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Next Post -- Previous Post Living in the 21st century, our world has to deal with the problems of disposing of our waste. And we are faced with that problem if disposing of our waste. According to the United States EPA, we threw out 570 billion pounds of waste in 2007, where should we put all that waste? The Truth I know this is old data, but I have to admit something. The United States accounts for only 4 percent of the world's population, but guess what? The waste from people in our country accounts for just about 30% of the world's waste. We are headed into the inevitable, we need to reduce our waste. The Great Pacific Trash Heap(s) The Great Pacific Trash Heaps are two floating islands of trash which are stationary because of the currents. You'd think it would be really easy to clean up, but it isn't. You see, there are more than 100 million tons of it there. And it gets harder and harder to clean up. Most of the trash there is plastic, which d...

By: Samuel Desai Next Post - Previous Post The population on earth is growing, at about 7.5 billion and still growing , we need more natural resources every day. And we can't take these resources forever.There are many different resources we need to save. Oil Oil is one of those resources which we will lose very soon. If we continued to consume it at our current rate, our oil supply would run dry in 45 years , but our consumption rates of oil should continue to increase, lasting us about 25 more years. Consequences: Possible transition to renewable energy :) Shrinks economies like Russia's (built on oil) less transport to places Water Water is one of the most fought over resources in the modern  world. Climate Change is causing severe worldwide droughts. Only 2.5% of the worlds water is fresh. Of that 2.5%, 70% of it is locked up in glaciers. Of that amount (.75%), 10% is used for drinking. THAT ONLY LEAVES .075% of the worlds water to drink, w...

Overpopulation By: TGU-Blogger Next Post: http://kidsconcerned.blogspot.com/2017/01/natural-resources-gone-4-8.html    Think about every problem in the entire world. It's easy, which is bad. What's on the list: Global Warming/Climate Change, Pollution (all types), Traffic, Starvation, Disease, etc. The list is very long. But, a lot of those issues are because of one main issue, Overpopulation.  Overpopulation is when there are two many humans, and in this case there are currently 7 billion, 500 million, and that number is still growing by the second.    Now, if you look on The Washington Times, or any other newspaper or news magazine, you'll notice that they hardly touch the subject, especially some people, and there's a good explanation for that. Here's a hint: In some countries there are women in power, and they tend to have less children. That's right, the reason most people won't touch the issu...

Climate Change Previous Post                                                                                                                          Next Post By: Samuel Desai The world is getting worse, I can't say no to that. Humans are dirtying the air, water, night sky, and our ears. It will only get worse. As humans pollute the air with more and more carbon dioxide, greenhouse gasses force the suns to heat in, heating up the earth more, and more. The Greenhouse Effect The greenhouse effect is a pretty simple effect which helps keep our planet warm. I once read somewhere that without it, the Earth would be about 0 degrees (worldwide the Earth is about 61 degre...

Climate Change Previous Post                                                                                                              Next Post By: Samuel Desai The world is getting worse, I can't deny it. Humans are polluting the air, water, night sky, and our ears. It will only get worse. As humans pollute the air with more and more carbon dioxide, greenhouse gasses force the solar radiation in, heating up the earth more, and more. The Greenhouse Effect The greenhouse effect is a pretty simple effect which helps keep our planet warm. I once read somewhere that without the greenhouse effect, the average temperature on Earth would be about 0 degrees (the average temperature is about 61 degr...

Previous Post     Next Post Noise Pollution - 4-8 Written By: TGU-Blogger  What Is Noise pollution? Just by listening to Noise pollution it sounds as if Noise is  contributing to Climate Change, which is completely wrong. Noise pollution happens when there are sounds that either: disrupting sleep patterns, disrupting 'important' conversations, and just disrupting the way of life overall. Noise pollution doesn't just mean a bunch of loud noises, it means, "unwanted, or disturbing sounds".   Noise pollution is dangerous to health. It can lead to illness, high blood pressure, speech interference, hearing loss, sleep deprivation, and lost productivity. If you want to protect yourself from the noise you can use head gear (earmuffs, earbuds, etc.).  One of the biggest causes of noise pollution is cars. Cars create a lot of noise, simply from driving an old (loud) car, or from hearing the honki...

Previous Post                                                                                                                               Next Post Light pollution video Light Pollution Map Light Pollution General Info At night when you look up at the sky, all you see are some clouds, and the moon. But did you know that when you are out in the middle-of-nowhere, the night sky is actually quite beautiful? One of the reasons you don't see any stars anymore actually has to do with light bulbs over powering the light of the stars. Besides the sun, the closest star is  25,260,733,353,600 miles away! Even though it is so close (compared to other stars), it is so di...