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One of the units found on Discovery Planet's website

Plastic pollution is killing our planet! It's choking our oceans, poisoning our food and water supply, and wreaking havoc on the health and well-being of humans and wildlife worldwide Use these ten shocking facts about the scope of plastic pollution to educate, inspire and mobilize your friends, family, coworkers and community to join the movement to END PLASTIC POLLUTION this Earth Day. 

Men now outnumber women (2013) on the planet by 60 million, the highest ever recorded. Preference for sons in India and China is driving the trend, but those two countries are not the only ones struggling with an imbalanced population. Here's a look at five decades of data:

The heat is on for the planet as a whole, but what has been happening where you live? Click on the map to find out, or enter a location in the search box at top right. The initial map shows average temperatures over the past 20 years; use the drop-down menu to see maps for earlier periods.

APES appropriate online labs on carbon, demographics, disease, ecology and energy

New research into the complex links of the food chain suggest that the lovable mammals play a key role in managing carbon dioxide levels

Nasa's data and info...

I use this site in the beginning of the course to help students who have little prior knowledge to become familiar with what is going on around the world. There are also come interactive games they can play on the site.