Did you know

The Mississippi river carries an estimated 1.5 million metric tons of nitrogen pollution into the Gulf of Mexico each year creating a "dead zone"  in the gulf each summer , about the size of New Jersey.

Emperor Penguins

A number of penguin species found in western Antarctica are declining as a result of a fall in the availability of krill, a study has suggested.

Warming waters , less sea-ice cover and more whale and seal numbers was cited as reducing the abundance of krill , the main food source for penguins.

"Drunken Forests"

"Drunken Forests", such as this one in Alaska , can be found where large-scale thawing of ground ice has occurred , loosening the soil and causing the trees to randomly lean over and tip. As the fast-melting Arctic sea ice raises the inland temperatures in areas such as Alaska , Canada and Russia , permafrost will continue to  melt and ecosystems such as this one are likely to be continually affected.

Did You Know

In Peninsular Malaysia, more tree species are found in 125 acres of Tropical Forest than in the entire North America.

Air Pollution

We breathe about two gallons of air every minute. On average at current pollution levels, air pollution takes off one to two years off the typical human life span. Air pollution effects kids more than adults , because for their body size, kids breathe more air and spend more time playing outside.