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प्रश्न
Locate the lines in the text that support the title. 'The Ailing Planet'.
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उत्तर
The lines that support the title of the chapter are given below.
- “The earth’s vital signs reveal a patient in declining health.”
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“Are we to leave our successors a scorched planet of advancing deserts, impoverished landscapes, and the ailing environment?”
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“…the environment has deteriorated so badly that it is ‘critical’ in many of the eighty-eight countries investigated”.
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