Since ancient times, what punishments have people received for destroying nature?

Punishment 1: Large areas of tropical rainforest were burned, and carbon dioxide heated the earth

In the Brazilian state of Rondonia, cattle and sheep wandered on a deserted pasture. , this is a scene after many large tracts of the Amazon rainforest were destroyed. The Amazon rainforest has been burned to make way for farming. In the first five years of this century, Brazil burned an area of ​​rainforest equivalent to the area of ​​England and Wales combined. Scientists believe that burning rainforests is equivalent to a 17% increase in greenhouse gas emissions and has also resulted in fewer and fewer trees to absorb carbon dioxide, making recent years the hottest period on earth.

Punishment 2: Rising temperatures, melting icebergs, and rising sea levels

In October last year, an iceberg separated from a large glacier (called the Pig Glacier because it is shaped like a pig) . In the past 20 years, this giant glacier has shrunk to 1/40 of its original size, and this is just a microcosm. Antarctica has enough ice that if all melted it could raise global sea levels by 57 meters. The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change predicts that sea levels will rise by 20 to 80 centimeters by 2100 due to rising temperatures due to the greenhouse effect.

Punishment 3: The population is growing rapidly, and mountains of garbage "besiege" humans

A girl holds a plate of mangoes on her head while standing in Oulu, the capital of Nigeria, Lagos Spread loose garbage on the mountain. This is Africa's largest garbage mountain, with 2,400 metric tons of garbage collected every day from Lagos, one of the world's fastest-growing cities. In the past 15 years, the population of Lagos has tripled, but the increase in infrastructure cannot keep up with the population growth, and more than 1,000 settlements are besieged by mountains of garbage, large and small. This situation exists all over the world, and mountains of garbage have begun to besiege mankind's originally beautiful home.

Punishment 4: Lack of water and severe drought

In New South Wales, a kangaroo fell dead on Richard Walker's farm. In the summer of 2006, Australia experienced a once-in-a-millennium drought. South Australia has had its lowest rainfall since 1900, while temperatures have been its highest since the 1950s. Many parts of Australia are experiencing five years of drought, with crops failing and livestock dying. In Sydney, households caught using water to water their gardens will be fined $220 (£100). Droughts are still threatening human survival all over the world. Europe and the Americas are experiencing the largest droughts in history. In 2007, in Asia, China, along the Yangtze River, which originally had ample water, also suffered a rare drought.

Punishment 5: Air pollution, rampant sand and dust

A man flew a kite in Tiananmen Square, but the sky was gray. In order to successfully host the Olympic Games, the Chinese government has decided to close several coal-fired power plants, cement plants and chemical plants about a month before the Olympic Games. In addition, the Chinese government is expected to restrict more than 1 million cars from driving on the streets of the capital before and during the Olympics. The Chinese government has set an example for developing countries in terms of energy conservation and emission reduction, but Asia has suffered the most sandstorms in recent years. Even in Europe and America, there are sandstorms.

Punishment 6: Serious water pollution, challenging living conditions

A fish farmer was cleaning up thousands of dead fish, feeling very sad. This is a scene that happened somewhere in Hubei, China, last July. Hot weather and untreated industrial wastewater killed around 50,000 kilograms of fish. Scientists say the problem of water contamination is getting worse due to drought, population growth and booming industry. The problem of water resources that was already scarce has become more and more serious. Some countries and regions are facing serious problems of water pollution while being short of water. This problem is particularly acute in developing countries such as Asia and Africa. Polluted water resources have become the biggest challenge to living conditions.

Punishment 7: The fragile atmosphere cannot bear the heavy responsibility of protecting the earth

When a passenger plane was about to land on the Dutch island of St. Maarten in the Caribbean, it brushed against a parasol on the beach. By then, some vacationers were sitting under umbrellas, but no one noticed the exhaust fumes from the plane. Scientists believe that the amount of exhaust emitted by an airplane in one flight is equivalent to the exhaust emitted by a car in a year. According to data, exhaust emissions from various aircraft account for 3.5% of the world's total. This percentage is expected to rise to 15% by 2050. However, the limit on the growth of aircraft exhaust emissions has not been added to the "Climate Change Act". Scientists are worried that human beings' fragile atmosphere will be gradually destroyed by aircraft exhaust. If the aviation industry's exhaust emissions are left unchecked, the fragile atmosphere will be destroyed in the next 50 years. Finally, we cannot shoulder the heavy responsibility of protecting the earth.

Punishment 8: Greenhouse gas emissions intensify, and the city loses its blue sky

Black smoke rises from the tall chimneys and rises into the sky, making the entire sky filthy. AES Company in Yorkshire, UK is a giant in the global power industry, but its factory also produces one of the highest emissions in the world. Data show that coal-fired power plants in developed countries emit 22.8 million tons of carbon dioxide every year, exceeding the combined emissions of third world countries.

Drax, a subsidiary of AES, is responsible for 7% of the UK's electricity supply. However, this company also produces the largest amount of pollution in the UK. Due to the huge amount of greenhouse gas emissions in developed countries around the world, environmental pollution has intensified in some developed cities, including some megacities in Europe and the United States. , it often happens that the blue sky cannot be seen for months or days.