Is it possible to enjoy a peaceful life in a world that is increasingly challenged by threats and uncertainties from wars, terrorism, economic crises and a widespread outbreak of infectious diseases?

He said "Monsanto should not be able, just because they've got billions of dollars to spend on legal fees, to try to terrify farmers into obeying their agreements by massive force and threats.

Among global warming's most frightening threats is the prediction is that the polar ice-caps will melt, raising sea level so much that coastal cities from New York to Los Angles to Shanghai will be flooded.

What is one of the most frightening threats of global warming according to the passage

"Our philosophy with the island has always been, ‘OK, remove the threats and let the island go back to what it was, '" says ecologist Christina Boser.

Island communities have been among the hardest hit by the threats facing the ocean, said President Tommy Remengesau Jr. in a statement.

The order essentially asks Apple to hack its own devices, and once it is in place, the precedent could be used to justify law enforcement efforts to get around encryption technologies in other investigations far removed from national security threats.

Now utopia has grown unfashionable, as we have gained a deeper appreciation of the range of threats facing us, from asteroid strike to epidemic flu and to climate change.

These might include threats to freeze EU funds for poorer regions and EU mega-projects and even the suspension of a country's voting rights in EU ministerial councils.

They had pushed the agency to designate the bird as "endangered, " a status that gives federal officials greater regulatory power to crack down on threats.