Dark Side Of The #10YearChallenge

The evolution of physical, environmental changes around us revealed a lesser entertaining side to the #10YearChallenge widely popular on social media.

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Updated: 17 Jan 2019 8:31 pm

The #10YearChallenge swayed the internet to upload a before and after picture of themselves tracing the changes, one has made through the years. The evolution of physical, environmental changes around us revealed a lesser entertaining side to the challenge widely popular on social media.

War, climate change, deforestaion and the rise of pollution in oceans surfaced on social media revealing harsh truths that our enviournment has faced through these 10 years.

The civil war in Syria shows the deterioration of a beautiful city that once existed. Kashmir showed no change in its political atmosphere.

Syria’s #10YearChallenge ðÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ pic.twitter.com/8rK74DERaP
— Muniba Mazari (@muniba_mazari) January 16, 2019

#10yearchallenge
NO to #War
Peace for middle east pic.twitter.com/prPQeMwMqF
— M Nasserchian (@SororIrani) January 17, 2019

Kashmir stil bleeding ðÂÂÂÂÂÂ¢ðÂÂÂÂÂÂ¢#10YearChallenge pic.twitter.com/3ea1raW0l4
— Babar ali khan Peshawari Khan , (@Babaral77583052) January 17, 2019

#10YearChallenge, Thanks Pakistan Army pic.twitter.com/ARRyQAe88p
— Nawabzada Jamal Khan Raisani (@SonOfShaheed) January 17, 2019

Green pockets around the world turned to barren brown patches due to deforestation at a rapid speed.

This. The challenge we should really worry about.#10yearchallenge #NASA #deforestation #amazonia pic.twitter.com/z8boUKEHfM
— Digital Bubble (@DigitalBubbler) January 17, 2019

The only #10yearChallenge thats matter pic.twitter.com/jBYqDgNx1O
— . (@IAMFARHAN__) January 17, 2019

Oceans stuffed with plastic and waste material endangering marine life and causing corals to die.

That didn't even take 10 years! #10YearChallenge pic.twitter.com/BGW4VJVEq3
— Hashem Al-Ghaili (@HashemGhaili) January 17, 2019

Climate change caused icebergs to melt drastically that reflected in the satellite pictures captured of Earth. As a result, even Polar bears have been classified as an endangered species.

The only #10YearChallenge we should care about ðÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂðÂÂÂÂÂÂ¼ðÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ #M1Ö pic.twitter.com/S8hU7gNgZJ
— Mesut Özil (@MesutOzil1088) January 17, 2019

If these images don’t hit home with you how real climate change is I don’t know what willðÂÂÂÂÂÂ° #10YearChallenge pic.twitter.com/5fHXmwJSt0
— Ellen Reith (@ellen_reith) January 17, 2019

Survivors of gruesome violence like acid attack were also shared during this challenge.