Hello! Here's what has been happening this week
1. The world's plastic problem - in seven charts
Blue Planet II highlighted the world's need to deal with plastic pollution, and our colleagues at 成人论坛 News put together a simple article explaining some of the issues that the programme highlighted. Did you know how 79% of the world's plastic ends up in landfill? Or that more than one million plastic bottles are purchased every single minute? These seven charts will help you to understand just how big this problem is…
2. So what can you do about it?
Everyone can play their part in helping save our oceans, we've collected some ideas .
3. "Inside the great insect die-off'
It's become known as the sixth extinction; the process by which a huge number of species, especially invertebrates, are slowly disappearing from the face of the Earth. It's believed that species are vanishing from our planet one hundred times faster than they would without humans - at the same rate the dinosaurs went extinct at.
In from The Guardian, the phenomena, it's effects and what is being done about it is explained in detail.
4. British Isles covered in a thick duvet of snow
As a nation, we're notoriously bad at coping when snow falls - and this week was no different. Several inches of winter's dream the white stuff fell over parts of Wales, the Midlands and Scotland over the past week. Trains stopped, cars ground to a halt and we all complained that it was far too cold. But it wasn't bad news for everyone. Wildlife photographers have been out in their droves capturing stunning images of wildlife enjoying the thick coating of shimmering snow, and we brought some of the best together in a gallery for you.
5. Scientists warn of worrying alarm call for extinction of the world's birds
Kittiwakes and Atlantic puffins are in danger of extinction as a result of overfishing and changing sea temperatures according to new data on the world’s birds.
Dr Ian Burfield, the global science coordinator for BirdLife International, the IUCN Red List authority on birds, said that: ''A species at higher risk of extinction is a worrying alarm call that action needs to be taken now."
The reduction of kittiwake numbers is most pronounced in Orkney and Shetland, and on St Kilda in the Western Isles.
6. Neonicotinoids at 'chronic levels' in UK rivers, study finds
Research by The Angling Trust, Buglife, and The Rivers Trust has uncovered which of Britain's rivers are the most polluted by the pesticide. It found that the River Waveney on the Norfolk/Suffolk border has the highest levels of neonicotinoids in the UK.
The River Wensum in Norwich, and the River Tame in the West Midlands were also named among the most polluted. Government figures suggest that 88% of river sites in the UK are contaminated with the pollutants.
7. 2017's funniest wildlife photos
Penguins heading to church on South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, a very happy sea otter and a laughing harvest mouse. These are 2017's funniest wildlife photos, and whether they're mishaps, or purposeful captures, they're hilarious! The top prize for the funniest photo went to an owl falling off a branch - beating more than 3,500 entries.
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