Statistic of the decade: The massive deforestation of the Amazon
About 24,000 square miles of Amazon rainforest have been deforested over the last decade.
About 24,000 square miles of Amazon rainforest have been deforested over the last decade.
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Most religions depict the afterlife as Club Med for young people.