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Григорий Яблонский

 

"WHO ARE WE? THE FRIENDS OR THE ENEMIES OF THE PLANET?"

Chernobyl', Ukraine, 1986. The greatest disaster in the world. The problem facing the nuclear industry is the storage of nuclear wastes which remain toxic for seven hundred to one million years, it depends on the type of it. Safe storage for geological periods of time is problematic; meanwhile nuclear wastes accumulate, threatening the integrity of the environment. Radiation and other poisonous materials present health and safety problems.

Acid rain is the major global problem. It kills vast stretches of forests. Acid rains acidifies lakes and streams, making them unable to support fish, wild life, plants or insects.

Ozone layer is a region of the atmosphere that shields the Earth from the harmful ultraviolet rays of the sun. In the 1980s scientists found that human activity effected badly on it. Without this layer no life can survive on the planet. It was damaged by the increasing use of industrial chemicals which are used in fridges, air conditioning, packing materials, aerosols sprays. There is a growing ozone hole above Antarctica. It can increase skin cancer and cataracts, reduce immune system responses, interfere with lives of plants and animals.

Igor Perelyotov, 7 "A"
Aleksey Testov, 7 "B"
Pavel Markov, 7 "A"
Nikolay Bakayanov, 7 "A"

Litter is garbage like food, paper and cans on the ground. It is a big problem not only in small cities but also in big towns. People don't care about environment. They drop papers  and something like these everywhere, but not in the rubbish bin. It makes cities look dirty and ugly. Rotten food and garbage attract birds and animals which often carry many diseases.

Yana Krasilnikova, 7 "A"
Irina Redko, 7 "A"

We live on the Earth. This planet is our home. We want it to be clean and new. We want to see blue sees, green trees, clear sky. We want to breath clean air. If you care about your planet don't make it dirty. Don't leave plastic bags, bottles, cans, papers in the streets, parks, forests and on the beaches. Pick up the litter if you see it. Remember that the future is in your hands!

Can we preserve the life? Can we preserve the quality of life necessary for future generations? When we are sick we try to take care of ourselves. There is nobody but us, humans, to take care of the Earth that is sick because of our action. Can we do something? Yes, we can! We are the only life form that is able to destroy out life support system. But we are sensible beings and we can maintain life on the Earth for many generations to come.

Yana Krasilnikova, 7 "A"
Aleksey Starkov, 7 "B"
Irina Redko, 7 "A"