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~Sumgayit, Azerbaijan~
So I was looking at Shannon's blog, and she had a post about Earth Day. So I checked out the web-site she had linked to, and investigated a bit. There were a lot of very good things I read and learned about, but one subject really stood out to me and took me by surprise.
One of the topics that stood out the most to me was 'The 10 Most Polluted Places in the World'. I read about these cities, and it was very sad to me. All the problems and the effects of all the activities going on in these places are not only harming the people that live there now, but there is evidence that they will continue to pollute these cities for centuries to come.
There is also the topic of harm on the children of these cities, and the hightened rates of defects among the children growing up around these pollutants. Although it is very interesting, it is very heart breaking. Like its not bad enough that these issues are very real, but in many of the cities discussed, it is pointed out there are no actions being taken to clean up the areas/problems, or any plans to do so in the near future.
Check it out...they are relatively short write ups about each place, but enough to be a definate eye-opener.
Wow, you're right - this is a definite eye-opener. Very powerful (and heart-wrenching) post!
ReplyDeleteWow...this link was really interesting. I was shocked to see that China, India, and Russia, all had multiple places in the top ten list of most polluted areas. I think that it is so sad that these helpless children are being affected by the pollution that we are creating. That is just so horrible. I was also shocked to read that many of these cities are not doing any about their pollution. How can they not care about their health. I realize that these cities are in a deep problem, with no obvious solutions, but they need to do something. Thank you so much for sharing this link with us.
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