Some people say that the main environmental problem of our time is the loss of particular species of plants and animals. Others say that there are more important environmental problems. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

After the development of
industrial
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revolution, humans cause more damage to the environment over a period of two decades. Some
people
believe that the most serious environmental
problem
in
this
era is the extinction of special
species
of flora and fauna, whereas other
people
argue that there are more important environmental
problems
than the previous thought.
To begin
with, the disappearance of some
species
may affect the ecosystem.
This
means that the food chain may be intervened at the same time.
For example
, the number of bees has declined over the past two decades.
As a result
, the figure for plants has
also
decreased. Ecologists warn that if
people
are not aware of
this
problem
, some
species
may become extinct in the future.
On the other hand
, I think that global warming is more important than any other environmental
problems
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. Global warming leads to climate change that threatens
people
with food and water scarcity. The extreme weather makes farmers hard to plant crops
at
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the land used to cultivate many crops.
In addition
, there are more floods, typhoons, and hurricanes that destroy lands and cities.
Moreover
, global warming
also
threatens
plants
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plants'
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and animals' habitats.
For instance
, polar bears have faced a serious
problem
that glaciers in
Arctic
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and Arctic Sea ice are melting
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a fast pace. Polar bears may become extinct in the near future if global warming keeps accelerating. To sum up,
although
the
diminish
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of certain
species
of flora and fauna is an important environmental
problem
, I think that global warming is more important than any other
problems
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. Without global warming,
people
would not have to suffer a huge number of
problems
such
as mass extinctions, food and water scarcity, and natural disasters.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • biodiversity
  • extinction
  • habitat loss
  • ecosystem
  • food chain
  • imbalance
  • interconnected
  • climate change
  • pollution
  • personal actions
  • policy changes
  • education
  • awareness
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