(Baonghean.vn) - Surely everyone knows that we are depleting the planet's resources at a dizzying speed, but not many people pay attention to this. Let's look at and ponder the unbelievable photos below, to see how much the environment has been destroyed by humans.
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Surfing in the trash-filled waters of Java Island (Indonesia) – the most populous island on the planet. |
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The Willamette National Forest in Oregon (USA) has been 99% devastated. |
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The Yellow River in Mongolia is so polluted that it is uninhabitable to get close to it. |
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Ken River Oil Field (USA) – in operation since 1899. |
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Fire at an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010. |
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Scene of garbage flooding in Bangladesh. |
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Tropical forests in Indonesia are being turned into palm oil plantations. |
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A section of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil was burned to “serve another purpose”. |
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The world's biggest excavator, the Bagger 288, is used to mine coal at the Tagebau Hambach mine in Germany. |
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A pile of waste in Accra (Ghana). Electronic waste often ends up in third world countries. |
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View of Mexico City with 20 million people. |
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Albatrosses die from eating too much plastic at Midway Islands (North Pacific). |
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Area of glass houses in Almeria (Spain). |
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Large tar sand deposits in Alberta, Canada have been devastated by mining and toxic waste. |
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The Maldives are being submerged due to global warming and human activities. The famous archipelago is predicted to sink in the next 50 years. |
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This giant pit is the world's largest diamond mine, located in Russia. |
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A giant iceberg is melting near the island of Svalbard in Norway. |
Phu Binh
(According to boredpanda)