SCIENCE
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
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Overfishing and earthquakes
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Pollution and overpopulation
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Flooding and tsunamis
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Super-germs and virus outbreaks
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Detailed explanation-1: -Coffee Consumption. While a simple cup of coffee might seem harmless, coffee consumption is a prime example of the tragedy of the commons. Overfishing. Fast Fashion. Traffic Congestion. Groundwater Use. Finding Alternative and Sustainable Products. Preventing Overconsumption. 06-Feb-2019
Detailed explanation-2: -Depletion of natural resources: When common resources are consumed with an eye towards short-term gain, the result can be a tragedy of the commons. For instance, when water is drawn from an aquifer faster than it refills, the immediate gains are undercut by the long-term danger of drought.
Detailed explanation-3: -As the human population grows, the Earth and its resources remain constant. As each of us focuses more naturally on personal betterment and gain, common resources become overloaded and dwindle – this is the Tragedy of the Commons.
Detailed explanation-4: -Solutions to the tragedy of the commons include the imposition of private property rights, government regulation, or the development of a collective action arrangement.
Detailed explanation-5: -The idea is that commonly held open-access resources like air, water bodies etc., inevitably suffer over-exploitation as no individual has an incentive to stop his/her use of the resource. Air pollution is a direct result of this tragedy of the commons.