Hydrocarbon, an organic compound exclusively acquired from carbon and hydrogen, poses a severe threat to the environment.

Given the present changing climate scenario, it comes as no surprise that the plant kingdom has also come under the ambit of threats from climate change.

Hydrocarbons are organic compounds that consist solely of hydrogen and carbon. We have read about hydrocarbons in our high school textbooks and later in life, but little did we know they pose a severe threat to our environment.