Dalam seluruh sejarah manusia, sebelumnya tidak pernah seluruh bumi terancam oleh kombinasi berbagai bencana seperti penggundulan hutan, erosi tanah, penggurunan, kepunahan spesies flora dan fauna secara besar-besaran, pengurangan ozon di atmosfer, polusi, pemanasan global, laut-laut yang sekarat, dan meledaknya populasi manusia.
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