Pollution,+Deforestation,+Global+Warming

Environment
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__Overview__-
toc Over the past few years, the environment has been getting increasingly worse. There are many causes to this problem, including Global warming, deforestation, and pollution. Global warming is the heating of the earth, and Pollution and deforestation are leading to this problem and making it worse. Polar ice caps are melting at an alarming rate due to the raising temperature. Deforestation is destroying our wildlife and increasing [|carbon rates.] In facts, 11 football fields of forest a minute are being cut down for lumber. A main cause to pollution is gas emissions. This is because many people need their cars to get to where they need as a part of a daily life. These major issues have a huge effect on everyone in the world and a solution must be created soon.

**Deforestation**
There are many key factors that are contributing to the environment issues. First off, the population is continuing to grow at an alarming rate. To counteract this, many lumber corporations are cutting down forests to create space. This is consequently increasing carbon emissions and decreasing biodiversity, which is species losing their homes and becoming [|extinct]. Animals are becoming extinct before we even know of their existence. Also, it can result in more floods rainfall, which will cause tons of damage to agriculture (Taking).

**Pollution**
 With the increase of carbon, the air is becoming more polluted. On top of this, gas emissions from cars are increasing, which is creating more pollution. People are also becoming more and more lazy. Litter is piling up on the sides of roads and nobody is cleaning it up. Even items that need to be recycled are being tossed in the trash (Colborn). These are essential items to recycle because they take years to decompose, and at the rate we are going the pile of trash will be enormous.

**Global Warming**
Both of these issues add up to global warming. The excess of carbon from the cutting down of trees and the pollution of cars are some of the main causes. These causes are increasing the temperature and subsequently affecting every animal specie in the world. If these problems aren’t solved, many people will suffer from disease and lack of water, to name a few effect (DeWeerdt).

**Deforestation **
The solutions aren’t as simple as coming up with ideas. Some take years of planning and tons of support to make them follow through. To solve deforestation is reforestation. This, unfortunately, will take years to replace all damages because trees don’t just fully grow overnight. Even with the trees, animals are still displaced and without a home. So, wildlife sanctuaries and preservations were created to give these animals homes (Solutions).

**Pollution**
The solutions to pollution aren’t as complicated, but they require everyone to do their part to make an affect. These include recycling, car pooling, and avoiding littering and the usage of plastics. When people litter with plastics, they could find their way into the ocean (Colborn). Because of this, there is a huge circle of plastic trash in the pacific ocean. The circle reflects the health of our environment and our carelessness. Volunteer work such as "[|adopt a highway]" is a good example of what must be done to clean up the environment.

**Global Warming **
With these two issues so disastrous, global warming is even more prominent. All though there aren’t any solutions that will totally get rid of the issue, there are many that will stop the situation from becoming worse. These include laws that will force people to follow restrictions on gas emissions. Also, the future could provide new technology. These new technologies could prevent pollutants from entering the atmosphere (DeWeerdt). These solutions could potentially make these issues not even a problem.

**__References__**
//Air Pollution//. Digital image. //Universe Today//. Web. 10 May 2012. .

Colborn, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) senior scientist Dr. Theo, coauthors Dianne Dumanoski, Dr. John Peterson Myers, some undermine intelligence, and behavior. "Earth Problems - Pollution." //Web of Creation//. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 May 2012. .

//Deforestation//. Digital image. //Blogspot//. Web. 10 May 2012. .

DeWeerdt, Sarah. "Climate change, coming home: global warming's effects on populations." //World Watch// May-June 2007: 8+. //Student Resources in Context//. Web. 22 Mar. 2012.

Earth burning. Digital image. //Blogspot//. Web. 10 May 2012. .

"Solutions to Deforestation." //Greenpeace.org//. Web. 11 May 2012. .

"Taking responsibility for ourselves, our world." National Catholic Reporter 17 Feb. 2012: 27. Student Resources in Context. Web. 22 Mar. 2012.

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