"This." Tierra's hands did not leave his knife and fork as he continued cutting the lamb chop on his plate.
But another hand extended from beneath his clothes and tapped the table—
A stack of newspapers appeared on the dining table—
"This is..." Jeffrey picked up one of the newspapers and began reading.
"'Ixtal Oil Tanker Spill Incident?'" Jeffrey read aloud involuntarily. "'The oil tanker, carrying a large quantity of heavy fuel oil, encountered enormous waves suddenly generated by a storm while carrying out an international transport mission. The tanker lost control and eventually ran aground on a rocky coast lashed by waves. As the tanker broke apart and leaked a large quantity of heavy fuel oil, coastal areas faced a severe risk of pollution. The government of France responded with an immediate emergency operation.'"
"'According to reports, due to the harsh weather conditions, the Seagull oil tanker suddenly broke apart after running aground, causing nearly 17,000 tons of oil to spill. This accident severely affected Argentina's coastline and surrounding areas, inflicting tremendous negative impacts on local fisheries, marine ecosystems, and tourism.'" Jeffrey picked up another newspaper and read it.
"These..." Jeffrey did not quite understand why Tierra was showing him these things.
"Marine pollution," Tierra said. "These are merely accidents with particularly severe consequences."
"As I explained in class, Muggles live in a highly industrialized society. But because of the rapid pace of their development and their extreme lack of environmental awareness, they discharge enormous amounts of industrial wastewater and waste materials into the sea," Tierra said. "These incidents are merely conspicuous pollution caused by accidental crude oil spills."
"There are also forms of pollution we cannot see," Tierra said. "For instance, industrial wastewater discharge, exhaust emissions, heavy-metal wastewater entering the sea, and plastic pollution. Industrial production and consumer