Pollution has been one of the biggest concerns for the human race for many decades now. The more we are moving toward technology , the more we are detaching from mother nature. The rise in global warming is alarming. Scientists are worried and words like apocalypse and extinction are making their rounds. Are we still making this up?
At Bright Side , it was devastating to see the sad state of our very own Earth in the pictures below. It’s high time we start taking action.

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1. Trying to make way

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The picture above shows the accumulated trash in the Pacific Ocean and raised concerns all over the world of what is now popularly called the “Great Pacific garbage patch.” The size or spread of the patches are unpredictable, but clear pictures were taken of its existence from a satellite in the northern Pacific region.




2. Breathing through​ Garbage

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This is a picture of the Yamuna River that is regularly used for garbage disposal. This boy is trying to swim through it, and we wonder when will people understand the repercussions of their actions?




3. Littered oceans

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This is a very polluted part of the Caribbean. Seeing this, we wish that plastic was never invented at all. There was a comment from Blue Planet Society on this saying that the trash probably came from the local Montigua River, and arrived at the sea due to heavy rains.




4. Saving the last one

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This is a polar bear who refuses to let go of the last piece of ice. He resides in the Arctic region and, like other polar bears, he’s also facing the ice meltdown crisis. This crisis is happening due to the changes in temperatures caused by the increased level of CO2 emissions and pollution. Sea ice is very crucial for them to survive, as they hunt, rest, and breed there. The crisis has affected almost 19 regions of the Arctic.



5. The sinking island

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You might not see anything wrong with the above image. However, there is nothing right about it either. This is the Maldives, which has been predicted to sink over the next 50 years due to climate change and pollution.



6. Helplessness in the form of a picture
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This boy in the image above has no other option but to drink contaminated water. One of the photographers came across this incident in Fuyuan county in the Yunnan province of China on March 20, 2009. Incidentally, it was World Water Day on March 22.





7. The mask age

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The scenario above looks disturbing. It was taken at a city in northern China where the pollution level rose 40 times higher than international safety standards and people were struggling to breathe.



8. What have they done with The Great Wall!

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The picture above is of The Great Wall of China, which has been badly littered on. One of the 7 Wonders of the World is now in dire need of restoration and some strict regulations need to be put in place.




9. The dead fish

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The image above is of Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The fish here are dead here due to polluted waters. Imagine people using this water for drinking purposes.


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Really horrific