Essay-YMWHG

There are so many different environmental issues in the world and usually one country gets hit with one of the issues more than another. The statement, ‘the human experience, no matter where you live, is relatively the same’ is not absolutely true. There are many examples of environmental issues that affect certain countries more than others. Environment affects how people live, this than creates different views on life for every person. In Kenya, the biggest environmental issue is water shortage. There is not a lot of rainfall and the climate there gets very hot. Due to that, lakes and rivers start to dry up. People in need for water, will do anything to get it. Half of the day in a family’s life is spent looking for fresh sanitized water. Children are usually not getting their education because they need to go out and get water. When clean water is not found families will take any water they find, even if it’s just a puddle. Due to that many water-borne diseases are formed. While Kenya is struggling for water, in Bangladesh, water is everywhere. Sea water level is rising due to melting glaciers that are then flowing the rivers and then into the ocean. The glaciers melt so fast that it overflows onto the land creating flooding. This climate change heavily affects the people living there. Numerous homes and crops get destroyed. Many residents then have to leave their homes and go find a new place to live, but it’s hard to find a new place to live when everything is surrounded by water. Another effect sea level rising has on humans there is not being able to live a regular life. Children cannot just go out and play soccer, like kids in the United States can. Finding water pumps also becomes an issue because everything is hidden underwater. The environmental issue that affects Bangladesh and the people living there is different than the air pollution that’s happening in China. Those living in China burn coal in order to heat up their homes, cook and do other daily life tasks. This coal then becomes an environment issue because air pollution comes into play. Air pollution is very high in China compared to the rest of the world. The effect it has on people’s lives is even bigger. There have been warnings in many cities that asked residents to stay inside as much as possible. Children are kept inside schools during recess time because they are concerned about their health. Lung cancer has become the number one disease that has been diagnosed there. People breathe in too much SO2 and other chemicals in the air. Air pollution in China effects daily lives more than in any other place in the world. Deforestation has become a major issue in the world, but has a bigger impact on the country of Brazil. The Amazon, which is situated in Brazil, is the largest rainforest in the world and is very important in helping global warming not progress as fast. The trees help protect the ground from heating up too fast and causing many other environmental issues. Deforestation happens in Brazil because farmers and ranchers are in need of the wood. With more trees being cut down, the land is becoming much hotter. Mosquitoes caring malaria become more visible in that area. Residences living near the forest are then becoming affected by the malaria, creating more problems for those living there. As seen, every country might have the same environmental issues but one country may become more affected than another. How humans live is based off of what kind of environmental issues they are faced with.
 * ~The human experience, no matter where you live, is relatively the same.~**