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You may not realize it but the products you use to keep your house clean could be dangerous, or even toxic, for your dog. Many commercial cleaning products contain harmful chemicals that can be hazardous for your dog if he inhales or ingests them.
You may not realize it but the products you use to keep your house clean could be dangerous, or even toxic, for your dog. Many commercial cleaning products contain harmful chemicals that can be hazardous for your dog if he inhales or ingests them.
Many dog parents keep cleaning products that are not safe for dogs around the house. Cheaper and just as effective as the products you buy at the store, we’ve found a few DIY cleaning supplies you already have in your pantry.
Many dog parents keep cleaning products that are not safe for dogs around the house. Cheaper and just as effective as the products you buy at the store, we’ve found a few DIY cleaning supplies you already have in your pantry.

Earth Overshoot Day Has Arrived

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Earth Overshoot Day: How we have used up the world’s natural resources for the year

Earth Overshoot Day: How we have used up the world’s natural resources for the year.
Earth Overshoot Day August 1: How we have used up the world’s natural resources for the year. Credit: AP

The world has hit “Earth Overshoot Day” – the point at which we have used up all the resources the planet can provide for the year.

It comes four months earlier than it should and at the earliest point in the year that this unwanted landmark has ever been reached.

As a result, humanity is now using nature 1.7 times faster than the planet’s natural systems can cope with.

In the UK, the combination of people using too many resources and the levels of pollution are so high that it would take 2.9 Earths to sustain the world if everyone lived like Britons.

So what is Earth Overshoot Day?

Earth Overshoot Day marks the moment people have used up the food, timber and other natural products the Earth can sustainably provide. It has also absorbed as much carbon emissions as a result of human activity as it can, for the year.

Why is August 1 so important as Earth Overshoot Day?

This year the day has fallen on August 1, the earliest date since humans began overusing the planet’s natural resources in the 1970s, said the Global Footprint Network, which calculated the date.

The Global Footprint Network said on Twitter: “If we #MoveTheDate 5 days a year, Earth Overshoot Day will fall back to December 31 by 2050.”

The Global Footprint network published a picture showing how this year is the earliest date since humans began overusing the planet's natural resources.
The Global Footprint network published a picture showing how this year is the earliest date since humans began overusing the planet’s natural resources. Credit: @EndOvershoot/Twitter

What’s the worst that can happen now?

As a result of this overuse, fisheries are collapsing, freshwater is scarce, soils are being eroded and wildlife is vanishing, while the buildup of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is leading to climate change, more severe droughts, wildfires and hurricanes, the researchers said.

Meadows are dried out from drought as cows stand on a pasture in the Elbe meadows near Schoenebeck, Germany.
Meadows are dried out from drought as cows stand on a pasture in the Elbe meadows near Schoenebeck, Germany. Credit: AP

What have the Global Footprint Network said?

The Global Footprint Network warns: “Our economies are running a Ponzi scheme with our planet.”

The chief executive Mathis Wackernagel said: “As we mark Earth Overshoot Day, today may seem no different from yesterday – you still have the same food in your refrigerator.

“But fires are raging in the Western United States. On the other side of the world, residents in Cape Town have had to slash water consumption in half since 2015.

“These are the consequences of busting the ecological budget of our one and only planet.

Raging fires in California, Western United States.
Raging fires in California, Western United States. Credit: PA

Organisations like the WWF and UN Environment have also promoted #MoveTheDate on Twitter.

The UN Environment also said we must “consume and produce more responsibly.”

Today is #EarthOvershootDay ? The date when humanity’s demand for resources exceeds what Earth can produce. Make a pledge today to #MoveTheDate and reduce demand for resources – https://t.co/3LRkNKyl5h pic.twitter.com/SHNnB32gJZ

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