The Environmental Impact of War
When we think of war, we first think of the human impact. We categorize and characterize: men, women, children: soldiers, warriors, innocent bystandars, complicit, etc. It is only when a war drags on for a long time do we stop to consider the environmental impact.
Well, all wars have a negative environmental impact. Sometimes the impact is just awful. Consider, for example, the impact of the following:
- WWII in the European theatre was pretty grim. The land was ravaged by bombing and trench warfare.
- Nagasaki and Hiroshima were horrific examples of this topic
- Testing atomic bombs during the Cold War by both sides had a remarkably bad impact to several areas and those areas will be radioactive for generations.
- Napalm in the Vietnam war changed the landscape of that area of the world.
Well, here are two more to add to the list. And the environmental impact of these conflicts continues to burn:
Will we ever learn?
What do we need to do to counter-balance this destruction with positive action? When you are ready to act, L2ideas can help.
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