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One of the greatest challengesfacing the world today is howto protect the environmentwhile still maintaining familiarlifestyles.
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It isn’t easy to do. Populationissues, pollution, and resourceconsumption make it difficultto protect the earth.
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One issue facing the earth todayis global warming. Many scientistsbelieve climate change isoccurring and the earth is gettinghotter.
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It started with the IndustrialRevolution and the burning offossil fuels like coal and overtime, oil.
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Deforestation or the cuttingdown of forests has onlyexacerbated or worsenedthe problem.
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Emissions that trap heat areknown as greenhouse gases.
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Of course, trees consume
carbon emissions. Therefore,
fewer trees, more heat-
trappingcarbon in the atmosphere.
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Logging, fires, and the clearingof land for agriculture increasesdeforestation.
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Global warming and deforestationare not the only environmentalproblems in the world today.
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Desertification is anotherproblem in the world today.
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Desertification is the expansionof desert land.
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Deforestation, overgrazing, andover cultivation of land are causes of desertification.
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And perhaps the greatestthreat to the planet isoverpopulation or too manypeople for the available resources.
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But change is always possible.People can take action andmake a difference.
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By reducing consumption,reusing resources, andrecycling, people can protect the earth and itsresources.