“World Environment Day” (5th June) 2015

 

Environmental facts

·        Pollution kills over 1 million seabirds and 100 million mammals every year.

·        Garbage dumped in the ocean every year is approx.7 billion kilograms, plastic being the major constituent. Greenhouse gas emissions are also causing acidification of oceans.

·        People in high-density air pollution area have 20% higher risk of contracting lung cancer than people in less polluted areas. The smog disaster in London in 1952 killed over 4000 people in a few days due to high concentration of pollution.

·        80% of urban waste in India is dumped in the river Ganga.

·        There are 500 million cars in the world and this is projected to rise to 1 billion by 2030, effectively doubling the pollution.

·        Composting and recycling worldwide prevented 85 million tons of waste from being dumped in landfills in 2010.

·        Recycled glass can reduce air pollution by 20% and water pollution by 50%

·        Antarctica is the cleanest place on earth, protected by anti-pollution laws.

·        Children contribute to only 10% of world’s pollution but are prone to 40% of global disease.