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All Pollution

No matter what it is, it hurts the world.

By Adriana Wilder Published 9 months ago 3 min read
All Pollution
Photo by Claudio Schwarz on Unsplash

🚨 What Is Pollution?

Pollution is anything that harms the Earth’s land, air, or water. It's caused by things that don’t belong in nature, like trash, chemicals, smoke, or noise.

Pollution makes places dirty, sick, and unsafe—for people, animals, and plants.

Imagine a beautiful forest with birds singing and trees blowing in the wind. Now imagine it filled with garbage and thick smoke. 😞 That’s what pollution can do.

🌟 The 4 Big Types of Pollution

There are many kinds of pollution, but these are the most common ones:

1. 🏭 Air Pollution

This happens when the air gets filled with bad stuff like smoke, dust, and gases.

Where it comes from:

Cars and buses

Factories

Wildfires

Burning trash or wood

Why it's bad:

Makes it hard to breathe

Causes coughing and sickness

Harms animals and plants

Adds to climate change

2. 🌊 Water Pollution

Water gets polluted when trash, oil, or chemicals get into oceans, rivers, and lakes.

Where it comes from:

Factories dumping waste

Plastic and trash in the ocean

Leaky boats or oil spills

Dirty water from homes and farms

Why it’s bad:

Fish and sea animals get sick

People can’t drink or swim safely

Water becomes unsafe for everyone

3. 🗑️ Land Pollution

This happens when trash or chemicals harm the ground.

Where it comes from:

Littering

Dumping garbage

Too much plastic waste

Pesticides and chemicals on farms

Why it’s bad:

Hurts animals and plants

Makes land smelly and dirty

Pollutes soil so crops can’t grow

4. 📢 Noise and Light Pollution

Not all pollution is stuff you can touch—some you can hear or see too much of.

Noise Pollution:

Loud cars, planes, or machines

Hurts animals like birds and whales

Light Pollution:

Too many bright lights at night

Confuses animals and makes sleep harder

🧠 Why Pollution Happens

Pollution often happens because people:

Use too many things they throw away

Burn fuel to drive or make electricity

Don’t take care of their trash

Build too much without protecting nature

But the good news is—we can change that!

😷 How Pollution Affects Us

Pollution doesn’t just make things look yucky—it actually hurts us.

Makes people and animals sick

Causes breathing problems

Can give people allergies or asthma

Harms nature, plants, and water

Damages the Earth’s climate

🌈 What Can Kids Do to Help?

You might be small, but you are mighty! 💪 Here are simple ways you can help fight pollution:

♻️ Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Use less plastic

Recycle paper, cans, and bottles

Reuse containers or bags

🌱 Be a Green Hero

Turn off lights when not needed

Ride your bike or walk when you can

Pick up litter (with gloves!)

Plant a tree or garden

📢 Speak Up!

Teach your friends and family

Start a cleanup or recycling group at school

Write letters or posters about saving the planet

🐢 Pollution Hurts Nature Too

Pollution is super harmful to animals, especially:

🐢 Sea turtles (they eat plastic by mistake)

🐦 Birds (they get tangled in trash)

🐠 Fish (they swim in dirty water)

🐝 Bees (they lose clean flowers)

When we pollute, we hurt the whole web of life. But when we protect the Earth, we protect all creatures great and small. 💕

🌍 The World Needs You!

Pollution is a big problem, but every little change makes a BIG difference.

By being kind to the planet and making smart choices, you can be a hero for the Earth. 🌟 So say no to waste, yes to clean air and water, and help create a future that’s healthy, bright, and beautiful for everyone!

🫶 Final Thought

We only have one Earth—and it’s amazing. 🌎✨

Let’s keep it clean, safe, and full of wonder for all the animals, all the plants, and all the kids just like you.

(The picture is of the globe covered in trash. It will be that soon.)

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About the Creator

Adriana Wilder

I'm a new writer on vocal, and I write here in my free time, I'm an environmentalist, always trying to find ways to stop pollution, and maybe you can help out! I also love kitsunes. I hope you all enjoy my stories, and have a great day!

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