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2. Southeast Asia - Wikipedia

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   Climate change is also likely to pose a serious threat to the region's fisheries: 3.35 million fishers in the Southeast Asia are reliant on coral reefs,: 1479 and yet those reefs are highly vulnerable to even low-emission climate change and will likely be lost if global warming exceeds 1.5 °C (2.7 °F) By 2050–2070, around 30% of the region ...

3. Amazon rainforest - Wikipedia

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   The Amazon rainforest, also called Amazon jungle or Amazonia, is a moist broadleaf tropical rainforest in the Amazon biome that covers most of the Amazon basin of South America. This basin encompasses 7,000,000 km 2 (2,700,000 sq mi), [2] of which 6,000,000 km 2 (2,300,000 sq mi) are covered by the rainforest . [3]

4. Environmental impact of fashion - Wikipedia

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   The fashion industry, particularly manufacture and use of apparel and footwear, is a significant driver of greenhouse gas emissions and plastic pollution. [1] The rapid growth of fast fashion has led to around 80 billion items of clothing being consumed annually, with about 85% of clothes consumed in United States being sent to landfill.

5. Alaska - Wikipedia

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   Alaska (/ ə ˈ l æ s k ə / ⓘ ə-LASS-kə) is a non-contiguous U.S. state on the northwest extremity of North America.It is in the Western United States region. The only other non-contiguous U.S. state is Hawaii.

6. Amazon basin - Wikipedia

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   The Amazon basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries. The Amazon drainage basin covers an area of about 7,000,000 km 2 (2,700,000 sq mi), [1] or about 35.5 percent of the South American continent. It is located in the countries of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela ...

7. Saudi Arabia - Wikipedia

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   On 20 May 2017, President Donald Trump and King Salman signed a series of letters of intent for Saudi Arabia to purchase arms from the United States totaling $350 billion over 10 years. [230] [231] Saudi Arabia's role in the 1991 Gulf War , particularly the stationing of US troops on Saudi soil from 1991, prompted the development of a hostile ...