Global warming could drive to extinction as many as 1 in 6 animal and plant species.
True
1 billion pounds of garbage are dumped into the ocean every year.
False (14 billion pounds (6B Kg.) of garbage are dumped into the ocean every year. Most of it is plastic.)
August 2014 was the warmest August ever recorded globally.
True -The June through August global land and ocean surface temperatures were 0.71°C (1.28°F)
Cows emit more methane than the oil industry and are a huge factor in global warming.
True
37% of Americans think global warming is a hoax
True
Since 1870, global sea levels haven't risen.
False - Since 1870, global sea levels have risen by about 8 inches (20 cm).
There is less CO2 (carbon dioxide) in the atmosphere today than at any point in the last 800,000 years.
False- There is more CO2 (carbon dioxide) in the atmosphere today than at any point in the last 800,000 years.
Scientists want to introduce global warming on Mars to make life habitable for colonization.
True
Despite Global Warming, we're still technically in an Ice Age.
True
India and China are the countries having the highest amount of waste in the world
False- Americans make up 5% of the world's population, and yet, produce 30% of the world's waste and use 25% of the world's resources.
A child dies every 8 seconds from contaminated water.
True
Breathing the air of Beijing has the same health risks as smoking 2 cigarettes a day
False, it is about 21 cigarettes a day
1,000 trees are felled each day for toilet paper.
False - about 27,000 trees
95% of all data in the world is stored online
False - 95% of all data in the world is still stored on paper. Most of it is never looked at again.
