It’s no secret that our oceans have a problem with pollution from plastic waste, with currents spreading it far and wide.
You can see it first hand in a video shot by diver Rich Horner, who swam off Manta Point in Nusa Penida, Indonesia on Saturd…
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Diver films himself swimming in sea filled with plastic rubbish
It’s no secret that our oceans have a problem with pollution from plastic waste, with currents spreading it far and wide.
You can see it first hand in a video shot by diver Rich Horner, who swam off Manta Point in Nusa Penida, Indonesia on Saturd…
This machine is basically a Roomba for waterways
These innovative trash wheels are powered by mother nature, and are working hard to remove trash and debris from waterways to keep them from flowing into our oceans. Read more…More about Mashable Video, Water, Baltimore, Oceans, and Pollution
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A floating ‘island of trash’ has surfaced in the Caribbean
Waste in our oceans is affecting even the most remote places, and it’s only getting worse. Reduce, reuse, recycle! Read more…More about Mashable Video, Ocean, Pollution, Mashable Video, and Real Time
View More A floating ‘island of trash’ has surfaced in the CaribbeanDeadly smog smothers New Delhi, posing grave health risks
Pollution in India’s capital is stuck at extremely dangerous levels, at a time of year when such events are becoming all too common. At times, just breathing in the outside air is equivalent to smoking 45 cigarettes per day. Smog from stubborn l…
View More Deadly smog smothers New Delhi, posing grave health risksSmog is so bad in New Delhi, air quality is beyond the ‘hazardous’ level
Pollution in India’s capital is at obscenely dangerous levels.
Last year, smog in New Delhi covered the region similarly because of winter weather patterns, and it’s back with a vengeance. It doesn’t help that India’s energy habits, from burning trash to using coal-fired power plants, produce a lot of pollution.
The smoggy conditions are visible from space, covering the northern part of the country in a milky haze. But that’s not smoke or clouds. It’s pollution.
The U.S. Embassy in India has New Delhi’s air quality level at “hazardous” — the particulate level is so high it’s actually off the charts, beyond the index max of 500. Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai, and Kolkata aren’t as dangerously high, but all are at unhealthy, elevated levels. Read more…
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