The Green and Blue Lungs of Earth — Why Forests and Oceans Keep Our World Alive

 

All our breathing is an unspoken gift of two mighty natural processes forests and oceans. They are together as the lungs of our planet and they generate oxygen, store carbon and regulate global climatic patterns.

Forests: The Green Workhorse of the Life.

Forests are the staple of the earth ecosystems. Trees absorb carbon dioxide and turn it into oxygen, thereby cleaning air and cooling down the earth, through photosynthesis.

They consist of the mangrove swamp, the boreal pines and the dense rainforests of Amazon, which absorb almost one-third of the carbon dioxide emitted by human activity.

Nevertheless, the unending deforestation has kept most areas on the verge of extinction. Scientists caution that in case deforestation goes on, the level of oxygen in the world would decrease as temperatures increase.

Oceans: Silent Oxygen Factory of the Planet.

On the contrary, the largest life-support system on earth is the ocean. Microscopic organisms such as phytoplankton are suspended on the ocean surface and they transform sunlight into oxygen by photosynthesis.

They provide over one-half of the oxygen in our atmosphere and this goes to show that the ocean is much more than a mere body of water - it is a living lung that supports life on land and at sea.

The Crisis behind the Scenes.

The plastics suffocate organisms in the sea, the temperatures turning the coral reefs white and disbalancing the oxygen cycle.

Analysts reckon that in the current patterns, the amount of oceanic oxygen that is produced may decrease by up to 7 percent in this century.

Air and Water: The Interdependent Cycle.

The forests and oceans are interrelated in a smooth network. Trees accumulate the carbon and oceans absorb. Evaporation by the forest is the replenishment of the ocean, and ocean currents affect the rainfall in the forest.

The responsibility of Human beings on the Earth.

Saving two lungs of the planet is something that needs an immediate unanimous effort. The policies should cut the deforestation, enhance protection of the ocean environment and curb the pollution to stabilize the global climate.

People also have a role to play in the sustainable forestry, the reduction of plastic waste, and encouraging renewable energy.

Innovations of a sustainable future.

Researchers are working on the solutions to restore the green and blue systems which make the earth breathe.

Summary: Breathing With the Planet.

By conserving forests and ocean, we do not only preserve nature but also our existence. The health of the planet reflects on ours.

It is to be borne in mind that our earth hath two lungs; one green, one blue. Having them healthy means saving humanity.