Environment & Climate Facts - Page 4 of 6

In 2019 the settlement of Belushya Guba in Northern Russia was invaded by 52 polar bears.

Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela is in the Guinness Book of World Records for having the highest concentration of lightning.

If all colors are in the rainbow, then where's pink? According to scientists, pink isn't a real color... it's a human-made color.

The oldest tree in the world is 80,000 years old and is called Pando, which is located in Fishlake National Forest, Utah, USA.

The most destructive earthquake in history was on January 23, 1556, in Shaanxi, China. This earthquake killed 830,000 people.

Forests contain 80% of the Earths plant biomass and they've been around for approximately 380 million years.

The worst myth about climate change is that we can't do anything about it anyway. It's real, it's here, and it means business.

Many people believe the sky is blue because it reflects the color of the ocean, but no, that’s a huge myth!

Did you know that tulips never originated from The Netherlands? Tulips actually originate from Turkey!

Over time, poets became interested in describing parts of the year in romantic ways - this is when “fall” first appeared.

Cow manure and urine release ammonia into the air. Because cows are kept together in farms, this ends up causing acid rain.

One site where the effects of Chernobyl’s radioactive rains is still very present today, in the famous Loch Ness in Scotland.