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Types of Environmental Problems

Things have changed a lot and it has become very convenient for people to live. As people get this convenience, there is a very important thing that they have lost unconsciously: the environment. The environment is a very important thing and it directly connects to human life. However, people are making it worse and uncountable numbers of environmental problems are happening too. Environmental problems can be classified on the basis of the place where they are happening.

The first place is in the sea and the problem that is happening is the rising sea level. The main reason why it happens is the global warming. The global warming makes the temperature of the Antarctic and the Arctic high and melts the ice at these places. The Wikipedia said “If the sea level becomes higher, 80% of the land of Marshall Islands and 18% of the land of Bangladesh will sink.” Many coastal countries like Venezia or Tokyo will have the same problem.

The next place is in the air and it has a lot of problems, for example: the acid rain. This happens because of too much use of the fossil fuel. It produces a lot of toxic chemicals which makes the air polluted and when it meets rain, it causes a chemical reaction and makes the acid rain. Acid rain makes a lot of forests die and melts relics like bronze statues or historical buildings. Another problem is the yellow sand. Desertification has made the area of the desert big and the strong wind rolls up the cloud of sand and spreads it widely the sand rain. This is not environmentally bad but also bad for people’s health.

The last place is land and the problem is the heat island. According to the Wikipedia, the heat island is a thing where the temperature of a city becomes hotter than a suburb. It happens because of the overuse of things which make heat like cars or air-conditioning units. This often happens in cities because there are a lot of people. It does not seem like a big problem, but leaving it affects the environment, the health, and the life of people.

There are many types of environmental problems and they will keep increasing. To stop or make the environment much better, people should keep trying. First, people should notice the reality and then need to start thinking what to do. It is people who made the environmental problems, so it is people who need to solve them.



Work Cited:
“Rising of sea level” Wikipedia
<http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B5%B7%E9%9D%A2%E4%B8%8A%E6%98%87>
“Heat island” Wikipedia
<http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%92%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%82%A2%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89>