What are the effects of Human Action on the Environment and its Consequences?

Question

What are the effects of Human Action on the Environment and its Consequences?

Answer 1

I don't know as yet in there. I haven't heard a good argument either way

Answer 2

ON LAND

Deforestation,---because of expanding agriculture ,and Urbanization,causing death of Fauna due to loss of habitat

affection cloud formation and the production of water

deforestation because of the production of ethanol

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Desertification,---because of over pumping carbon Aquifers ,deforestation ,the excess use of chemicals  and over grazing

causing death of Fauna due to loss of habitat

Subsequent wind and Water erosion,causing death of Fauna due to loss of habitat

Soil  contamination --causing death of Flora then fauna if their food is gone

Irresponsible or wasteful utilization of bio resources causing people to pressure Nature for more

Bush fires caused by slash and burn out of control or accidental .-causing death of Flora and Fauna

Excess poaching or hunting for food,killing animals for exotic medicines or catching them for the exotic pet market  as well as trophy hunting ,causing species to go into extinction

The deaths of animals and trees such as the nuclear accident in Russia

And the effects of War such as the dropping of Napalm which burns huge parts of the forests killing anything that is with in

THE RIVERS

Rivers that dry up because of excess pumping for irrigation and deforestation,..causing loss of habitat and the subsequent disappearance of flora and fauna

Eco systems interrupted or destroyed because of large dams

Contamination of water ..causing death or aquatic life

such as shrimp,crabs ,fish etc.

IN THE SEA

On the sea over fishing by drag netting ,scooping everything that lives from huge areas ,causing the interruption of reproduction

Contamination from big cities or the dumping of contaminants causing changes in Micro biotic life which affects plankton and lots of things live on that including the biggest ,like sperm whales

also is causes for red tide ,which kills

then there is the environmental damage and death of thousands of animals because of oil spills

And under water nuclear tests

IN THE AIR

air pollution being carried to other parts and deposited ,

such as acid rain .

on the North pole pollutants were found in the ice that were brought there by global air currants

Air pollution.,adding to global warming,

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for starters give me some time and i can come up with a few more

Answer 3

i don't really feel like typing much.

but...

sea levels increasing, displacing hundreds of thousands of people, making more and more refugees.

the extinctions of certain plants and animals.

a water crisis in 2020 that is supposed to make the oil crisis look childish.

but for a lot more helpful info with solutions go to:

http://wecansolveit.org

http://globalwarming.org

http://stopglobalwarming.org

Answer 4

nearly nothing compared to mother nature.   Decades of trying to save the environment can be blown to smitherines by one nice big volcanic eruption, which, by the way, is inevitable.