Effects+on+the+Enviroment+Information

=__ Our Actions, Our Enviroment __=

__Facts__

 * ======Forest currently cover 30% of the worlds land.======
 * Every second an acre of forest disappears, at this rate in 100 years the rain forests will no longer exist.
 * An area of land the size of 200 football fields has been taken out of the Brazil rainforest.
 * 20% of the Amazon rain forest has been destroyed since 40 years ago.

__Problems__

 * Car exaust
 * Farmers making fields
 * Lumber mills**﻿**

__Ways to Help__

 * Walk or ride a bike instead of driving
 * Try to use a trash can or recycling bin instead of littering
 * Plant more trees
 * Tell your friends and family

__ Facts __

 * On April 20, 2010 an oil rig, the Deepwater Herizon, blew up, killing 11 people.
 * 210,000 gallons of oil from this spill still leak out each day, killing millions upon millions of sea creatures.
 * On March 24, 1989 the Exxon Valdez crashed and spilled 260000 barrels of oil.
 * Cleanup from this spill lasted three years and cost about 1.28 billion dollars.

__ Problems __

 * Oil rigs crashing or exploding
 * Feul runoff

__ Ways to Help __

 * Do not empty a cars feul tank on the side of the road
 * Donate money to aid cleanup
 * Donate hair to help clean and soak up oil to an organization
 * Donate time to help cleanup

__Facts__

 * 1.5 billion people near uban ereas breathe extremely polluted air every day.
 * Many children die from air pollution in other countries.
 * Millions of people die each year from water pollution.

__Problems__

 * Factory smoke
 * Dust
 * Smoke
 * Engine exsust
 * Power lines
 * Pesticides
 * Arosol Sprays
 * Greenhouse gas
 * Fertilizer dust
 * Liquid droplets
 * Smog
 * Litter
 * Chemichal runoff
 * Dead animals
 * Plastic
 * Rotten food

__Ways to Help__

 * Walk or ride a bike instead of driving
 * Use a trash can or recycling bin instead of driving
 * Use less water

__ Facts __

 * If desertification continues by 2025 only 25% of Africas population will be able to survive on farming.
 * Deforestation is happening on a quarter of the earth.
 * Every year 24 billion tons of topsiol is washed away

__Problems__

 * Burning
 * Over grazing
 * Druoght
 * Removal of plants

__Ways to Help__

 * Plant trees
 * Make sure livestock you own do not over graze
 * Try not to cut and burn trees