地球处在危险中－Planet In Peril

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    September 4, 2007

(CNN Student News) -- September 4, 2007

Planet in Peril

LLOYD: 
This fall, CNN Student News is taking part in an important new series about the place we all call home. In the documentary Planet in Peril, CNN travels to the far corners of the globe to explore the Earth's environmental issues and investigate our changing planet. It's an event you won't want to miss, and we've got a sneak preview for you right now.

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We lose 7,000 square miles of rainforest each year, roughly the size of the state of New Jersey.

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THE $10 billion illegal wildlife trade is driving many animals to the brink of extinction.

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At the current rate, global warming will raise sea levels 3 feet by 2100, affecting millions worldwide.

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In the last 100 years, the world's population grew from 1.6 billion to 6.1 billion, a 400% increase.

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Our planet is in peril.

ANDERSON COOPER, CNN ANCHOR: 
We're working on a documentary series called Planet In Peril. We're literally traveling around the world to bring people to the front lines of where the planet is in peril.

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Global Warming

COOPER: 
As the ice melts, it affects sea levels around the world, which impacts tens of millions of people.

GRAPHIC: Species loss

JEFF CORWIN, ANIMAL PLANET: 
There's a lot of animals right here that range the gamut of critical status. And there very well may be species here that our societies want.

GRAPHIC: Overpopulation

DR. SANJAY GUPTA, CNN MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT: 
The biggest conflicts that are going to occur in Africa are going to be because of water or the lack of water.

GRAPHIC: Deforestation

COOPER: 
Time is short, though. Officials tell us two-thirds of this biological preserve have already been destroyed.

COOPER: 
It's going to be a four-hour documentary. We want to bring people really to the front lines of these problems and show them in a very visceral way.

CORWIN: 
Ahhhhh!.... So, sometimes, Anderson, there is conflict between human beings and elephants.

GRAPHIC: Anderson Cooper... Jeff Corwin... Dr. Sanjay Gupta

COOPER: 
We're going to be using the full resources of CNN to deliver you that experience. It's a view you will not soon forget.

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Goodbye

LLOYD: 
Teachers, you can find a Learning Activity on Planet in Peril on our Web site right now, and it's only the beginning of what we are offering you. More educational resources at CNNStudentNews.com and original video segments right here on the show are heading your way this fall. So be sure to check them out. That's all the time we have for today. Thanks for watching. I'm Monica Lloyd.

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