Sentences with phrase «of global destruction»

Couple that CO2 reduction with a possible drop of some 0.7 C in temperatures (assuming for the sake of argument that all temperature increase during the 20th century was caused by CO2), and the resulting picture in terms of global destruction of life might be rather huge.

Trapped behind enemy lines and armed with little more than a knife and your hand - to - hand combat training, you must find a way to survive behind enemy lines and thwart the threat of global destruction.

It's too bad that neither Taylor - Johnson nor Olsen are any less bland here than they were in Godzilla, but this doesn't stop the Scarlet Witch from implanting a vision of global destruction in Tony Stark's brain that leads him to create Ultron (what a name, folks!)

There's great utilization of everyday objects such as bath tubs and Thomas the Tank Engine that compensate for the lack of global destruction during the last third.

Singer returns here to nab producer and story credits, and his influence is felt all through the production, which welcomes a restart of the franchise by dialing back the clock to 1962, infusing the film with a Cold War feel and a retro vibe, illustrating the mutant reveal while world politics head to the brink of global destruction.

I'm in San Francisco through the weekend and, having missed the week's «2012» press screenings, I headed on over to the Van Ness AMC to settle in for Roland Emmerich's two and a half hours of global destruction, and as overwrought, cheesy, painstakingly contrived («Where's the map!?»)

This explosive, thrill - packed adventure pits James Bond against a vengeful adversary who controls an awesome space weapon capable of global destruction.

god destoryed the world with water because HE failed to create a creation that would follow rules... what kind of god fails at creating something that won't follow its rules to the point of global destruction / cleansing?

This is true whether the sin is the selfishness and self - righteousness of the individual human spirit or the collective sin of global destruction.

Yet underneath the varied pursuits of work, leisure, and family life there is at the heart of mankind a gnawing fear of global destruction.

Not exact matches

He's accused Clinton of meeting with global financial powers to «plot the destruction of U.S. sovereignty» and argued his opponent shouldn't have even been allowed to seek the White House.

Habitat destruction, unchecked population growth, global warming and other challenges of modern civilization have put humanity at risk.

Most unsettling to the investor is the potential destruction of global partnerships that have been built up over the past 70 years.

Adam Szubin, acting under secretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, said Washington expected other governments and financial authorities to make similar moves to prevent Pyongyang from «abusing» global financial institutions to support its development of weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missiles.

After both earthquake and hurricane destruction in Haiti, Sandals Foundation supported various partners including: Population Services with 205,000 Aqua Tabs; Global Orphan with clothing; the Salesian Missions with recovery kits for 400 families; and All Hands Volunteers with the recovery of six schools and health clinics.

The order and timing of the creation week does not match evolution and the fossil record, a global flood as described is not evident in the geologic record as would be expected, the stopped sun in Joshua's story would have caused major destruction that would be apparent in archaeology, etc..

That summer, quite abruptly, I was forced to the awareness that the structures of society and the patterns of development which I had taken largely for granted are leading humanity toward global self - destruction.

In a 184 - page letter to Catholic leaders released Thursday, Francis warns of «unprecedented destruction of ecosystems, with serious consequences for all of us» and recommends renewable fuel subsidies and maximum energy efficiency to combat global warming.

The destruction this time is global and in danger of becoming irreversible.

In my view, there are at least six key factors which have caused and continue to affect a global transformation of consciousness: the revolution in communications, globalization of the economy, a growing awareness of the degradation of the environment, demographic shifts, the threat of nuclear destruction and the advent of the new science.

Global warming, the ozone hole, overpopulation, starvation and malnutrition, war, unemployment, the destruction of species and the rain forests, pollution of water and air, pesticide and herbicide poisoning, errors in genetic engineering, erosion of topsoil, overfishing, anarchy and crime, the possibility of a nuclear mishap, chemical warfare or all - out nuclear war: together, or in some cases singly, these dangers threaten to «catch us unexpectedly, like a trap.»

But when we protest this destruction, we are often challenged to show that there is another way of responding to global poverty.

In an era in which far too many movies refuse to give their bad guys any serious personalities beyond some sort of bland love of global domination / destruction, Abrams» decision to make Kylo Ren such a volatile force is one of his sharpest.

that all these issues — overcrowded cities, unusual and disturbing new weather patterns, the growth of global poverty, the lowering of wages while stock prices soar, the elimination of social services, the destruction of wildlife and wilderness, the protests of Maya Indians in Mexico — are products of the same global policies.

There is widespread agreement among futurist writers with respect to the most crucial world problems — issues of such magnitude that failure to resolve them will result in enormous destruction, conflict, and misery on a global scale.

Cobb thinks the pursuit of continued economic growth within an integrated, liberalizing, market - based global economy will lead to increased social injustice and ecological destruction.

Whether this will lead to global destruction in the clash of competing systems or to a greater measure of freedom and justice through the lifting of the living standards of the underprivileged peoples of the earth, no one can predict.

They are responsible for the breaking up of communities and the destruction of the environment to serve the human and raw material requirements of global production for the global market.

In fact the evidence supporting evolution does contradict the special creation, the coexistence of all «kinds» together and their destruction in a single (mythical) global flood.

She concurs with the ecofeminists in correlating the mental and mythical misadventures of Western thought with misogynism and destruction of the global ecosystem.

Take steps to avert global destruction caused by the successful development of nuclear weapons by Iran.

During the height of the global deforestation crisis in the mid-1980s, a small group of young people in Manhattan came together with a singular goal: to save the world's tropical rainforests from destruction.

Earnings were damaged by charges related to the destruction of excess wine in the US market, although the firm's global net sales still rose by nearly 5 % for the year, to A$ 1.76 bn.

The global scientific community has condemned the wanton destruction of these field trials, gathering thousands of supporting signatures in a matter of days.

↵ * B. Chassy et al., «Global scientific community condemns the recent destruction of field trials of Golden Rice in the Philippines»; http://chn.ge/143PyHo (2013).

NATO has taken a stake in studying and preparing for emerging and global security challenges including cyber attacks, energy security, environmental security, missile defence, as well as terrorism and weapons of mass destruction.

He attributed much of the destruction of the global ecosystem to anti-nature activities of human beings.

I support a global ban on such weapons as part of our commitment to nuclear disarmament, as was successful with other weapons of mass destruction such as chemical and biological weapons.

Following their sold - out shows Minsk, 2011 and Trash Cuisine, BFT turn their unflinching eye towards the global issue of world destruction, as they tell the stories of real people displaced by catastrophic man - made and natural disasters.

NNSA maintains and enhances the safety, security, and effectiveness of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile without nuclear explosive testing; works to reduce global danger from weapons of mass destruction; provides the U.S. Navy with safe and effective nuclear propulsion; and responds to nuclear and radiological emergencies in the U.S. and abroad.

«Within the last two decades, tsunamis have been responsible for the loss of almost half a million lives, widespread long - lasting destruction, profound environmental effects and global financial crisis,» Dr Kadri said.

They are also the key factors that permit us to tackle some of the vexing, even life - threatening global problems we face — climate change, loss of biodiversity, and the destruction of our marine environment (see Next Wave's recent feature for further information).

Major obstacles include religious fundamentalism, which not only triggers conflicts but also contributes to the suppression of women; global warming, which might produce ecological crises that spur social unrest and violence; overpopulation, particularly when it produces a surplus of unmarried, unemployed young men; and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

Invaders are now the second-most important cause of global biodiversity loss after habitat destruction, and the more we move about, the more they spread.

Both touch on timeless mythic themes: destruction and redemption, death and resurrection, mortality and immortality, individual liberty and group unity, national sovereignty and global community, and, of course, scientists playing God and technology run amok.

In a report released last week, the institute predicts that global warming over the next 80 years could lead to the destruction of fisheries, increased storm damage, and the displacement of millions of people.

The very mechanisms that have allowed cryoconite organisms to thrive may be exaggerating the threat of global warming and aiding in the destruction of their own home.

These include the consequences of global climate change, the potential for financial meltdowns, and wars involving weapons of mass destruction.

«We can't look into recent history and find this particular cocktail of accelerated climate change, habitat destruction, and global extinction.

The study is the first to give a global overview of all current plans to mine the seabed, in both national and international waters, and looks at the potential impacts including physical destruction of seabed habitats, creation of large underwater plumes of sediment and the effects of chemical, noise and light pollution arising from mining operations.