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Global Warming Aral Sea from space, August 1964 Aral Sea from space, August 1985 The Aral Sea, in 2003, had shrunk to well under half of the area it had covered fifty years before. Shrinking of the Aral Sea Deforestation Acid Rain Water Pollution Air Pollution Marine Pollution and Acidification Para. 16: the dominant cause of change in the global environment—human civilization we resist this truth: we refuse to accept this true fact; we refuse to face this real fact that human civilization is now the dominant cause of change in the global environment. So far, however, we seem oblivious of the fragility of the earth’s natural systems: Up till now, we seem to be unaware of the fact that the earth’s natural systems are very delicate and can easily be disrupted. Para. 17: dramatic changes in two key factors a sudden and startling surge in human population: a sudden and startling rise in human population; a sudden big and shocking increase in the world’s population with the addition one China’s worth of people every ten years: Every ten years the newly-added population will equal the population of China; Every ten years, one more China’s population will be added to the population of the world.Worth: equal in size or numbere.g. The storm did thousands of pounds’ worth of damage (=did damage worth thousands of pounds).I bought 10 pounds worth of food.He bought 10 dollars worth of postage stamps.  The dominant cause of change in the global environment : Human Civilization humanity has gone wrong ranges history politics science economics psychology philosophy religion Two key factors that define the reality of our relationship to the earth： 1. Human population ( surge) 2. The scientific and technological revolution Conclusion : The common cause of the environmental destruction: the new relationship between human civilization and the earth’s natural balance Para. 18: the surge in population when viewed in a historical context: when