows. Thus, wherever it goes, it brings with it the contamination. The animals and plants that either live in or live from our water resources are choked by the polluted water. So, we do not get a good deal of food anymore, either.

Another such “destructive creation of man” is DDT. It is a well-known popular pesticide. Since it is well-known, most farmers would probably use it to eliminate pests. But, an effect of the use of this pesticide on the environment is the contamination of the groundwater. Aside from that, this “bug juice” is dangerous to some fowl and it causes their egg shells to get thinner. The thinning of the semi-permeable shells result to a lesser chance of survival for the creature within it. Its unfortunate effect on humans is that it may cause cancer and is a bit toxic. DDT also causes mosquitoes to be resistant to it so using it a lot would do nothing but affect the environment.  Groundwater, because it is beneath the soil, may be contaminated by anything that the is trapped in it. Pesticides get into the soil, and continuously contaminates our groundwater. In the Philippines,  one of the sources of water is from the ground.  Therefore, we are technically drinking contaminated water.

Lastly, desertification is the degradation of land in arid and dry sub-humid areas. It is caused primarily by natural and human activities. Think of it as a spreading desert. Since it is a spreading desert, it brings with it the bad effects of deserts as it goes wider. One of these effects is the really dry land. That means less water resource. The scarcity of water resource affects the whole food chain – death of plants and animals. Therefore, less food for human consumption.

The place affected by desertification could also experience weather like in the desert. More often than not, the place and all of the creatures that live in it are not suited to this environment. Thus, death and destruction again occur. Like I said earlier, it’s like a spreading desert. Thus, the consequence it results to does not end either.