1. The entire species of Aldabra banded snail died out after warmer weather cut off rainfall in its habitat!
2. The pine beetle, which feeds on pine trees spread through an area as big as Ireland, and killed off entire Canadian forest within a year! The beetles have been present in these forests for thousands of years, but their population was checked by the winter cold!
3. If all of the ice in Antarctic melts, sea levels around the world would rise about 61 metres!
4. 22% of world’s carbon emissions is produced by 5% of the world population.
5. 1% of India’s land area for solar power could meet all its electricity needs.
6. Humans are pouring Carbon Dioxide into the atmosphere much faster than plants and oceans can absorb it.
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