As addressed in the readings, technology has the potential to both solve global social problems and make
them worse. For example, technological devices that can interact with the environment have the potential
to reduce world hunger by helping to increase food production in developing countries. However, some
technological advancements—such as weapons of war and automated assembly lines—can threaten life
through armed conflict, and pollution of the environment can increase poverty by eliminating jobs.
Do advancements in technology pose any direct and/or indirect threats to the global environment? Choose
one advancement and provide two examples of direct or indirect threats in your explanation.