IS THE WORLD OUT OF CONTROL? - OUR HEALTH UNDER SIEGE

Science can take us only so far when it comes to good health.  High blood pressure, obesity, air pollution, and drug abuse-all risk factors for disease-are increasing

More people are dying from an array of noncommunicable diseases, such as cancer, cardiovascular disorders, and diabetes. Growing numbers are disabled by other diseases, including mental illness. And recent years have witnessed the unpredictable outbreaks of such dangers epidemics as the Ebola virus and the Zika virus.  The bottom line: Sickness is out of control of humans,  and the end of it seems to  be nowhere in sight! 

HUMAN ATTACKS ON NATURE.  Factories continue to pollute earth's atmosphere.  Millions of people die every year from breathing contaminate air.

Individuals, communities and government agencies continue to dump sewage, medical, and agricultural waste, plastics, and other pollutants into the oceans.  "These toxic pollutants poison marine  animals and plants, as well as humans who eat contaminated sea life," explains the Encyclopedia of Marine Science.

And we are running out of fresh water.  British science author Robin McKie aptly warns:  "The world faces a water crisis that will touch every part of the globe." Politicians admit that water scarcity is largely a man-made problem and that it poses a grave danger.

NATURE'S ATTACKS ON HUMANS.  Storms, hurricanes, tornadoes, typhoons, and earthquakes bring about devastating floods, crushing landslides, and other types of destruction.  More people than ever are killed or are otherwise adversely affected by these forces of nature.  A study published by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration points to a greater potential for "more intense storms, deadly heat waves, and more extreme flood-drought cycles."  Will nature deal humankind a death-blow? 

Next time: IS THE WORLD OUT OF CONTROL?-What Does the Bible Say?

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