Powerful Images Showing The Devastating Effects Of Overpopulation
tās no secret that we are exploiting our planet and running out of resources at the speed of light, but many people refuse to take notice. These unbelievable photos of environmental damage, collected into a book by environmental awareness platform Global Population Speak Out, show the harsh realities of the ecological and social tragedies that Earth is suffering. Its title: āOverdevelopment, Overpopulation, Overshoot.ā
This book has plenty of powerful images illustrating the problems generated by overpopulation and consumption, together with quotes from famous writers, scientists and ecologists to help understand and raise awareness about the destruction of natural environments.
Global Population Speak Out provides a link for everyone to have a look at the book online for free, but if you want it in your bookshelf, you can also find it on Amazon.
More info: populationspeakout.org | Amazon (h/t: boredpanda.es)
1. Surfing on a wave full of trash in Java (Indonesia), the worldās most populated island.
2. National Willamette forest, Oregon (USA), 99% deforested.
3. The Yellow river in Mongolia is so polluted that itās almost impossible to breathe near it.
4. Fire at oil platform in Gulf of Mexico, April 2010.
5. Landscape full of trash in Bangladesh.
6. Albatross killed by excessive plastic ingestion in Midway Islands (North Pacific).
7. Enormous iceberg melting near Svalbard island in Norway.
8. Tar-rich zone in Alberta, Canada destroyed by mining and toxic wastes.
9. Landfill in Accra (Ghana). Our electronic rubbish usually ends up in Third-World countries.
10. The Maldives are flooding because of global warming and human action. They will sink in 50 years.
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