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Environment - current issues World, in 34 editions.
The entry for World published Environment - current issues in 34 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2024. The text changed in 10 editions. Each is shown as published. Environment - current issues in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 10
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2024
Published as “Environment” (1990 to 1996), “Environment - current issues” (1997 to 2024), “Environment-current issues” (1998) and “Environment--current issues” (1999).
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2024 edition
Changed since 2023Published as “Environment”
- large areas subject to severe weather (tropical cyclones),
- natural disasters (earthquakes, landslides, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions),
- industrial disasters,
- pollution (air, water, acid rain, toxic substances),
- loss of vegetation (overgrazing, deforestation, desertification),
- loss of wildlife resources,
- soil degradation,
- soil depletion,
- erosion
large areas subject to severe weather (tropical cyclones), natural disasters (earthquakes, landslides, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions), industrial disasters, pollution (air, water, acid rain, toxic substances), loss of vegetation (overgrazing, deforestation, desertification), loss of wildlife resources, soil degradation, soil depletion, erosion
Published as “Environment”
- large areas subject to severe weather (tropical cyclones),
- natural disasters (earthquakes, landslides, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions),
- overpopulation,
- industrial disasters,
- pollution (air, water, acid rain, toxic substances),
- loss of vegetation (overgrazing, deforestation, desertification),
- loss of wildlife resources,
- soil degradation,
- soil depletion,
- erosion
large areas subject to severe weather (tropical cyclones), natural disasters (earthquakes, landslides, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions), overpopulation, industrial disasters, pollution (air, water, acid rain, toxic substances), loss of vegetation (overgrazing, deforestation, desertification), loss of wildlife resources, soil degradation, soil depletion, erosion
The same text in 1992 and 1993.
Published as “Environment”
- large areas subject to severe weather (tropical cyclones),
- natural disasters (earthquakes, landslides, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions),
- overpopulation,
- industrial disasters,
- pollution (air, water, acid rain, toxic substances),
- loss of vegetation (overgrazing, deforestation, desertification),
- loss of wildlife resources,
- soil degradation,
- soil depletion,
- erosion
large areas subject to severe weather (tropical cyclones), natural disasters
(earthquakes, landslides, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions), overpopulation,
industrial disasters, pollution (air, water, acid rain, toxic substances),
loss of vegetation (overgrazing, deforestation, desertification), loss of
wildlife resources, soil degradation, soil depletion, erosion
The entry for World did not include Environment - current issues.
Published as “Environment”
- current issues:
- large areas subject to overpopulation,
- industrial disasters,
- pollution (air, water, acid rain, toxic substances),
- loss of vegetation (overgrazing, deforestation, desertification),
- loss of wildlife,
- soil degradation,
- soil depletion,
- erosion
- natural hazards:
- large areas subject to severe weather (tropical cyclones), natural disasters (earthquakes, landslides, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions)
- international agreements:
- 23 selected international environmental agreements included under the Environment entry for each country and
- in Appendix E:
- Selected International Environmental Agreements
current issues: large areas subject to severe weather (tropical cyclones), natural disasters overpopulation,
(earthquakes, landslides, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions),
disasters, pollution (air, water, acid rain, toxic substances),
of vegetation (overgrazing, deforestation, desertification), loss ofwildlife resources, wildlife, soil degradation, soil depletion, erosion
natural hazards: large areas subject to severe weather (tropical
cyclones), natural disasters (earthquakes, landslides, tsunamis,
volcanic eruptions)
international agreements: 23 selected international environmental
agreements included under the Environment entry for each country and
in Appendix E: Selected International Environmental Agreements
Published as “Environment”
- current issues:
- large areas subject to overpopulation,
- industrial disasters,
- pollution (air, water, acid rain, toxic substances),
- loss of vegetation (overgrazing, deforestation, desertification),
- loss of wildlife,
- soil degradation,
- soil depletion,
- erosion
- natural hazards:
- large areas subject to severe weather (tropical cyclones), natural disasters (earthquakes, landslides, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions)
- international agreements:
- selected international environmental agreements are included under the Environment entry for each country and in the Selected International Environmental Agreements appendix
current issues: large areas subject to overpopulation, industrial
disasters, pollution (air, water, acid rain, toxic substances), loss
of vegetation (overgrazing, deforestation, desertification), loss of
wildlife, soil degradation, soil depletion, erosion
natural hazards: large areas subject to severe weather (tropical
cyclones), natural disasters (earthquakes, landslides, tsunamis,
volcanic eruptions)
international agreements: 23 selected international environmental
agreements are included under the Environment entry for each country and
and in Appendix E: the Selected International Environmental Agreements appendix
- large areas subject to overpopulation,
- industrial disasters,
- pollution (air, water, acid rain, toxic substances),
- loss of vegetation (overgrazing, deforestation, desertification),
- loss of wildlife,
- soil degradation,
- soil depletion,
- erosion
current issues: large areas subject to overpopulation, industrial
industrial disasters, pollution (air, water, acid rain, toxic
substances), loss
desertification), loss oferosionnatural hazards: large areas subject to severe weather (tropical erosion
cyclones), natural disasters (earthquakes, landslides, tsunamis,
volcanic eruptions)
international agreements: selected international environmental
agreements are included under the Environment entry for each country
and in the Selected International Environmental Agreements appendix
Published as “Environment-current issues”
- large areas subject to overpopulation,
- industrial disasters,
- pollution (air, water, acid rain, toxic substances),
- loss of vegetation (overgrazing, deforestation, desertification),
- loss of wildlife,
- soil degradation,
- soil depletion,
- erosion
large areas subject to overpopulation,
industrial disasters, pollution (air, water, acid rain, toxic
substances), loss of vegetation (overgrazing, deforestation,
desertification), loss of wildlife, soil degradation, soil depletion,
erosion
Published as “Environment--current issues”
- large areas subject to overpopulation,
- industrial disasters,
- pollution (air, water, acid rain, toxic substances),
- loss of vegetation (overgrazing, deforestation, desertification),
- loss of wildlife,
- soil degradation,
- soil depletion,
- erosion
large areas subject to overpopulation,
overpopulation, industrial disasters, pollution (air, water, acid
rain, toxicdeforestation,
deforestation, desertification), loss of wildlife, soil degradation,
soil depletion,
The same text in 7 editions, 2000 to 2006.
- large areas subject to overpopulation,
- industrial disasters,
- pollution (air, water, acid rain, toxic substances),
- loss of vegetation (overgrazing, deforestation, desertification),
- loss of wildlife,
- soil degradation,
- soil depletion,
- erosion
large areas subject to
The same text in 11 editions, 2007 to 2017.
- large areas subject to overpopulation, industrial disasters, pollution (air, water, acid rain, toxic substances), loss of vegetation (overgrazing, deforestation, desertification), loss of wildlife, soil degradation, soil depletion, erosion;
- global warming becoming a greater concern
large areas subject to overpopulation, industrial disasters, pollution (air, water, acid rain, toxic substances), loss of vegetation (overgrazing, deforestation, desertification), loss of wildlife, soil degradation, soil depletion, erosion erosion; global warming becoming a greater concern
The same text in 6 editions, 2018 to 2023.
- large areas subject to overpopulation, industrial disasters, pollution (air, water, acid rain, toxic substances), loss of vegetation (overgrazing, deforestation, desertification), loss of biodiversity;
- soil degradation, soil depletion, erosion;
- ozone layer depletion;
- waste disposal;
- global warming becoming a greater concern
large areas subject to overpopulation, industrial disasters, pollution (air, water, acid rain, toxic substances), loss of vegetation (overgrazing, deforestation, desertification), loss of wildlife, biodiversity; soil degradation, soil depletion, erosion; ozone layer depletion; waste disposal; global warming becoming a greater concern
- large areas of the world are subject to overpopulation, industrial disasters, pollution (air, water, acid rain, toxic substances), loss of vegetation (overgrazing, deforestation, desertification), loss of biodiversity;
- soil degradation, soil depletion, erosion;
- ozone layer depletion;
- waste disposal;
- global warming becoming a greater concern
large areas of the world are subject to overpopulation, industrial disasters, pollution (air, water, acid rain, toxic substances), loss of vegetation (overgrazing, deforestation, desertification), loss of biodiversity; soil degradation, soil depletion, erosion; ozone layer depletion; waste disposal; global warming becoming a greater concern
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Central Intelligence Agency. “World: Environment - current issues.” The World Factbook, 1990–2024 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/world/environment-current-issues.