Environment Facts Generator

• [Environment fact 1] There is a fern that has such a high level of atmospheric carbon sequestration that it caused an ice age. Azolla captures 6 tons of atmospheric carbon per acre per year and could reduce global CO2 levels while providing high protein livestock feed, or nitrogen-rich fertilizer.

  Environment, Plantssource

• [Environment fact 2] Gorillas are in a semi-permanent state of flatulence, meaning they are always farting, due to the kind of bacteria they have in their gut and the 40 pounds of vegetation they consume daily.

  Animals, Environmentsource

• [Environment fact 3] A single valley in Chad provides over 50% of the nutrient-rich dust that is in the Amazon rain forest.

  Environment, Forestsource

• [Environment fact 4] The Lake Karachay in Russia was long used as a radioactive waste dump, and it is one of the most polluted places on the planet. Standing on its shore for just an hour would give you a lethal dose of radiation.

  Environment, Naturesource

• [Environment fact 5] Angelina Jolie purchased 60,000 hectares of Cambodian land that was infiltrated by poachers and turned it into a wildlife reserve. Some of the former poachers were then employed as rangers. In recognition of her conservation efforts, King Norodom Sihamoni awarded Cambodian citizenship to Jolie in 2005.

  Actors, Countries, Environmentsource

• [Environment fact 6] Tossing food waste (like banana or orange peels) in nature is often detrimental to the environment and should be disposed of properly. Tossing food waste onto the ground, even if it’s “biodegradable” can be really bad for the environment and defies Leave No Trace practices. Even food that breaks down quickly doesn’t usually break down fast enough for a critter to get to and can attract wildlife to areas they aren’t accustomed to (or feed them things they’re not supposed to have).

  Environment, Foodsource

• [Environment fact 7] Slash and burn practices in Indonesia have essentially turned the whole country into a perpetual forest fire, causing widespread pollution problems across all of Southeast Asia every year in the dry season.

  Environment, Miscsource

• [Environment fact 8] A poem by Simon Armitage removed more than 2 tonnes of pollution from the environment. The poem In Praise Of Air, on display at Sheffield University, was printed on a specially treated material capable of purifying the air around it through catalytic oxidation.

  Environment, Peoplesource

• [Environment fact 9] It takes 95% less energy to recycle a ton of aluminum cans than to produce the new. One ton of recycled aluminum is equivalent to saving 40 barrels of oil.

  Environment, Miscsource

• [Environment fact 10] In 1981, President Ronald Reagan accused Russia of using chemical weapons against rural farmers in Laos after yellow droplets fell from the sky and splattered the landscape, followed by dying plants, animals, stomach problems in humans. The USA started ramping up production of chemical weapons in retaliation. All this happened because of false lab results. The yellow droplets turned out to be naturally occurring bee excrement falling from the sky.

  Environment, Presidentsource

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