Inglise keel " The problems the contemporary world faces " (1)

The problems the
contemporary world faces
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Pollution
Air pollution produced by industry and
motor vehicles.
Water pollution caused by chemicals and
sewer water dumped into water.
Soil pollution caused by chemicals
released into underground lakes.
Natural resources running out
Rainforests are being cut down constantly.
There are not enough fresh water in some
parts of the world.
Fossil fuels are used too much and most of
its reserves will be used up by 2050.
Endangered species
40 percent of all organisms are
endangered
All the different species are important for
biodiversity
Habitat loss and hunting are the most
widespread cause of species
endangerment .
Climate change
Climate change is a change in the statistical
distribution of weather over periods of time.
The Earth's average surface temperature has
risen by 0.76° C since 1850.
Most of the warming that has occurred over the
last 50 years is very likely to have been caused
by human activities.
Weapon of mass destruction
A weapon of mass destruction (WMD) is a weapon that
can kill large numbers of humans and/or cause great
damage to man-made structures (e.g. buildings),
natural structures (e.g. mountains), or the biosphere in
general.
There are eight countries that have
declared they possess nuclear weapons
Different types of weapons of mass
destruction are biological, chemical,
nuclear and radiological.
Racism and anti-Semitism.
Some people wont accept that all of us
are equal and their religion or skin colour
are not important.
There are many violent conflicts going on
in the world caused by anti-semitism or
racism.
Hunger
There are one billion malnourished
people in the world, about one sixth of
the worlds total population.
On the average, a person dies every
second as a direct or indirect result of
poor nutrition.