I first realised that I was against air pollution when we studied climate change in Geography. Like most people know, air pollution has a very negative impact on climate change; the harmful emissions are not only polluting air we breathe but is also giving the greenhouse effect much more impact, thus increasing the average temperature on our planet. Furthermore these damaging pollutants reduce the ozone layer, making it thinner and therefore opening the door for harmful ultraviolet rays, and increasing chance of us developing skin cancer; as well as causing the polar ice caps to melt and flood the whole world!
The most obvious negative effect that air pollution has is the effect that it has on our health. It can cause minor health problems such as burning eyes and nose. However, air pollution can also cause more serious problems. In fact some chemicals in the air can cause cancer, birth defects, brain and nerve damage and asthma. In the UK air pollution alone causes around 50000 early deaths each year, and according to World Health Organization, 2.4 million people die each year from causes directly attributable to air pollution, mostly from different respiratory diseases, but these can also lead to heart and lung problems.
Acid rains are yet another negative example that air pollution has on our environment. Acid rains corrode magnificent ancient monuments, destroy habitats of many animals, pollute water and soil by affecting their acidity, and in general do great amounts of damage to many ecosystems.
So that’s why I think that air pollution should go into room 101.
