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Wednesday, June 8, 2016

World Oceans Day 2016: Healthy Oceans, Healthy Planet


8th June is each year World Ocean Day. It is a United-Nations-recognised day of ocean celebration and action. This year's theme is Healthy oceans, healthy planet. This includes the promotion to prevent plastic pollution.

World Oceans Day, held every June 8th, is the United Nations-recognized day of ocean celebration and action. People all over our blue planet organize celebrations – which can be a huge event in your community, a special announcement, or anything in between – to support action to protect the ocean.
This year, under the theme of Healthy oceans, healthy planet, we’re promoting prevention of plastic pollution.
The World Oceans Day is coordinated by The Ocean Project, working in partnership with the World Ocean Network, Association of Zoos and Aquariums, and many other partners in its network of 2,000 organizations.
Thousand events in 2015
The world celebrated "Healthy oceans, healthy planet" in the first year of a two-year theme for World Oceans Day. Nearly 1,000 events were held at aquariums, zoos, museums, recreational centers, youth clubs, schools, businesses, and countless individuals marked the day by doing something to keep our ocean healthy.
Thousands took The Better Bag Challenge for World Oceans Day – promising to use reusable bags rather than disposable plastic bags for a year to help address the problem of marine debris.
Take action
Explore the website of World Oceans Day — developed as a free resource for everyone around the world to use — and learn how you can organize an event for World Oceans Day, mark the day in a special way, or just take action for the ocean on your own in June and throughout the year.

More information
World Oceans Day
www.worldoceansday.org

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Earth Day 2014 - Facts

Earth Day 2014 - Facts



Saturday, December 22, 2012

Top Ten Most Polluted Places in the World, 2012

Top Ten Most Polluted Places in the World, 2012

This Top Ten list was compiled by the Technical Advisory Board of the Blacksmith Institute, an environmental NGO based in New York. The criteria used in ranking include the size of the affected population, the severity of the toxins involved, and reliable evidence of health problems associated with the pollution.

Source: the Blacksmith Institute, 2012. Web: http://www.worstpolluted.org/ .

CountryProblemMain Pollutant ExposurePathway
Linfen, ChinaAir PollutionCoal dust, fly ash, carbon monoxide, sulphur dioxide and arsenicInhalation
Bhopal, IndiaIndustrial ChemicalsIsocyanate gas, pesticide productionIngestion of contaminated groundwater
Central Kalimantan province, IndonesiaArtisanal Gold MiningMercuryInhalation of airborne vapors
Kasargod, IndiaPesticideEndosulfanInhalation, ingestion
Dzerhinsk, RussiaChemical weapons manufactureChemical wasteIngestion of contaminated groundwater
Sumgayit, AzerbaijanIndustrial and Agricultural Chemical ProductionOrganic chemicalsInhalation of airborne vapors
Tianying, ChinaContaminated Surface WaterLeadInhalation, ingestion
Sukinda, IndiaMetals Processing and MiningHexavalent chromiumInhalation, ingestion
Chernobyl, UkraineRadiationRadioactive wasteIngestion
Arctic CanadaOrganic chemical accumulationPersistent organic pollutants (POPs)Ingestion

Thursday, June 21, 2012

BEAUTIFUL NATURE OF ANTARCTICA..


Antarctica has the lowest temperatures in our planet reaching 70° Celsius below zero with winds of  300 km. Per hour.Containing 90% of the planet's ice it's the major reserve of fresh water on Earth.  
 


About 99% of Antarctica is covered with ice at an average thickness of 2,500 meters, reaching in some places as deep as 4,776 meters. 
 




If the ice layer would melt all the Earth's Oceans would rise 70 meters above the actual level. 
 











Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Maldives - "Between Heaven and Earth"


Maldives -  "Between Heaven and Earth
























Monday, January 3, 2011

Suzuki to introduce more fuel-efficient engine for its minicars in Japan



Suzuki Motor Corp. plans to introduce an all-new engine for its minicars for the first time in roughly 16 years. This 660cc engine is expected to deliver a fuel efficiency of 27 km/L (63.5 mpg US, 3.7 L/100km) when combined with an idle-stop system—an improvement of about 20% over the current offering.
This would enable Suzuki minicars to achieve a fuel economy comparable to that offered by Daihatsu Motor Co.’s new Move, which hit the market last month. Suzuki plans to invest a total of 20 billion yen [US$246 million] over three years to retool its Sagara factory in Shizuoka Prefecture to make the new engine.
All future versions of the company’s minicars, including the Wagon R and the Alto, will eventually be powered by the engine. The first to feature it will be the new MR Wagon, slated for launch this month.
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