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Flash back to the very first Earth Day on April 22, 1970. The dangers of air and water pollution were front and center in the nascent American environmental movement. At the time, with vehicle and industrial emissions running rampant, many American cities were choked with smog .
The first Earth Day was in 1970. What’s changed since? Our population has doubled. We’re emitting 2.6 times more CO2. Sea levels have risen 12 centimeters. But the world has also changed for the better. See how our actions since 1970 have added up.
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Apr 22, 2024 · Earth Day is a global event which aims to highlight the importance of protecting the environment. It takes place every year on 22 April. It was set up in 1970 by Gaylord Nelson, a US senator...
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Many countries have cleaner air, water, and land. But we face a rapidly warming climate, rising extinction, and other challenges.
This story is part of our special issue on Earth Day. Read the rest of our stories here.
Since the first Earth Day in 1970, the United States and nations around the world have made significant progress in protecting the environment.
However, there is much work to be done, and new challenges have emerged. In this timeline, we examine the progress—and the setbacks—over the past 50 years.
1970: World population reaches 3.7 billion.
1970: First Earth Day
This story appears in the April 2020 issue of National Geographic magazine.
Apr 21, 2022 · First held on April 22, 1970, it now includes a wide range of events coordinated globally by Earthday.org, including 1 billion people in more than 193 countries. The official theme for 2022 is Invest In Our Planet. Let's take a look at the most critical environmental problems facing us and the dangers they pose ahead of Earth Day 2022. Climate ...
Apr 22, 2024 · Earth Day is an annual event that started in 1970 when 20 million Americans — 10% of the population of the U.S. at the time — came together to demonstrate the importance of increasing...
Contents. hide. (Top) 1969 Santa Barbara Oil Spill. Santa Barbara's Environmental Rights Day 1970. Earth Day 1970. Earth Day 1980. Earth Day 1990 to 1999. Earth Day 2000–2019. Earth Day 2020–2030. Earth Day Canada. History of the Equinox Earth Day (March 20) April 22 observances. Criticisms. Further reading. See also. References. External links.
