The population of the Earth has exceeded 7 billion. Such a number of people need to be fed, clothed, put on shoes, and provided with a place to live. And each person, in addition to the most urgent needs, also has his own interests. Moreover, developed countries are leading the way in this respect. Therefore, the answer to the question of how a person affects nature is unambiguous.
The impact of society on the environment is becoming more and more noticeable every year. There are practically no places left on the planet where a person would not have reached. In the most unfavorable regions from a climatic point of view, mining is carried out. Humanity has become very greedy. Now, probably, the entire periodic table is being used. Many people think that oil is processed mainly into fuel for transportation. They are deeply mistaken, the main consumer of oil is the chemical industry. Almost all artificial materials are made from oil. Secondary raw materials are used in minimal quantities. And, as you know, oil reserves are by no meansnot endless. If we add the harm that is caused to nature due to accidents at chemical plants, and they happen regularly, the picture is bleak.
How does a person affect the nature around him? The vital activity of every living organism always leads to a change in the environment. A simple example: the Colorado potato beetle destroys hectares of potatoes. It affected the amount of harvest, and
means he changed the environment around him. The beetle, of course, is a small creature, it takes in numbers and excellent appetite. His possibilities are limited. What can not be said about a person, he is naturally given the ability to transform the environment around him. Unfortunately, few representatives of the human race use this opportunity with good intentions. How much rubbish we throw away, and also anywhere. Do we wonder how long a plastic bottle or packaging should lie before it decomposes? More than one millennium…
Anthropogenic impact on nature is also expressed in the huge consumption of fresh water. If we simply consumed it, it would return according to the water cycle in nature, known to every schoolchild. But we pollute it
and for the most part, the returned water can no longer be used without further purification. Industrial wastewater and the use of household chemicals remove large volumes of water from the natural cycle.
How does man affect nature yet? It affects, of course,renewable resources: forests and seas. The number of forests is decreasing every year. And this leads to climate change both in a separate region and on a planetary scale. Since the forest is clean air, regulation of rainfall, production of a fertile soil layer. The number of forests regulates the flow of air. Less forests, more open spaces - the speed of air movement increases. Is this not the reason for the more frequent destructive hurricanes in those places where they simply cannot be, and the advance of the desert sands on the savannahs? We catch hundreds of tons of fish from the ocean, half of which simply disappears, while leaving other marine life without food. Can we say that this is in the order of things?
We know how man affects nature. Our task is to take all measures to minimize this impact. Every person should ask themselves: "What can I do to stop so thoughtlessly exploiting and destroying my own home?"
