- SDG 14 is ‘Life Below Water :Plastic pollution. Increasing levels of debris in the world’s oceans are having a major environmental and economic impact. Marine debris impacts biodiversity through entanglement or ingestion
- SDG 14 is ‘Life Below Water :Coastal waters are deteriorating due to pollution and eutrophication. Without concerted efforts, coastal eutrophication is expected to increase in 20 percent of large marine ecosystems by 2050.
- SDG 14 is Life Below Water :Ocean acidification has increased significantly in recent decades. Open Ocean sites show current levels of acidity have increased by 26 per cent since the start of the Industrial Revolution.
- SDG 14 is Life Below Water :Oceans absorb about 30 per cent of carbon dioxide produced by humans, buffering the impacts of global warming.
- SDG 14 is Life Below Water :Oceans provide key natural resources including food, medicines, biofuels and other products. They help with the breakdown and removal of waste and pollution, and their coastal ecosystems act as buf
For Athletes, The Olympics Are The Ultimate Test Of Their Worth.
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Winter Olympic games have started on February 8.
Pyeongchang is hosting the 23rd Olympic Winter Games. This South Korean city has won the right to hold the Games after two previously unsuccessful attempts beating bids from Annecy, France, and Munich, Germany.
Opening and closing ceremonies will occur at Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium, a temporary venue that can accomodate 35,000 spectators.
The Pyeongchang Olympic village will house up to 3,894 athletes and team officials during the Games, while a second village in Gangneung will accommodate more than 2,900 people.
It's the second time the Olympics will be held in South Korea; Seoul was the host city for the Summer Olympics in 1988.
The 2018 Winter Olympics will feature 102 events in 15 sport disciplines. The sports include bobsleigh, curling, figure skating, luge, snowboard and ski jumping.
The International Olympic Committee added some new events for the 2018 Winter Olympics: big air snowboarding, freestyle skiing, mass start speed skating and mixed doubles curling.
Closing Ceremonies will take place on Feb 25.