The Problems of the Present World

The Problems of the Present World

1) Environmental problems especially the destruction of forests and water pollution.
The destruction of forests throughout the world is a serious global issue. Recent studies about forests show that temperate forests are even more endangered than tropical forests. Forests are home to the majority of the earth's wildlife. Forests perform many necessary tasks like regulating the earth's climate and cleaning water sources. As the use of forests by humans has increased over time, many forests have been damaged or even destroyed. Hundreds of thousands of forest-dependent species face extinction in the next few decades.
Water pollution is a major problem in the global context. It has been suggested that it is the leading worldwide cause of deaths and diseases, and that it accounts for the deaths of more than 14,000 people daily.
2) Drugs, Smoking

It is a serious health problem that more and more teenagers have taken up smoking. Even though these teens are aware that they will probably someday develop health problems like cancer, heart disease, and other respiratory problems, they still smoke anyway. Most teenagers start smoking in order to look cool in front of their friends but unfortunately they wind up addicted.
It is a tragedy but cigarette smoking kills 2.5 million people every year.

Drug use in the world is increasing and more young people than ever are addicted. Drug dealers are everywhere: at the discos, at schools, in parks and when schoolchild wants drugs, he or she can have it on the spot. Saying that drugs are taken by children from pathological families is a MYTH. Who takes drugs? usual teenagers or adults who are bored take impressive drugs like grass, students before exams - amphetamine and people at techno parties- LSD, which helps them improve their stamina and dance all night long.
Drugs can be divided into three categories: hard, soft and legal. All three types can cause addiction, illness, or even death. Hard drugs include heroin and cocaine. Drugs like marijuana and hashish are considered soft drugs. Legal drugs include tobacco, alcohol, prescription and non-prescription medicines.

3) Terrorism

Terrorism is a form of asymmetric warfare. Terrorist attacks are often targeted to maximize fear and publicity. They usually use explosives or poison.

Factors that May Contribute to Terrorism are * Political, social and economic inequality * High Unemployment * Ethnic conflict * Religious conflict

4) nuclear weapon
The first nuclear weapons were created in the United States by an international team
as part of the top-secret Manhattan Project.
While the first weapons were developed primarily out of fear that Nazi Germany would develop them first. They were eventually used against the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. There are so dangerous because countries owning that deadly weapon are able to destroy the whole region in the country.

5) Eating Disorders

An eating disorder is a compulsion to eat, or avoid eating. Eating disorders affect every part of the person's life: feelings about work, school, relationships, day-to-day activities and one's experience of emotional well being". Anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder are the most common eating disorders. Together, they affect an estimated 10-15 % of females in the whole world during their lifetimes.
Anorexia nervosa is deliberate and sustained weight loss driven by a fear of becoming overweight. The mortality rate anorexics is 6%?the highest of any mental illness. Anorexics are commonly perfectionists, driven to succeed and consuming a small amount of food often gives them feeling like they are in control of their lives.

People who suffer from binge eating disorder experience chronic episodes where they consume huge amounts of food in a very brief period. They experience feelings of being out of control. Unlike bulimia nervosa, they do not purge. Binge eating can lead to serious health risks such as morbid obesity&diabetes. Bulimics often have "binge food," which is the food they typically consume during binges. This binge episode leads the individual to feel guilt, shame and embarrassment. Bulimics have extreme eating and exercising habits. This compulsive behavior is often echoed in similar destructive behavior such as sexual promiscuity, pathological lying and shoplifting.

6) Hunger

a) In the Asian, African and Latin American countries, well over 500 million people are living in what the World Bank has called "absolute poverty".
b)Every year 15 million children die of hunger.
c) One in twelve people worldwide is malnourished, including 160 million children under the age of 5.
d)Every 3.6 seconds someone dies of hunger
e)It is estimated that 800 million people in the world suffer from hunger and malnutrition,
and 80 million die from it each year.

7) Aids and Cancer
AIDS is a set of symptoms and infections resulting from the damage to the human immune system. Although treatments for AIDS and HIV can slow the course of the disease, there is currently no vaccine or cure. Drugs whose slow down the course of the disease are expensive and not available in all countries. People living with HIV/AIDS in 2007 33.3 million 30.6-36.1 million
People newly infected with HIV in 2007 2.5 million 1.8-4.1 million

The majority of HIV infections are acquired through unprotected sexual relations between partners. The typical condom use reduces the risk of heterosexual HIV transmission by approximately 80%.

CANCER may affect people at all ages but the risk for most varieties increases with age. Cancer causes about 13% of all deaths. According to the American Cancer Society, 7.6 million people in the world died from cancer in the year 2007.
Nearly all cancers are caused by abnormalities in the genetic material of the transformed cells. Examples of modifiable cancer risk factors include alcohol consumption, smoking, physical inactivity, and being overweight.