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Palm Beach: the Gold Coast is building an artificial reef | Photo: beachesgoldcoast.com.au
Construction of the Palm Beach Artificial Reef kicks off
In 2019, the city will be constructing an artificial reef as part of the Palm Beach Shoreline Project.
Thalassophobia: the fear of the sea or large, deep, and dark bodies of water | Photo: Shutterstock
What is thalassophobia?
Thalassophobia is the abnormal, persistent, and irrational fear of the sea or large, deep, and dark bodies of water.
Challenger Deep: the lowest known point on the planet is located in the Pacific Ocean | Photo: Deepsea Challenge
What is the Challenger Deep?
The Challenger Deep is the deepest known place on Earth with a depth of between 35,755 and 35,853 feet (10,898 to 10,928 meters).
Plastic straws: banned from the UK by 2020 | Photo: Creative Commons
England bans plastic straws, drink stirrers, and cotton swabs
Plastic straws, drink stirrers, and cotton swabs will be banned from sale and use in England by April 2020.
Sunscreen dispensers: Rhode Island is offering complimentary sunscreen stations at our public recreation facilities | Photo: Raw Elements
Rhode Island to install statewide natural sunscreen dispensers
Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States. There are over two million new cases diagnosed, and over 5 million people treated each year.
Coca-Cola: responsible 15.5 percent of packaging pollution on UK beaches | Photo: Creative Commons
Coca-Cola and Pepsi responsible for 25% of packaging pollution on UK beaches
Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) unveiled the ten worst offenders when it comes to packaging pollution on British beaches.

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