• Question: how much is earth polluted?

    Asked by anon-245788 to Sam, Samantha, Nicol, Lori-Ann, Liam, David on 11 Mar 2020.
    • Photo: Lori-Ann Foley

      Lori-Ann Foley answered on 11 Mar 2020:

      There are lots of different kinds of pollution. The ones that come from people include the exhaust fumes from cars and factories, litter that is dumped in rivers, seas and oceans, and rubbish that is buried in the ground. So there is lots everywhere but I don’t think anyone has counted it all up. But the good news is that people can clean up the pollution and stop adding more. So like when David Attenborough said people should stop throwing so much plastic away, which ends up making a mess in the environment, and now people use less plastic and are careful how they throw it away. And people use their cars less and take less flights, so that is good for the air. So there is lots people can do to make the amount of pollution less.

    • Photo: Samantha Faircloth

      Samantha Faircloth answered on 11 Mar 2020:

      Hello Giorgio, the Earth has been more polluted since the industrial revolution (when humans started to use big factories to build things!). Air quality is one of the biggest problems in major cities. A great way to prevent the pollution is to plant trees! I know many primary schools get involved in tree planting….perhaps you should ask your teacher about it! : -)

    • Photo: David Sobral

      David Sobral answered on 11 Mar 2020:

      Quite a lot, but nothing we can’t deal with if we work together. Science and collaborative work could reverse all the pollution. Ready to help?

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