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List a few examples of environmental degradation that you may have observed around you.
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Following are the examples of environmental degradation that I have observed around me:
- Deforestation
- Air Pollution
- Water Pollution
- Noise Pollution
- Soil Erosion
- Waste Accumulation
- Climate change effects like heatwave and floods.
- Loss of Biodiversity.
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