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2009-03-11
*Interesting Facts*


  • Every day 50 to 100 species of plants and animals become extinct as they and their habitats are destroyed by human influences.
  • The uncontrolled fishing that is allowed has reduced the amount of commercial species. Some species, up to one-tenth of their original population.
  • 70% of the world's surface is covered by water but 97.5% of that is salt water. Of the remaining 2.5% that is freshwater, 68.7% is frozen in ice caps and glaciers. Less than 1% is available for human use.
  • World sea levels are projected to rise by between 18cm and 59cm by 2100, partly because of runoff from melting ice caps.


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