• Food: An estimated 1 in 6 people suffer from hunger and malnutrition while attempts to grow food are damaging swathes of productive land.• Water: By 2025, two-thirds of the world's people are likely to be living in areas of acute water stress.• Energy: Oil production could peak and supplies start to decline by 2010• Climate change: The world's greatest environmental challenge, according to the UK prime minister Tony Blair, with increased storms, floods, drought and species losses predicted.• Biodiversity: Many scientists think the Earth is now entering its sixth great extinction phase.• Pollution: Hazardous chemicals are now found in the bodies of all new-born babies, and an estimated one in four people worldwide are exposed to unhealthy concentrations of air pollutants.From a BBC Science Reporter Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh. (Luk 21:26-28 KJV)from the One who really knows what's happening
