Forest growth in the US has exceeded harvest since the 1940’s. Today, we have more trees than any time in the past 100 years.
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A volcano has enough power to shoot ash as high as 50 km into the atmosphere.
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The North Atlantic gets 2.5 centimetres (1in) wider every year.
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An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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In one day, a full grown redwood tree expels more than 2 tons of water through its leaves.
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More than 25% of the world's forests are in Siberia.
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One cubic mile of seawater contains about 50 pounds of gold.
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The water between India and Sri Lanka is only 3-30 feet deep and was purportedly passable on foot until 1480 AD when a cyclone moved some sand around.
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