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Factors Causing Imbalance
              Our  day-to-day  activities  for  fulfilling  our  luxuries  disrupts  the  natural  phenomenon  of  our  ecosystem
              and cause environmental imbalance. For instance, excessive amount of CO  is produced by factories and
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              automobiles, excessive use of air conditioners, cement factories, coal mines, etc. increases the temperature of
              the earth, which results in global warming, famine, cyclone, flood, hurricanes, etc.
              There are various factors that cause environmental imbalance with serious consequences and for this, humans
              are held responsible one way or the other.

                 Population:  The  increasing  population  results  in  increasing
                 demands  and  services.  Increasing  population  is  affecting  our
                 natural  ecosystem  as  our  mother  nature  has  got  a  certain
                 capacity to fulfill every living being’s requirement. Its resources
                 are  limited  but  we  are  overburdening  it  with  our  unlimited
                 demands  for  more  food,  infrastructure  (i.e.  buildings,  factories,
                 transportation) and facilities.
                                         Overexploitation: This occurs when the rate of harvesting resources surpasses
                                         their natural reproduction or replenishment. This unsustainable practice can lead
                                         to  the  extinction  of  species,  disrupt  the  ecological  balance  and  impact  the
                                         environment. Examples of overexploitation include excessive harvesting of wild
                                         medicinal plants, overgrazing of pastures by livestock, deforestation, depletion
                                         of water aquifers, overfishing and overhunting. These activities degrade forests
                                         and natural habitats, threatening biodiversity and ecosystem stability.

                 Deforestation:  Cutting  down  trees  and  elimination  of  forests
                 leads to disturbance of the natural habitat of living organisms. We
                 all know that plants and trees are one of the major factors that
                 cause rainfall and disturbing them leads to scanty rainfall which in
                 turn causes water crisis. The percentage of fresh breathable natural
                 air and quality of air is also decreasing at an alarming rate. It leads
                 to  various  unusual  climatic  changes  that  are  not  in  accordance
                 with the natural cycle.
                                                     Mining: The process of digging the earth for the extraction of the ores
                                                    results in erosion, formation of sinkholes and contamination of soils
                                                    that cause severe damage to the environment. It disturbs the natural
                                                    living and breeding place of various living organisms and the life of
                                                    people residing in the nearby areas. It leads to soil erosion, landslide,
                                                    noise pollution and contamination of surface and groundwater due
                                                    to the chemicals released during the extraction process.
                 Pollution: It is the contamination of the environment (land, air and water) due to the presence of some
                 unnatural  elements  i.e.,  pollutants.  Pollutants  are  harmful.  It  can  be  in  solid,  liquid  or  gaseous  form.
                 For  example,  Poisonous  gases  emitted  from  factories
                 and  vehicles,  chemicals  and  garbage  dumped  in  the
                 waterbodies,  excessive  sound  of  vehicles,  etc.  Noise
                 pollution  is  caused  due  to  the  sound  generated  by
                 industrial  and  constructional  activities,  factory  equipment,  generators,  electric  saws,  drills  and  other
                 machinery.



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