Topic 10: Effect of mining activities on the environment & human health
A man-made desert, cause by desertification around hibini mountain. The land had now became bare and useless. Green forest had been cut down for mining and setting up smelting factory, this area was heavily polluted with sulphur dioxide. However, the people living here depend on heavy industry for living. Knowing that it was a good opportunity to struck rich, fresh plans from many different companies has emerged, most companies are expanding their operations.
Destroying the environment to become rich. The impact of environment degradation is fatal and irreversible, once a field has desertifed, the quality of the soil became useless and hard. Workers working in the mines often suffer from illness and cancer, there are two reason to it, one is the condition of working while the other is the pollution on environment.
In my opinion, reforestation is require, this could prevent global warming and soil erosion. A policy has to be introduce to stop MAN from harming the environment without thinking of it consequences.