Pollution's Terrifying Effects

By Esteban Farias

                   Nowadays the earth is suffering unbelievable changes and pollution is one of the principal causes of them. People are unaware of the great damage that is caused to the earth, for example, people are always throwing the rubbish where it is not supposed to be done and people do not think about how dangerous that is. Forests are getting smaller and smaller because we do not replant the trees when they are cut and this means there is less oxygen in the air. Deserts are getting larger and larger because of the weather which has been changing constantly producing hotter temperatures. The ozone layer has been in a large amount destroyed producing that the sun’s rays hit directly the earth, affecting people’s health and this is because humans are polluting the air. The sea has suffered from lots of oil spills which are very dangerous and can cause terrifying problems like the death of millions of sea animals. The greenhouse effect is also a worrying problem; for instance, more and more heat is being kept in the earth and this can produce that the ice caps are melting, flooding lots of places near the coasts. A really terrifying fact because more than a half the world’s population live near the coast and this is all because all of us are producing greenhouse gases, particularly carbon dioxide, which is produced by burning oil, coal, gas, etc. There is enough information about what governments, businesses and people should do in order to slow down global warming. For example, always turn off TVs, DVD players, computers or any kid of electrical equipment since machines use 70 % as much electricity on stand-by as when they are being used. Recycling is another important point if we want to repair all the damage we have caused to the earth. In the end, every day the earth is getting worse because of us. Therefore, if something is not done quickly we will destroy our home.