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1 " The trillions of microorganisms we harbor in our bodies, collectively known as our microbiome, outnumber human cells 10 to 1. "
― Amy Stewart , The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2016
2 " It’s been speculated—though the evidence is sketchy—that a sudden flooding of the Black Sea toward the end of meltwater pulse 1C, around 7,500 years ago, inspired the deluge story in Genesis. "
3 " For the past several years, the daily high-water mark in the Miami area has been racing up at the rate of almost an inch a year, nearly 10 times the rate of average global sea-level rise. "