environmental disaster
Jun 6 2009, Karim Khan

Nuclear warfare is a constant threat to life on earth but climate change is no less serious, says a summit of the world’s Nobel Laureates who, along with Prince Charles of the United Kingdom, recently issued a memorandum declaring temperature control...

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