Good Speech “Effect of advancing technology on environment”

The inclination of human beings for more and more advancement in technology and modernization for the betterment of living standard is bound to tamper the environment and create threats to life on the earth. To what extent do you agree with this?

With ongoing industrialization and technological advancement, human beings are enjoying more and more facilities and comforts, but side by side, environmental damage has also occurred and will continue with this process. Pollution and some other threats have emerged as burning issues. Environmentalists have shown a serious concern over such issues and are demanding environmental conversation.

Air pollution is the most common form of pollution on the earth. The chimneys of factories give out smoke which contains poisonous gases like carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide. They mix with the air and deteriorate the environment. Vehicular smoke does the same. Human activities in the sector of industrial processes, transportation, agriculture etc. have increased the concentrations of greenhouse gases. This is causing global warming and leading and melting of ice bergs and rising of sea level. Even the ozone layer of atmosphere, which protects us from harmful ultraviolet rays of the sun, is damaged. Industrial chemical wastes are discharged into rivers. They finally reach the sea and harm the aquatic life. Solid wastes are dumped on ground, which pollute the soil and underground water. The loud noise of big industrial machines causes noise pollution. People who are exposed to such loud noise for long term suffer from hearing impairment. Vehicular traffic also causes noise pollution.

Land and water pollution is also caused by the disposal of rubbish, particularly the non-biodegradable wastes like plastic, by individuals. Electricity-generating nuclear power plants also dump their nuclear waste deep in the land or oceans, which may cause life-threatening hazards. Massive deforestation is leading to soil erosion and loss of soil fertility and adverse climatic changes.

Thus, technological progress and environmental deterioration are going hand in hand. Man is now facing a big challenge of environmental conservation. He must take stringent steps to control the situation and save this beautiful planet.