Ever since civilization began, nature gradually started not only to lose its potentials but also to pose lethal threats to the very existence of organisms. The earth, that is considered to be the most inhabitable planet in the universe, has lost some valuable species once for all.
With man’s increasing greed in the name of technology and development, the atmosphere and water bodies have turned into disposal tanks. Hazardous gases, greenhouse gases, heavy metals etc have taken over the elixir of life, oxygen and clean water. Global warming is another issue that points a pistol and there simply seems to be no means of escape. The effects of tampering with nature’s way, are the natural calamities and loss of masses of lives.
The consequence can not be prevented but a number of lives can be saved. For this reason, China has decided to launch its first satellite to monitor the environment that is expected to give a bigger and more reliable picture of the environmental changes, especially natural disasters.
So far, China has set up more than 2,000 stations on the ground to monitor the air, rivers and lakes, and the overall ecosystem. This satellite monitoring is expected to be far more efficient than the ground monitoring networks. Great initiative by the Chinese. Nevertheless, it is yet to prove its vitality.
Via : Greenbang
