▪ Between 10 and 14 billion rounds of ammunition are produced every year, “enough bullets to kill every person in the world twice over.”—ROYAL MELBOURNE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, AUSTRALIA.
Man-Made Earthquakes?
Since the 19th century, human activity has caused more than 200 strong earthquakes, says a report in the German newspaper Die Zeit. Mining triggered half of these quakes. Other causes appear to be the extraction of gas, oil, or water; fluid injection; and the creation of reservoirs. A 1989 earthquake in Newcastle, Australia, which scientists attribute to underground coal mining, left 13 people dead, 165 injured, and damage to the tune of $3.5 billion (U.S.). It is calculated that the losses caused by that quake exceeded the total amount of money earned from mining in Newcastle since operations began there two centuries ago.The State of French Catholicism
In 1994, 67 percent of people in France claimed to be Catholic. Today the figure is 51 percent, says the magazine Le Monde des Religions. A survey revealed that half of French Catholics only go to church for special events such as weddings. Though 88 percent claim to know the Our Father prayer by heart, 30 percent never pray. Nearly half of Catholic homes have a Bible, but this does not necessarily mean that it is read.Watching the World [Back to Milenium—ke-2] Article's from Awake! by Jehovah's Witnesses Official Web Site