Water is our most precious resource.

Despite the massive role water plays for people and nature, it is a surprisingly finite resource.

"Hundreds of thousands of marine mammals, seabirds, and sea turtles are killed each year due to ocean pollution, along with tens of millions of sharks."

"The ocean sustains the lives of more than 1 billion people, regulates our climate, and produces half the oxygen we breathe."

"We’ve seen an astonishing 60% decline in the size of populations of mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians in just over 40 years," according to World Wildlife Foundation's Living Planet Report 2018.

"There has been a 60% decline in mammal, bird, fish, reptile, and amphibian populations over the past 40 years," says Dan at MyAnimalBlog.com

"2016 was the hottest year on record. This is a very serious problem because if the trend continues then the animals that require colder habitats will probably become extinct," claims Blogger Dan Jones.

"Not only was 2016 the warmest year on record, but eight of the 12 months that make up the year were the warmest on record," says NASA researchers

Cigarette smoking causes more than 480,000 deaths each year in the United States. This is nearly one in five death.," - CDC.gov

Smoking can cause lung disease by damaging your airways and the small air sacs (alveoli) found in your lungs." - CDC.govsmokinssasdasd

"Smokers are more likely than nonsmokers to develop heart disease, stroke, and lung cancer."- CDC.gov

More than 10 times as many U.S. citizens have died prematurely from cigarette smoking than have died in all the wars fought by the United States," CDC.gov

"Reports of bullying are highest for middle schools (28%), followed by high schools (16%)."

"Bullying can happen in person and electronically at school or in other settings.

“We have the cleanest air in the world, in the United States,"

There were 15% more days with unhealthy air in America both last year and the year before than there were on average from 2013 through 2016."

""The health benefits of regular exercise and physical activity are hard to ignore. Everyone benefits from exercise, regardless of age, gender or physical ability.

"Physical activity stimulates various brain chemicals that may help people feeling depressed feel happier, more relaxed and less anxious"

The United States has many food nutrition programs aimed at ending hunger

The United States needs more food nutrition programs aimed at ending hunger

""Sleep affects how your body reacts to insulin, the hormone that controls your blood sugar level."

"A new study of teenagers shows that with each hour of sleep lost, the odds of becoming obese goes up."

People spend a lot of time volunteering.

People want to help keep the environment clean

"Studies show that when people donated to charity, the portion of the brain responsible for feelings of happiness was triggered."

"The more regularly you volunteer, the more confidence you’ll be able to cultivate."

“Ongoing sleep deficiency can affect how well you think, react, work, learn, and get along with others.," - NIH.gov

“Not getting enough sleep can make you more prone to illnesses.," - healthblogger.com