15 Shocking Images That Prove Why There Is Nothing Happy About Earth Day

6The Breaking of The Larsen Ice Shelf

Mid July 2017 saw the breaking of the largest ever iceberg known to man which broke off the Larsen ice shelf on the Antarctic. This has exposed waters covered with thick ice for 120,000 years. Though it provides avenues for geology studies, it is something to be alarmed about as even more icebergs are breaking away from the ice shelf.

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7Now Giraffes Are on Verge of Extinction

This is a photo of trophy hunter Aryanna Gourdin notorious for her exploits of killing animals and posing with them on social media, this website carried an article on extinction of giraffes read here. 

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8We Have Driven the Northern Rhino To Extinction

With the death of Sudan the last Northern African white Rhino, this species will soon be extinct as only two females are left alive on the planet. The Western black black rhino already went extinct in 2011. 

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9Only 3200 Tigers Live in the Wild

Rampant poaching in India and parts of Asia of this beautiful animal has reduced its numbers to only 3200 wild tigers left. There are an estimated 7000 living in captivity. The demand for tiger skin and body parts by countries like China for making traditional medicine is what fuels the trade. 

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10Tell the Children In Syria Its Earth Day

You can well imagine their answer, earth doesn’t exist for them.

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