Earth is the only home for our race, at least for the time being, and there are two catastrophic phenomena that are
the planet. While some people would argue that the increase in
world
tempraturethe degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
causes the most destruction to our environment, others currently believe that the effect of increasing industrial logging and
of natural forests is the most detrimental. I tend to believe that the synergy effect of
both
destructive phenomena will have a disastrous impact on the
world
we are living in.
Therefore
, I will discuss
both
views in
this
essay and provide evidence as to why
both
issues are almost equally threatening our survival.
It is believed that the global increase in
world
tempraturethe degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
is causing
disasterous(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin
harm to our
on the climate level, to the
survivability
of living creature, or even the shape and geography of
. One of the main effects of
this
is the meltdown of massive chunks of glaciers on the poles of the earth, causing water levels to rise to alarming unprecedented levels,
therefore
putting all coastal cities and animal habitats near seas in the risk of submergence.
Moreover
, scientists believe that over 40 main cities will be underwater by 2100.
In addition
to
this
drastic effect, from an ecological perspective, many types of plants, and fruits
in particular
, are now hard to be planted due to the rapid changes in climate and the
coninuouscontinuing in time or space without interruption
increase in
tempraturethe degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
. Bamboo,
for example
, which is the main source of nutrition to pandas, is becoming scarce in places it used to grow, and
consequently
, exposing these animals to the risk of extinction.
Another significant abuse
our environment
that is
known to affect our whole
world
negatively is the excessive destruction of natural forests,
irefers to the speaker or writer
.
deforestation. Despite the importance of wood as a natural material for various industries from heating to the construction of houses, ships and furniture, the harm
that is
caused by
overexploitation
of the vast areas of jungles is detrimental. Greenery is the single source of the most important gas for the life of all animals, Oxygen, since
of trees absorb carbon dioxide and emit
this
critical-to-life gas. Not only are levels of Oxygen are decreasing, but the gas mix in our atmosphere is
also
changing, causing increased harm to animals and plants alike.
Furthermore
, while jungles and forest are the natural habitat
many creatures, the consistent deterioration of these areas is triggering more species to be
endagered(of flora or fauna) in imminent danger of extinction
or even extinct.
For instance
, one of
humanlike
animals, the orange monkey, is suffering from the lack of places where they inhabit.
a result, their numbers are aggressively declining.
In conclusion, global warming and deforestation are two of the main aggressions to our nature as
both
cause great damage to our planet and our living ecosystem that, if continued
the same level, will turn Earth into an unlivable place in the not-so-far future.
However
, I am undecided whether one aggression would be more harmful than the other.
, I believe that we better address
both
issues equally and find
solutions and alternatives, as the risk on our cities, the ecosystem, and the whole planet is imminent.