10 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT
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ONLY 3% OF OUR PLANET'S WATER IS DRINKABLE. 97% OF IT IS SALT WATER.
MORE THAN 700 MILLION PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER AND MORE THAN 2 BILLION HAVE SANITATION PROBLEMS.
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WE USE 10 BILLION TONS OF WATER WORLDWIDE ON A DAILY BASIS.
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IN THE LAST 170 YEARS, WE ADDED 2.4 TRILLION TONS OF CARBON DIOXIDE INTO OUR ATMOSPHERE. HALF OF THIS WAS ADDED IN THE LAST 35 TO 50 YEARS.
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WE HAVE ALREADY DESTROYED 27% OF OUR CORAL REEFS WICH IS HOME TO 25% OF OUR MARINE LIFE.
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THERE IS A FLOATING ISLAND OF GARBAGE IN THE OCEAN THE SIZE OF INDIA, EUROPE, AND MEXICO COMBINED.
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PLASTIC WASTES KILL UP TO 100,000 SEA MAMMALS AND COUNTLESS AQUATIC CREATURES EACH YEAR.
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IN THE LAST 8 MONTHS, MORE THAN 52 BILLION TONS OF RESOURCES WERE EXTRACTED FROM THE EARTH.
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THE WORLD COULD RUN OUT OF RAIN FORESTS IN 2100.
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WE ARE USING UP 50% MORE NATURAL RESOURCES THAN THE EARTH CAN PROVIDE. AT OUR CURRENT POPULATION, WE NEED 1.5 EARTHS, WHICH WE DO NOT HAVE.
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