The advancement of industrialization has created a situation which may bring human beings towards extinction: nuclear wars and nuclear plant accidents are obvious examples. Such human actions possibly threaten human survival. Furthermore, environmental problems (i. e. global environmental problems: global warming, ozone depletion, tropical forest destruction, and so on) also begin to be recognized as the threat to human survival.

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Salih, Mohamed
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