The Problems of Earth: Environmental impacts of war
Environmental impacts of war are the damage that warfares cause on the environment. Destroyed building after a bombing in Syria (Southfront, 2016) War has a destroying impact on the environment. Air, water and soil are polluted, human beings and animals are killed, and numerous health issues occur among those still living. Back in history we find that the armies of ancient Rome, to ensure the total capitulation of their enemies, sowed salt into the cropland of their foes, making the soil useless for farming. This practice had a devastating environmental effect. Modern chemical, biological, and nuclear warfare has the potential to wreak unprecedented environmental havoc. Fortunately, we have not seen it yet –perhaps the Japanese community will disagree on that*. Comparison between the nuclear bombs dropped in Japan, and modern ones. (Nairobi Wire, 2017) During the war, extensive damage is done and many people suffer health effects from weapons applied to de...