Save environment (letter)

  • 27/06/2008

  • Daily Star (Bangladesh)

We do not think about the ill effects of detrimental toxic CO2 and CFC gas because we are not concerned about our environment. Actually, we are destroying our environment in many ways like producing CO2 and CFC gas from vehicles, air coolers, and not following the perfect waste management procedures. Apart from these, we are cutting down trees. A country should have at least 25% forest areas of its total land mass, but our country has only 9% of it. Behind all the natural disasters and degradation of environment is the toxic CO2. Excessive felling of trees causes the degradation of underground water level as well as drought. As the CO2 gets higher the temperature goes high as well. Climatologists predict that if there is a 4 degree centigrade increase in temperature, then the sea water level will rise sharply. We should prepare ourselves for such disasters in the near future.