Unnatural Disasters

UNNATURAL DISASTERS
By: Sujata Shivakumar

The cause and commencement of human existence, while hypothesized by many, is unknown. Generation, after generation we have thrived, we have breathed the air around us with joy and excitement at doing something extraordinary with our lives. Yet, in all this development, we seem to have lost a keen sense of what our mother Earth means to us. "Having taken the Earth and her resources for granted' is a gross understatement in the grand scheme of what human beings are collectively destroying. 

In the past half billion years, five great extinctions have transformed life on Earth, whether brought about by a catastrophic meteor impact that killed off the dinosaurs or prolonged periods of intense volcanic activity, which wiped out as much as 97 percent of all species. 

Now, say scientists, Earth may be experiencing a sixth wave of mass extinction. But this time, humans are the cause.

The impacts of human beings' ability to denature the Earth's environment, quite literally are tenfold:

We're losing species at just an incredible rate and I think most scientists think that rate is increasing.Degradation of the world’s natural resources by humans is rapidly outpacing the planet’s ability to absorb the damage, meaning the rate of deterioration is increasing globally, the most comprehensive environmental study ever undertaken by the UN has found.

Apart from this, Greenhouse gas emissions released into the atmosphere are eating up the ozone layer - the gas that successfully prevents us from frying in the sun- at such a rate, chipping away at whatever is left of the livable earth. Add preventable oil spills, drinking water contamination, chemical explosions and disappearing bodies of green to the mix and you've got one rapidly declining environment with no salvation in the near future. 

This leads us to the question if how long Earth has to live. Have Humans caused irreparable damage or is there something to salvage for future generations? Are we capable of learning from these mistakes and moving forward with a better outlook? The playlist reveals a history of negligence, apathy toward safety and a fatal devaluation of the environment at the apical point of the world's largest unnatural disaster. 

Our environment is precious and delicate and it is in our best interest to keep it clean and healthy, the water free of drainage filled with toxins and the land filled with greenery .
We must strive to maintain environment conditions that are as natural as possible. It only makes sense to adopt such an attitude because a polluted and dirty environment is nothing but toxic to Hymabs, Flora and fauna . These are more than sufficient reasons for people to unite and work towards healthier, cleaner lifestyles. After all, destroying mother Earth means destroying ourselves .