how would you say it is having such a devistating effect on

Question

How would you say in spanish "It is having such a devastating effect on the environment."

Answer 1

It´s hard to translate without knowing what "it" is. But, as a first attempt, "esto tiene un efecto (devastating) sobre el medio ambiente."

Your choices for "devastating" include "mal" (bad), "perjudicial" (harmful), "dañoso" (damaging), or "nocivo" (toxic). Which one to use will partly depend on the context.

"such a" is an intensifier in English and I probably wouldn´t translate it (again, depending on the context).