Maps depicting environmental degradation across planet.
A global distribution of plastic on the surface of the open ocean, mostly concentrating on the convergence zones of each
Read more: Concentrations of plastic debris in surface waters of the global ocean92 percent of the population breathes air with harmful levels of pollutants, that’s why 100 thousand Americans die every year
Read more: Dirtiest Fine Particulate Matter Month by US CountyAbsolute Cardiovascular Mortality associated to Sodium Consumption of More than 2.0 g per day in 2010, according to Nation. The
Read more: 1.65 million deaths worldwide caused by sodium consumption
Over the next decades, it is predicted that billions of people, especially those in developing nations, face deficits of water
Read more: Potential Vulnerability to Climate ChangeCountries with coastlines have jurisdiction over nearby waters, deciding to open some economic activity and to protect others from possibly
Read more: Layers of Ocean ProtectionA digital total sediment thickness database for the world’s oceans and marginal seas is being compiled by the National Geophysical
Read more: Total Sediment Thickness of the World’s Oceans & Marginal SeasThe International Union for Conservation of Nature lists 474 endangered mammalian species. 8.6 percent of all evaluated mammalian species are
Read more: Countries With The Most Threatened MammalsMany countries on course to suffer major freshwater deficits in the next two decades. Nowadays more than one-third of the
Read more: Increased global water stressDesertification is the permanent decrease in biological productivity of dryland areas. Drylands comprise 41 percent of the earth’s land area and are home to roughly two billion
people, or 34 percent of the earth’s population.
Red color – The repeatability of less than 25 years. Orange – 25-50 years, yellow – 50-75 years.
Read more: Repeatability of forest fires
Key facts: Only 3 percent of the Earth’s water can be used as drinking water. Less than 25 percent of
Read more: All the places where the Centers for Disease Control says you can’t drink the waterSatellites have been watching us for 40 years. Here’s what their images reveal. Since 1972, a posse of satellites has
Read more: 5 human activities you can see from spaceForests in the eastern US currently store an estimated 8.5 Pg (1 Pg (pentagram) is equivalent to 1015 g or
Read more: Aboveground Woody Biomass in the US