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Doom by degrees: It's becoming clear that our world is deteriorating bit by bit, a forest here, a lake there, a species somewhere else
Doom by degrees: It's becoming clear that our world is deteriorating bit by bit, a forest here, a lake there, a species somewhere else

Doom by degrees: It's becoming clear that our world is deteriorating bit by bit, a forest here, a lake there, a species somewhere else

Date10/1/1989
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Original Toronto Star caption: Doom by degrees: It's becoming clear that our world is deteriorating bit by bit; a forest here; a lake there; a species somewhere else.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0010998F
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