PART ONE: Key Indicators
Food Trends
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Grain Harvest Plummets
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Soybean Crop Down
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Meat Production Increases Slightly
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Fish Catch Stable
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Aquaculture Output Up
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Grain Stocks Drop
Agriculture Resource Trends
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World Grain Yeild Drops
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Fertilizer Use Keeps Dropping
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Irrigation Expansion Slowing
Energy Trends
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Oil Production Flat
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Wind Power Rises
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Nuclear Power Climbs
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Solar Cell Growth Slows
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Natural Gas Production Expands
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Coal Use Declines
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Compact Flourescents Flourish
Atmospheric Trends
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CFC Production Continues to Drop
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Global Tempertature Rises Slightly
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Carbon Emissions Unchanged
Economic Trends
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World Economy Expanding
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Third World Debt Still Rising
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Trade Continues to Climb
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Global Paper Production Keeps Growing
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Roundwood Production Unabated
Environmental Trends
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Resistance to Pesticides Growing
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Sulfer and Nitrogen Emissions Resume Rise
Social Trends
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Population Increase Drops Slightly
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Overall Cigarette Production Rises
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HIV/AIDS Cases Rising Steadily
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Immunization Rates Soar
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Refugee Flows Swelling
Military Trends
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Arms Trade Continues Decline
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U.N. Peacekeeping Expands
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Nuclear Arsenal Shrinking
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PART TWO: Special Features
Environmental Features
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Paper Recycling on a Roll
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Coral Reefs in Decline
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Conserving the Other Rain Forest
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Energy Productivites Vary Widely
Social Features
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Traffic Accidents Taking Many Lives
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Life Expectancy Lengthens
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