Sentences with phrase «at environmental devastation»

And his cri du Coeur at environmental devastation will find many an echo in contemporary readers.

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Yet for at least a decade, the green community has become more and more aware of the environmental devastation wrought by meat production.

On the topic of general ignorance, most Americans don't begin to grasp how deeply their consumption habits — house size, commuting habits, reliance on trucked - in food, air conditioning — contribute to environmental devastation and economic instability in the world at large.

The scale of natural disasters has also increased because of deforestation, environmental degradation, urbanization, and intensified climate variables.20 The distinctive health, behavioral, and psychosocial needs of children subject them to unique risks from these events.21 Extreme weather events place children at risk for injury, 22 loss of or separation from caregivers, 21 exposure to infectious diseases, 23 and a uniquely high risk of mental health consequences, including posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and adjustment disorder.24 Disasters can cause irrevocable harm to children through devastation of their homes, schools, and neighborhoods, all of which contribute to their physiologic and cognitive development.25