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The clock struck
to ring in the 2020s and people
felt optimistic and
at what the new decade has in store for us. Many hope the New Year will improve
their fortunes and the Earth's. The past decade has been somewhat
. Global warming has put our very
in peril; wars and conflict continue to rage around the world; millions still lack the
of clean water and
; and thousands of species became endangered or
. Technology and greater cooperation between nations will hopefully make the 2020s a better
.
