Environmental disasters are manmade and are tragic consequences of environmental degradation due to human actions and activities. Biologists and Ecologists have long discovered that the earth has always hung in a delicate and intricate balance that must be maintained if the equilibrium is not to be disturbed or altered completely. This delicate balance is governed by what we may call laws of nature which among other things reveal that there is an interdependence between all living creatures of which the human race is but a part. The present environment disasters are of grave concern and consequences that if left unresolved or unchecked, could prove fatal for the human race and indeed the whole planet’s ecosystem.
At the forefront of these environmental disasters is the subject of ‘global warming’, which has been receiving a rapt attention from the governments of nations the world over; apparently because there are undeniable proofs that if we do not curb or eradicate the pace of environmental degradation, we would continue to record a lot more of natural disasters like earthquakes, tsunamis and hurricanes. Global warming has been proven to be linked with these natural disasters at one stage or another of their propagation. Global warming as an environmental disaster is reshaping the way we interact with our environment and how we live in it. Laws have been passed in some countries of the world concerning green house emission, forest reservations and forestation of deforested areas. Laws have also been passed to protect endangered species of plants and animals that have been hit directly by these humanly induced environmental tragedies. As some of these human activities are of economic importance, enforcing and enacting some of these laws have been a source of challenge in some developing countries.