• Pollution is one of the biggest killers, affecting more than 100 million worldwide.
• More than 1 billion people worldwide don’t have access to safe drinking water.
• 5000 people die every day as a result of drinking unclean water.
• The garbage dumped in the ocean every year is roughly around 14 billion pounds. Plastic is the major constituent.
• Pollution kills more than 1 million seabirds and 100 million mammals every year.
• People who live in high-density air pollution areas have a 20% higher risk of dying from lung cancer than those living in less polluted areas.
• Approximately 46% of the lakes in America are extremely polluted and hence risky for swimming, fishing, and aquatic life.
• Every year, around one trillion gallons of untreated sewage and industrial waste is dumped in the U.S water.
• Children contribute to only 10% of the world’s pollution but are prone to 40% of global disease.
• More than 3 million kids under the age of 5 years die every year due to environmental factors like pollution.
• The amount of money invested in the nuclear test could be used to finance 8,000 hand pumps, giving villages across the third world access to clean water.

... and so much more.