ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Facts About Air Pollution You Must Know On World Environment Day

BARCELONA -- Who is safe from air pollution? No one is. The United Nations are sending another warming on the celebration of World Environment Day. They say that 9 out of 10 people on the planet are breathing polluted air and that these 9 people can live at any given part of the world.

Western Plastic: To Spurn or To Burn?

What will the world do with all these plastic trash from highly industrialized Western countries? PARIS, France -- Western countries, despite huge campaigns in an effort to reduce plastic wastes continue to produce more.

Geothermal Energy May Lead To Tragic Earthquakes

Geothermal energy is seen as one of the most viable alternatives for energy source, but its continued use may trigger earthquakes, make them stronger and more destructible.

Ocean Acidification Is Killing Coral Reefs

When coral reefs and coralline algae were put to a test, the results show that there were not able to acclimatize to the acidification of the ocean waters.

Seahorses Are Being Threatened by Illegal Harvesting

In theory, seahorses are protected animals. In a row of shops in Sheung Wan, on the western side of Hong Kong Island, the seahorses are stored in plastic boxes and glass jars, their elongated, S-shaped bodies stacked like spoons.
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