Ecological ProblemsThe word environment means what is around us. Some people live in a town environment, for others, their environment is the countryside. But the air we breathe, the soil on which we stand and walk, the water we drink are all part of the environment. Today we speak about serious environment problems. They are: -pollution in its many forms (water, air, nuclear) –noise from cars, buses, planes – destruction of wildlife and countryside beauty. –shortage of natural resources. – the growth of population.The sea waters today are much more dangerous. Many seas are for dumping industrial and nuclear waste. Britain alone dumps 250,000 tons of industrial waste straight into the North sea. Many rivers and lakes are poisoned too. Fish can’t live in them/ there is not enough oxygen in the water they can die too.Nuclear power station can go wrong and cause nuclear pollution. This happened in Chernobyl in 1986. Nuclear pollution cannot be seen but its effects can be terrible.More and more often people told not to be in direct sunlight, because ultraviolet radiation from the sun can cause skin cancer.Man needs protection and care as animals do People’s homes, towns, cities must be kept ecologically clean. In the places where people drink poisoned water, eat bad food and breathe polluted air they suffer from serious diseases and die early, their children are born weak. This problem becomes more and more serious with every passing day. If people want to survive they must solve all these problems quickly. That’s why people all over the world think and speak about so much about ecology.Greenpeace is an international environmental organization. It was founded in 1969. Members of Greenpeace appear in the places where the environment is in danger. They always act fast and bravely. Greenpeace members are often called as “GREENS” . The “greens” are groups of people whose aim is protection of plants and animals. Greenpeace has officer in many countries of the world including Russia.
