What is the worst problem our environment suffers right now? (A Root Cause Analysis)
That is the list that my family came up with the topic: "What is the worst problem our environment suffers right now?" I think that list is short regarding our topic but most of the things listed there are broad to illustrate the problem that our environment suffers. It's not hard to come up with the list about the topic because we can see a lot of sufferings that causes problems in the environment. But for our list, we just make it as few as possible just to illustrate the most important (I guess) things here.
First, we tackle about water pollution. Well, water pollution is very evident here in the Philippines. Just go to Manila Bay or some part of the Pasig River. You can evidently see the pollution that the bodies of water here in the Philippines have. Outside the Philippines, there is this part of the Pacific Ocean that is called "The Great Pacific Patch".
That is a picture of the "The Great Pacific Patch". As we can see, that is a lot of pollution. Too much garbage (plastics, steel, and any kind of shit can be found there). I don't know how did that part of the Pacific Ocean became like that but that is just too much. Do you think there are still marine animals that can live there? No fish can survive in that habitat.
(a picture of the polluted Manila Bay)
Air Pollution, factories and too much cars
Air pollution is also very evident in the world. A perfect example is in China. There are news articles that says that China is one of the places in the world that has the worst air pollution. I saw pictures that people wearing masks just not to inhale the air that the Chinese atmosphere has. That air pollution is caused by the many cars this world is producing. People are not walking anymore. They buy cars to make their lives easier. Yes it is a benefit for us because cars can make our transportation very easy but we should be more considerate to our environment.
Air pollution in China
As we can see in the picture, smog is covering the line of sight of the drivers. This smog is caused by the smoke that comes from cars and also from factories. We all know that China is of the tigers in regards of the economy. They have many businessmen that focuses only on money, and don't mind if they hurt the environment.
Technology, the cities, too much commercialization, and establishments
Technology is rapidly growing. This affects the environment because the production of these technological advancements hurts the environment. Production of goods is not that easy. If there is production, there are waste, and those waste goes to the environment. Water waste from factories, air waste and all the waste of the production of these technologies goes to the environment. The cities in other hand, this is the place where commercialization happens. Commercialization is linked to technology and establishments. The waste that comes from them directly goes to the environment. One perfect example is the waste that comes from fast food chains. All of their goods are served in Styrofoam, plastics and other things that are hard to recycle. And if you think of it, a lot of people are eating in those fast food chains, and if you imagine the waste they will produce, you can instantly see a destruction to our environment.
Deforestation, illegal loggers and greed
Those pictures perfectly illustrates the deforestation and the illegal logging that happens around the world. It is very alarming that all the forest in the world are being trimmed down. This deforestation and illegal logging leads to greed of the powerful people. They use the trees for their business and it is not good for the environment because the animals that live on those forest will have no habitat to live and if the there will be a typhoon of some sort, the water will directly go to the people because there will be no tree that will hold up the water from the mountains. Trees are very important for the environment. Many living things uses the forests for habitat, food, and shelter. And if you destroy it, it's like destroying your life.
The Cause of all the sufferings that our environment faces: Its own People.
And for the finale, the root cause of all the problems in the world is the people that lives on it. Yes, we are the root cause of the sufferings of the environment. We created those water pollution, air pollution, technology, greed, commercialization, deforestation, all of it. We are the cause of the destruction of the world. We, the people who benefits from the the world, are the ones who destroys it.
What do we need to do in order for the environment to be better? We should be disciplined. Discipline can spell the difference between the destruction of our Mother Nature or the salvation of it. As a Christian, we should maintain what the Lord has given us. We should love the world that He has given us. He created us to protect what's in this world. He did not create us to destroy it. I think I said it correctly. I, one of the people that lives in this world, will try my best to encourage others to be environment lovers and of course I should start it in myself.
