Audio Zepis Numero Sorak Shaist kuprazniniu Adin Speaker 1 It's common knowledge that there are countries and areas which suffer from hunger.0:01
The world still remembers the year 1984, when hunger killed at least 800,000 people in Ethiopia.0:13
And it is only one of many examples.0:21
I think that this problem can be solved only with the help of the international community.0:25
People only can relieve the crisis of hunger by cooperating.0:30
International organizations such as the United Nations Children's Fund, the United Nations Development Program, and others play an important role in helping the populations of the areas where hunger strikes.0:35
But they can't do much without the support of governments and voluntary organizations.0:48
Speaker 2 As I say it, the worst threats are threats to the environment.0:56
Probably one of the greatest shocks of the late 20th century was the discovery of the fact that the world's environment can be so easily destroyed.1:02
It's possible that our children will see large mammals like elephants or bison only in zoos or in films.1:10
The tropical rainforests are disappearing fast, and the ozone layer, which protects us from harmful radiation, is disappearing.1:17
I can't help feeling worried about these processes.1:25
Speaker 3 My concern is global warming.1:31
We know that average temperatures on Earth have been rising.1:36
Some scientists even speak about a catastrophic rise in temperature, an increase of 4.5 degrees Celsius by the year 2050.1:40
Atmospheric warming will result in new migrations of plant and animal species.1:48
The traditional pattern of agriculture will have to be changed too.1:53
That is to say nothing of the danger of floods.1:58
It is expected that large areas of surface may soon turn out to be covered with water.2:01
This problem can only be solved if world industries take responsibility for this situation and if green politics becomes an element of modern society.2:06
Speaker 4 I believe that one of the very real threats to the future is the fast population growth.2:19
There's a strong tendency for the population of poorer countries to increase faster than the population of more developed countries.2:27
The thing is that poor countries don't have advanced agricultural technologies.2:35
As a result, they need big families with more working hands in their fields.2:40
Some people move from the countryside to towns where they often can't find jobs.2:45
So the population growth in such places and their poverty are closely connected.2:50
Scientists believe that there will be about 10 billion people on planet Earth by the year 2050.2:56
They will all need food, good drinking water, houses, jobs, and much more than that.3:02
Isn't that a real problem?3:08
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