Open AccessTwo New Discoveries Showing the Human Impact on the Environment
Author(s) -
Atikaran Krishnamoorthy
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of undergraduate life sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1911-8902
pISSN - 1911-8899
DOI - 10.33137/juls.v15i1.35983
Subject(s) - deepwater horizon , oil spill , environmental science , harm , human life , offshore drilling , marine life , oil drilling , submarine pipeline , drilling , coal , environmental protection , petroleum engineering , waste management , engineering , oceanography , geology , mechanical engineering , philosophy , humanity , theology , political science , law
Our environment provides us with vital resources, such as food, energy, and raw materials. However, many human activities harm the environment. For example, plastic wastes pollute our oceans, while the burning of coal pollutes the air. To add, offshore drilling has led to oil spills, such as the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that is still hurting marine life even after ten years1.