The first time the world was destroyed was by water. <br /> <br />The second time was by fire. <br /> <br />The third time the world was destroyed was by megaton nuclear warheads aimed against the world capitals in 'mutually assured destruction.' <br /> <br />The fourth time the world was destroyed was by global warming, <br />depletion of the ozone layer, desertification, deforestation and defoliation of the Amazon rain forests and old growth redwood timberland. <br /> <br />The fifth time the world was destroyed was by man's inhumanity to man, cruelty and suffering caused by greed and indifference. <br /> <br />The sixth time the world was destroyed was by contamination of the atmosphere, pollution of the rivers and streams, and eventually, the ocean itself. <br /> <br />The seventh time the world was destroyed was by epidemic infectious disease released by a bioterrorist attack. <br /> <br />The eighth time the world was destroyed was by the close approach and near collision of a planetoidal body with a gravitational field strong enough to pull the Earth out of its orbit and send it spiraling into the sun. <br /> <br />The ninth time the world was destroyed was by plutonium, the radio active waste product of uranium created from the peace time uses of nuclear energy having a half-life of 24,500 years. <br /> <br />The last time the world was destroyed was by ice<br /><br />Theresa Haffner<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/plutonium/
