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HOT SPOTS IN THE WORLD
Carbon emissions: The US produces more greenhouse gases than any
other country- and by far the most per person. The average American has a carbon footprint of 20 tons of CO2 a year. The extra CO2 in the earth atmosphere traps the heat of the sun, which causes temperatures to rise.
This phenomenon is called “global warming” .
Deforestation: Burning of forests has destroyed more than 15% of the
Amazon in only 30 years!
Antarctic warming: Since 1945 the Antarctic Peninsula has experienced a
warming of about 2.5°C. The ice-caps melt so that the sea could rise as much as 1.4m by the end of the century.
Drought: Long and intense heat waves cause severe water and food shortages
in Southern Africa.
Overpopulation: If India does not reduce population growth, by 2050 it will
surpass China as the most populous nation, with a projected 1.5 billion people.
Threatened reef: As much as 86% of Indonesia's coral reefs, home to
thousands of marine species, are severely damaged by overfishing and pollution.
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