(Baonghean.vn) - Everyone knows that we are depleting the planet's resources at an alarming rate, but not many people pay attention to this. Let's look at and reflect on the unbelievable photos below to see the extent to which humans have destroyed the environment.
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| Surfing in the trash-strewn waters of Java (Indonesia) – the most populous island on the planet. |
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| Willamette National Forest in Oregon (USA) has been 99% destroyed. |
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| The Yellow River in Mongolia is so polluted that it's impossible to breathe when you get close to it. |
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| The Ken River oil field (USA) – in operation since 1899. |
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| The fire at the oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010. |
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| A scene of utter garbage in Bangladesh. |
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| Tropical rainforests in Indonesia are being transformed into palm oil plantations. |
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| An area of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil was burned down for "other purposes". |
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| The world's largest excavator, the Bagger 288, is used for coal mining at the Tagebau Hambach mine in Germany. |
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| A pile of waste in Accra (Ghana). Electronic waste is often dumped in developing countries. |
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| A view of Mexico City, a city with 20 million inhabitants. |
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| Seagulls are dying from ingesting too much plastic in the Midway Islands (North Pacific). |
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| An area densely packed with glass houses in Almeria (Spain). |
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| Areas with large tar reserves in Alberta, Canada, are being devastated by mining activities and toxic waste. |
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| The Maldives archipelago is being submerged due to the effects of global warming and human activities. This famous archipelago is predicted to sink within 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 massive iceberg is melting near the island of Svalbard in Norway. |
Phu Binh
(According to boredpanda)
