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Wednesday, October 30, 2013There is an old saying that goes, "Not in my backyard" which means that people don't want pollution-producing activities, like factories or garbage dumps, located in their neighborhoods, but as we are all beginning to learn pollution is a global problem.
Today's Random Fact:The 2011 tsunami in Japan created a 70-mile-long island of debris, which is floating out into the Pacific Ocean. The debris is made up of houses, plastics, bodies, cars, and radioactive waste. Experts estimate that it will reach Hawaii in two years and the U.S. West Coast a year later.
***Bonus Fact:Pollution in China alters the weather in the United States. It takes just five days for the jet stream to carry heavy air pollution from China to the U.S. Once in the atmosphere over the U.S., the pollution stops clouds from producing rain and snow--i.e., more pollution equals less precipitation.