World problems today.

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The world as a whole currently faces several dramatic problems. Examples of these world problems include terrorism, desertification, overpopulation, deforestation, pollution, and world hunger. Of all these world problems the two that should currently be focused on are deforestation and pollution. Millions of acres of forests are chopped down by large lumber companies for the means of economic success. The world's air and water is constantly polluted by dangerous machinery emissions and factorial waste. Although these problems deteriorate the world's status there are several possible solutions to put an end to this steady devastation of our world. Awareness and management are the most important solutions to our problems.

Deforestation currently occurs in numerous areas of the world. The lumber industry cuts down forests in South and Central America, Southeast Asia, and Africa. These large companies take the forests for granted and are not aware of the dangerous effects. Forests are cut down to make space for new dwellings or to make money from the trees cut down.

There are several effects this has on the world. One effect is the destruction of wildlife ecosystems and the possible extinction of wildlife species. The destroying of acres of forest leaves no home for the several animals that live there and often they starve to death or die from human influence. Another problem deforestation causes is the aiding of the green house effect. When the forest that once maintained a steady climate is cut down, the bare land will increase land surface temperature. This will aid to the increase in climate and will cause other long term problems. The negative effects deforestation puts in place can be counter attacked in many ways. One solution to this problem is the replanting of trees. Rules can be put in place in which every...