Impact of Human Factors on Nature and Corresponding Measures

Abstract

As people in nowadays are paying more and more attention on environmental problems, we have noticed that human factors are great contributors to many problems on nature. This essay mainly discusses about the effects of human factors on nature in the aspects of atmosphere, rivers, oceans, and soil. In the paper, various of human factors including burning fossil fuels, sewage disposal, etc. are studied. Industrial processes emit significant greenhouse gases, disrupting Earth's balance and contributing to global warming and acid rain. Sewage and improper waste disposal in rivers and oceans turn once-pristine waters toxic, imperiling marine life. The urgency to address disposal habits is evident in cases like turtles ingesting plastic bags. Plant life is also affected as sewage laden with nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium leads to ecological degradation, causing algal blooms and creating "dead lakes" or "dead seas." On land, human activities like desertification, deforestation, and urbanization have degraded soil health. Additionally, past imprudent infrastructure development has left scars of mudslides, emphasizing the vulnerability of ecosystems to human disregard. Lastly, the paper discusses some possible solutions due to this situation. This paper hopes to find out ways to solve environmental problems caused by human factors.