Named: 25 environmental threats of the future
March 19, 2008 | Source: NewScientist.com news service
The top environmental concerns of the future include toxic nanomaterials, manmade viruses, and biomimetic robots, according to researchers at a workshop run by University of Cambridge zoologist William Sutherland.
Other risks include the acidification of the ocean, increased demand for the biomass needed to make biofuel, experiments involving climate engineering, and disruption to marine ecosystems caused by offshore power generation.