Fact – we are exploiting our planet. Fact – we are running out of resources. Fact – many people refuse to take notice… remember Florida banning employees from mentioning Climate Change?
But the effects of our abuse and lack of concern for our planet – the only home we have – is peaking at an alarming rate. These 22 unbelievable and might I add, scary photos of environmental damage shows ‘very clearly’ the harsh realities of the “ecological and social tragedies that Earth is suffering”.
These photos are among the many other powerful images collected into a book titled “Overdevelopment, Overpopulation, Overshoot” by environmental awareness platform, Global Population Speak Out.
1. Surfing on a wave full of trash in Java (Indonesia), the world’s most populated island
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2. National Willamette forest, Oregon (USA), 99% deforested
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3. The Yellow river in Mongolia is so polluted that it’s almost impossible to breathe near it
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4. Ken River oil field, California (USA) – exploited since 1899
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5. Fire at oil platform in Gulf of Mexico, April 2010
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6. Landscape full of trash in Bangladesh
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7. Indonesian forest transformed into palm plantation
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8. Part of the Amazonian jungle in Brazil, burnt down to be “repurposed”
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9. World’s biggest excavator, Bagger 288, used to extract coal in Tagebau Hambach strip mine (Germany)
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10. Landfill in Accra (Ghana). Our electronic rubbish usually ends up in Third-World countries
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11. Mexico City landscape, 20 million inhabitants
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12. Ship Dragging Net – A 120-meter-long pelagic trawler fishes off the coast of Mauritania to support the ever-growing demand for fish protein in the world diet.
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13. Albatross killed by excessive plastic ingestion in Midway Islands (North Pacific)
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14. Landscape covered in greenhouses , Almeria (Spain)
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15. Tar-rich zone in Alberta, Canada destroyed by mining and toxic wastes
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16. The Maldives are flooding due to global warming and human abuse and negligence. They will sink in 50 years
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17. Mir mine, Russia. This gigantic hole is the world’s biggest diamond mine.
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18. Enormous iceberg melting near Svalbard island in Norway
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19. Dead Polar Bear – The western fjords on Svalbard, Norway, that normally freeze in winter remained ice-free all season. This bear headed north, looking for suitable sea ice to hunt on. Finding none, it eventually collapsed and died.
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20. Feedlot – Industrial livestock production in Brazil.
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21. Megalopolis – Shanghai, China, a sprawling megacity of 24 million.
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22. Darkening Skies – Coal-burning power plant, United Kingdom.
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The book also features quotes from famous writers, ecologists, and scientists to help raise awareness about the disturbing destruction of Earth’s natural environments. The book is available on Amazon.
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