Topic N9 ("The Ecological Crisis: A Myth or Reality")
At the present time the Earth accomodates more then 5 billion
people. Half of which are undernourished. A total of 4 million
deaths occureach year fro starvation. Mankind has  finally
realised the threat of an increasing population and has faced the
fact that something must be done. The food-supply increase lags
considerably behind the immense growth of population. Besides
conditions for life grow steadily worse due to numerous facets of
environmental pollution. And worst of all, today's man constently
contributes to his own deadly crisis. We have got too many cars,
too many factories, too much sewage and carbon dioxide, too
little water and food deficiency - all that can be easily taced
to too many people. That is why many western scientists say that
our world is going through an ecological crisis which will mean
the gradual destruction of the human race. Our scientists are not
that pessimistic, although they do think that man's increased
tampering with the world around him is posing a growing threat to
the biosphere. It is not too late to forestall what could be
drastic and irreversible changes in the environment and ensure
that the world will be a healthy place for the present and future
generations to live in.
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