QUESTION: 2. What country is the largest importer of rice? How much does it intend to import in the next few months to address the coming rice crises?

ANSWER: The Philippines, the world's largest rice importer, has failed this year, to fill state tenders for the grain, driving prices higher last month. The country imports about 2 million tons a year to plug a supply deficit.

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QUESTION: 3. What percentage of total rice exported to African comes from Asia?How much is it worth annually?

ANSWER:Africa imports more than one-third of the Rice traded in the world

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QUESTION: 4. In 1910, 150 glaciers dotted the Glaciers National Park in Montana, USA.How many are there now?

ANSWER: The Montana park has 26 named glaciers today, down from 150 in 1850.

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QUESTION: 5. What is Europe’s biggest glacier? Why is it breaking up? What are the consequence if it breaks up?

ANSWER: GLASGOW, Scotland -- Europe's largest glacier is on the verge of breaking up as a result of increased temperatures, experts say.

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QUESTION: 6. Which country is slowly disappearing due to rising sea water level? Where is it?

ANSWER: RISING SEA LEVEL FORCING EVACUATION OF ISLAND COUNTRYLester R.Brown The leaders of Tuvalu--a tiny island country in the Pacific Ocean midway between Hawaii and Australia--have conceded defeat in their battle with the rising sea, announcing that they will abandon their homeland. New Zealand has agreed to accept all 11,000 citizens of Tuvalu, with migration expectedto start in 2002

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