Humans will destroy all life on earth.

Humans are the only species that takes more from earth to fulfill their own desires. The real truth is, we are addicted and it's addiction one day will destroy the whole species and earth as well.

According to "Weizmann Institute Of Sciences, Israel". the mass of humans is equal to all the living species mass on the globe.

What image came to mind when you think about the end of the earth, could be asteroid impacts, supervolcano, climate change. But real cause is Me and You. Let's find out how.

Use Of Plastic :

» Plastic bags pollute our land and water and made from non-renewable resources.
» Nowadays when you buy anything, you get free plastic bags, packets, boxes etc. with almost everything. Plastic is nothing but a material of the same class as polymers. There are hundreds and thousands of different types of polymers available today.
» 99% of plastic is produced by non-reusable resources like natural oil, natural gas, coal etc. And can you believe, we produce 300 million tons of plastic every year.

» Plastic bags never break down. Petroleum-based plastic bags are composed of very resistant synthetic polymers that may take up to 1,000 years or never until they completely degrade in natural environments.
» Plastic bags are harmful to wildlife and marine life. Plastic bags floating in the ocean resemble jellyfish, one of the main sources of food for some species of sea turtles, especially the critically-endangered Leatherback turtles. According to a study carried out in 2013, up to 35 percent of turtle deaths were caused by plastic ingestion and the probability that sea turtles will consume even more plastic increases every year.
» Plastic bags are harmful to human health. Many of you may have heard it already. Tiny plastic particles have been found in human feces. Microplastics were found in soft drinks like Coca Cola, in tap water, in seafood… It has contaminated our food chain, so it should not surprise us that it can be tracked in our body. In fact, according to researchers, every second person on the planet could have some microplastic in the body.
» National Geographic made a video on how helpless it feels to be caught in a plastic bag. Have a look yourself to imagine the suffering of these animals.

Video credit: Youtube/National Geographic

Human Pressure On The Environment :

» Humans cover 75% of the planet's land surface.
» Humans are greedy species, so the needs of humans increased along with the population, resulting in more water, more food, more land, more and more.
» Human population creates a huge change to the landscape, ecosystem, atmosphere and almost everything.
» No doubt human population activities are the reason for environmental degradation. According to a study in 2021 which is published in frontiers in forest and global change, roughly 3% of the planet's surface is ecological.
» In the 2020 Human Development Report, researchers concluded that unless world leaders make the right choices now, humanity will face a future of multiple crises - reversing gains made in recent decades in health, education, social freedom and combating poverty.
» The pressures we are putting on the planet are interfering with planetary processes - the climate is an example, biodiversity losses is another. Maybe the COVID-19 pandemic is just a type of risk we are likely to confront (again in the future).

Impact Of Pollution On Water :

» Population is directly proportional to pollution. Industries and agricultural companies produce more products to meet the needs of the growing population and result in more water use, as well as causing water pollution.
» The waste water of industries contains a mixture of various chemical and biological contaminants, which pollute the natural water sources like rivers, lakes etc.
» Most of the population has no option but to drink the polluted water caused by industries. Resulting DNA damage and also histopathological lesions, bacterial and viral infections or microbiome dysbiosis.
» The Agricultural industry takes up nearly half of the Earth’s farmable land, and uses 70 percent of the Earth’s drinking water. “According to a recent report from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), “world pesticide usage at the producer level totaled nearly 6 billion pounds annually in both 2011 and 2012. Between 2008 and 2012, herbicides accounted for the largest portion of global usage (approximately 50% annually in all years), followed by fumigants, insecticides, and fungicides, respectively. Think about it. Every time it rains, all of those pesticides and herbicides are being washed into the groundwater, funneling into nearby rivers, streams and lakes - the exact place many municipalities get their drinking water from.

Human Impact On Climate :

» Global warming is caused by human activities, as a result the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is increasing.
» Human-driven changes in land use and land cover such as deforestation, urbanization, and shifts in vegetation patterns also alter the climate, resulting in changes to the reflectivity of the Earth surface (albedo), emissions from burning forests, urban heat island effects and changes in the natural water cycle.
» Human activities, particularly the combustion of fossil fuels, are altering the climate system.
» Ozone depletion and ozone hole increased cancer risk and other negative effects.
» Acid rain which has high sulfuric and nitric acid. Acid rain is very harmful to agriculture, plants, and animals. It washes away all nutrients which are required for the growth and survival of plants. When acid rain falls down and flows into the rivers and ponds it affects the aquatic ecosystem. It also damages the buildings and monuments made up of stones and metals.
» Coral reefs are dying around the world.
» Nuclear power, oil industries, petroleum and many more reasons to impact the our climate. Textile waste is a huge issue for the environment.
» The fashion and other industries impact directly on marine organisms and human food sources.

We know that we have been degrading the environment for a long time. We are now confronting something which is unprecedented in our history and in the history of the planet. The problem with humans is that over 70% of the people on the planet believe that someone else will tackle and solve the issue.

Declaration: Information appearing in this blog is for general awareness or knowledge only based on online research and studies.