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gross

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on a large scale

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doomsday scenario

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very bad scenario

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prophets of doom

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persons who speaks doom

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defuse a bomb

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detonate

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ageing

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to grow old to bring to maturity

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more multicultural

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cultural diversification

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extinction {become or made extinct}

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a coming to an end or dying out

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pandemic(s)

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epidemic over a large area

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evolve

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to develop gradually

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adapt

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adjust or modify fittingly

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we were screwed

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they betrayed us

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12
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post-apocalyptic

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after imminent disaster and total or universal destruction

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invasion

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infringement by intrusion

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alien

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a foreigner

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15
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nuclear fall-out radioactive fallout

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the settling to the ground of airborne particles ejected into the atmosphere from the earth by explosions eruptions etc

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creeping over the horizon

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advancing or developing gradually so as to infringe on or supplant something else

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do your utmost {to finish on time}

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to use the most or best of one’s abilities powers

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sustenance

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nourishment

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overcrowded

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too much people

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scarce

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deficient limited insufficient

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21
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viable it has chance of surviving

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capable of living

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eradicate remove delete wipe out

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to end

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diminish

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reduce

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suite

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a number of things forming a series or set

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suit

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any costume worn for some special activity

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follow suit

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to follow in the same pattern; to follow someone else’s example

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overuse

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excessive use

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emaciated

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to make abnormally lean or thin by a gradual wasting away of flesh

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sparsely-populated

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thinly scattered or distributed

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feed stock

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agriculture to make fuel

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livestock

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animals

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32
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auxiliary

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back up extra in reserve

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depletion

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becoming smaller

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dispute

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contradict reject

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defeatist

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give up

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negligible

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insignificant

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cling to

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to adhere closely stick to

38
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sole

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only

39
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carbon emission

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release (to emit)

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occupied with

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working on dealing with

41
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pressing matters

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important urgent

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counter-productive

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in reverse not productive

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subject to

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happens to it or (be subjected to)

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to attribute

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are the cause of

45
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throwaway-society

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a consumer-society

46
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waste garbage management

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disposal

47
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indiscriminate exploitation

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just take all of it we don’t care about the effect or consequences

48
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burgeoning

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emerging starting to develop - threat effect consumption …

49
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depletion to deplete {NOT I depleted but the depletion of}

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diminish

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detrimental

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harmful

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exploitation

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use or utilization especially for profit

52
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carbon footprint

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consume waste energy legacy your life has for the planet broader than carbon alone

53
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carbon emissions

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the release of carbon gasses

54
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extinguish a fire

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put out the flame of

55
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reprehensible

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you shouldn’t be doing that you should be punished

56
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who should take responsibility for our planet

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who should feel accountable

57
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hold responsible (NOT KEEP)

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who is seen as accountable

58
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carry responsibility to shoulder responsibility

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the person who is accountable

59
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present opinions

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being existing or occurring at this time or now current opinions

60
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live on planet

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planet where you live

61
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live off planet

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we take things from the planet to live

62
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to subsidise

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to furnish or aid with a subsidy

63
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spiral out of control

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worse and worse

64
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to the benefit of humanity

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something that is advantageous or good for humanity

65
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incentive

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motivation encouragement

66
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in a different guise

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in a different form

67
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extend life

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prolong life

68
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lifetime span xx years

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life expectancy

69
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course of nature

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the path route or channel along which nature moves

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realms of fantasy/dreams

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the region sphere or domain within which anything occurs prevails or dominates

71
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blatantly obvious

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brazenly obvious flagrant shameless

72
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current burden

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that which is borne with difficulty obligation

73
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human existence

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the state or fact of existing being

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overstretched resources

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to extend to the full length

75
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pouring resources into their quest

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to flow to send resources in their search or pursuit made in order to find or obtain something

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loathe to accept

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to feel disgust or intense aversion for

77
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fragile planet

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delicate planet

78
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what does the future hold?

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prosperity survival/professional/personal challenges

79
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it is climate change not THE climate change

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(mother nature global warming under sealevel below sea level)

80
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to thrive

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to grow; to flourish ; more than just survive

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