Facts
Is Earth Day widely celebrated?
It is the most widely celebrated secular holiday in the world after New Year's Day and International Worker's Day.
What is an environmental disaster?
An environmental disaster is an incident which takes place due to naturally or human actions, results in a harmful impact upon the natural environment.
Cyclone Idai
What continent?
In March 2019, Cyclone Idai took the lives of more than 1000 people across Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique in Southern Africa, and it devastated millions more who were left destitute without food or basic services. Lethal landslides took homes and destroyed land, crops and infrastructure
This state’s ban on polystyrene foam cups and containers began in October, 2020.
Maryland
Running barefoot in the summer on blacktop streets necessitated tar removal before bed. What fluid was used to clean your feet?
Turpentine or kerosene
Is Earth Day celebrated internationally?
The observance became a global event in 1990
Love Canal
Name the state and the problem
NY
Housing built on toxic waste dump
The start of 2020 found this country in the midst of its worst-ever bushfire season – following on from its hottest year on record which had left soil and fuels exceptionally dry. What country?
Australia
What state will become the first to require that builders take into account the impact of climate change, including rising sea levels, in order to win government approval for projects?
NJ
Mosquitoes were a problem in the summer in Belmar. The County mosquito commission would periodically send fogging trucks to spray areas. How did the kids respond to this action?
Rode our bikes into the fog
Is Earth Day a national holiday?
National Earth Day is not considered a national holiday
BP or Deepwater Horizon Spill
Name the state and the problem
Louisiana (Gulf of Mexico)
oil spill due to explosion and leaking pipelines
Higher sea temperatures, linked to climate change, have doubled the likelihood of drought in this region. Severe droughts in 2011, 2017 and 2019 have repeatedly wiped out crops and livestock.
what continent?
East Africa
In 2020, Conservationists celebrated the birth of 2 baby orca calves in what sound?
A baby orca was born to a pod of endangered orcas in Puget Sound this past week. It’s the second calf born in the pod this month. Conservationists and researchers celebrated the births of two calves in one month as a positive sign for the endangered species.
After significant snow falls in Jay, NY, what did Dad attempt to do that resulted in his fall from the deck?
Use a snow rack to clear the roof
Why do we celebrate Earth Day on 22 April?
Every year on April 22, Earth Day marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970.
Three Mile Island
Name the state and the problem
Pennsylvania
Nuclear power plant core meltdown
What region?
While some flooding is expected during monsoon season, scientists say the region’s monsoon rains are being intensified by rising sea surface temperatures.
South Asia
What Eastern European country in 2020 announced that it will phase out coal mining by 2049?
Poland announces an end to coal mining: Following a deal reached between the government and trade unions, Poland announced this past week that it will phase out coal mining by 2049.
Heavy summer rains produced street flooding in Belmar. What activity was engaged in by the kids in the flood streets?
Making boats and sailing them through the drains
What is the theme for Earth Day 2021?
The theme of this year's Earth Day is “Restore our Earth,” and it's all about reducing our environmental footprint and fixing the damage we've already done.
The Dust Bowl Disaster
Name the geographic region in the US and the problem
The Dust Bowl was an environmental disaster that affected the Midwest during the 1930s. Due to severe droughts and harsh farming techniques, enormous clouds of dusts would rise and coat entire cities, suffocate livestock, and cause health issues in individuals.
What region?
An El Niño period, supercharged by the climate crisis, has taken this region into its 6th year of drought.
Dry corridor in Central America
Name the carnivorous marsupial with its devilish scream made a small comeback in the state of New South Wales on the country’s east coast.
Tasmanian devil
Methane gas leaks were common after what dish created by Joe.
Chili