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The Countries Where You Can and Can't Drink Tap Water Mapped

Where is Tap Water Safe (and Unsafe) to Drink?

March 17, 2023March 17, 2023 Alex 2 Comments Maps of world, pollution

When you turn on the tap in the United Kingdom, you consider what comes out will be drinkable. Indeed, the General Assembly of the United Nations has access to safe drinking water as a human right. And yet, more than 25% of the world’s population lives in water-stressed nations. According to the World Health Organization, a similar number use a drinking water source polluted with feces.

World map "How many cigarettes you're indirectly smoking each year in capital cities"

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How Many Cigarettes You’re Indirectly Smoking Due to World Pollution Levels Mapped

February 22, 2023February 22, 2023 Alex 1 Comment Australia, Canada, pollution, United Kingdom, United States, World

While the global smoking rate has fallen over the past two decades, increasing air pollution has offset many health gains. Exposure to air pollution severely affects the respiratory system and can have negative health impacts, equivalent to smoking multiple cigarettes daily.

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Light pollution in Europe

March 21, 2016November 22, 2020 Alex 0 Comments Europe, Light Pollution, pollution

Europe is one of the most light-polluted continents on Earth. Sixty percent of Europeans live in regions where the night sky is so bright that the Milky Way is lastingly invisible. Ninety-nine percent of Europeans live in areas that are influenced by light pollution to any measurable extent.

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