According to Robert J. Samuelson, "Every environmental ill is depicted as an onrushing calamity that-if not stopped-will end life as we know it" (Samuelson 462). Pollution may or may not lead to the end of the world, but I find that highly unlikely. The problems with the environment have been slowly growing, like ozone depletion. I do not believe that there will be a big disaster that we cannot stop or prevent.
             Many people have died for other reasons, like war, and natural disasters. The human race is faced with war upon war, generation after generation, and many people have died.
             World War II left more than 35 million dead. Cambodia's civil war resulted in 1
             million to 3 million deaths. The great scourges of humanity remain what they
             have always been: war, natural disaster, oppressive government, crushing
             poverty and hate. On any scale of tragedy, environmental distress is a
             featherweight. (Samuelson 462-463)
             There are a few scientists who believe that the world is not going to be able to sustain life soon.
             Stratospheric ozone depletion threatens us with enhanced ultra-violet radiation
             at the earth's surface, which can be damaging or lethal to many life forms. Air
             pollution near ground level, and acid precipitation, are already causing
             widespread injury to humans, forests, and crops.
             (Union of Concerned Scientists 458)
             Human beings are highly technologically advanced. I have learned in Biology 101 that humans produce ozone through electricity! Some scientists are trying to find a way to get the ozone distributed into the atmosphere. We also produce things that are killing the ozone called Freon, also know as Chlorofluorocarbon, that is used to keep air conditioners and refrigerators cool. There has been a recent reduction in the production of Freon due to this disco...