Environmental problems include the pollution of air and water sources, erosion of soils, increase of world temperature, and the rise of ocean levels by global warming, as well as the loss of biodiversity. An increasing world population and its subsequent consumption and waste generation are among the main causes of these and other environmental damages. According to the Norwegian University of Life Sciences, land degradation also causes environmental problems.
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