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Commuters make their way amidst smog on a flyover in New Delhi, India.(Reuters photo)
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In this 2015 photo provided by Jennifer Lavers, plastic debris is strewn on the beach on Henderson Island. (Jennifer Lavers via AP)
Island in Pacific Ocean for Garbage Only
Washington, London- In Henderson Island, humans do not exist. Yet, the density of trash is the highest recorded anywhere in the world. The uninhabited island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean is littered with over 38 million plastic pieces of trash weighing an...Caption:
A view of various types of trash scattered on the ground at a recycling yard at the edge of Beijing, China, September 21, 2016. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/Files
Beijing Struggles to Get Residents to Declare War on Trash
Beijing – China’s garbage-strewn capital of Beijing has promised to boost spending to banish growing mountains of waste, but is struggling to persuade its residents to sort their trash. Beijing is China’s biggest municipal producer of trash, having...Caption:
Mine workers in Jincheng, in China’s coal country. China has scrambled to mine and burn more coal because of coal shortages and concerns about electricity supplies. Credit Gilles Sabrie for The New York Times
Despite Climate Change Vow, China Pushes to Dig More Coal
JINCHENG, China — America’s uncertain stance toward global warming under the coming administration of Donald J. Trump has given China a leading role in the fight against climate change. It has called on the United States to recognize established science and to work...Caption:
A man walks amongst trees damaged by Hurricane Matthew in Les Cayes, Haiti, October 5, 2016. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares