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  • 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.
  • 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)
  • Breathing the air of Beijing has the same health risks as smoking 2 cigarettes a day
    False, it is about 21 cigarettes a day
  • A child dies every 8 seconds from contaminated water.
    True
  • 37% of Americans think global warming is a hoax
    True
  • Despite Global Warming, we're still technically in an Ice Age.
    True
  • 1,000 trees are felled each day for toilet paper.
    False - about 27,000 trees
  • Global warming could drive to extinction as many as 1 in 6 animal and plant species.
    True
  • Scientists want to introduce global warming on Mars to make life habitable for colonization.
    True
  • Since 1870, global sea levels haven't risen.
    False - Since 1870, global sea levels have risen by about 8 inches (20 cm).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Cows emit more methane than the oil industry and are a huge factor in global warming.
    True