Nowadays, the world is increasingly confronted with several global problems. These concerns affect not only the life of any particular state or group of states but, correspondingly, the interests of all humankind. The significance of these crises for the fate of civilization is excellent, and their non-resolution poses a threat to future generations. Nevertheless, they cannot be solved in isolation: it requires the joint efforts of all humanity (Rawtani, 2022). A large-scale military conflict is one of the recent events affecting the whole world.
The development, production, manufacture, testing and storage of weapons pose a serious threat to the earth’s atmosphere. Manoeuvres and movements of military equipment disfigure the landscape, destroy the soil, poison the atmosphere, and remove vast areas from beneficial human activities (Rawtani, 2022). The central tragedy of any armed conflict is the consequences. Humanity is witnessing the significant loss of life, destruction of infrastructure and economic problems. Usually, less attention is paid to war’s environmental, social and food consequences (Dunlap, 2023). However, these and other defeats in the extended period may lead to more casualties in the motherland where the conflict is directly ensuing and other grounds.
The same consequences are to be expected in connection with explosions, each of which is already a chemical reaction. Moreover, after the explosions, numerous particles are released into the atmosphere, causing pollution in the sky above the conflict area and the entire planet (Dunlap, 2023). Nowadays, scientists have revealed the pollution of acqua ecosystems. They state the negative consequences of oil spills, which can affect neighbouring countries (Rawtani, 2022). Thus, the war poses an enormous threat to the health of the surrounding environment. It entails catastrophic ecological consequences that can destroy a fragile ecosystem and affect the lives of all humanity.
References
Dunlap, A. (2023). The green economy as counterinsurgency, or the ontological power affirming permanent ecological catastrophe. Environmental Science & Policy, 139, 39-50. Web.
Rawtani, D., Gupta, G., Khatri, N., Rao, P. K., & Hussain, C. M. (2022). Environmental damages due to war in Ukraine: A perspective. Science of The Total Environment, 850, 157932. Web.