15 things that happen in the world right now, and that many do not even know

Cartel War in Mexico.

Despite (and often because of) all the social media and internet news, people today tend to get a distorted view of the outside world. Quite often, people think that the situation is worse than it actually is, or focus on minor historical events (for example, in the presidential election). But in the world actually have much more important things that are happening right now.

1. Desertification

Note: desertification.

Many of the world's deserts are growing in size every year. For example, the Sahara desert in 1900 expanded to the south for 250 km, and its area has increased by almost 6,000 square kilometers.

the Flynn Effect 2.

Note: Flynn effect.

Scientists have no idea why this is happening. But people's IQ is growing by an average of 3 points per year.

3. The incidence of cancer is reduced

Note: the incidence of cancer is reduced.

Over the past 20 years, the average number of cases of cancer has decreased by 20%. Moreover, the rates have continued to fall.

4. Mexican cartel war

Note: Mexican cartel war.

Typically, the drug lords of war in the movies. At the same time, few people know that they are still going on. Since 2000, killing over 150,000 Mexicans due to clashes between drug cartels.

5. Deadly Qatari stadiums

Note: deadly Qatari stadiums.

During the construction of the stadiums has already killed more than 1,000 people. These data are usually nowhere to be printed, because many of these workers are "immigrants" from Asia. In fact, several foreign journalists who have published the news was even arrested.

6. Blood Business

Note: the blood business.

It sounds just crazy, but it's a fact. Shackle people like slaves and "milking" their blood. This has become a serious problem in poorer countries, such as India. One particularly well-known case became known as the "blood factory" through the Indian media. A farmer by the name of Pope Yadho kept many slaves on his plantation, and it blew blood twice a week for 2 years. Unfortunately, this type of black market flourishes in countries affected by poverty, where hospitals are overwhelmed.

7. Bees

Note: bees.

They die. Maybe not as fast as claimed by the media, but the number of bees is still declining at an alarming rate.

8. Antibiotics stop working

Note: antibiotics are no longer effective.

Often antibiotics are used in excessive amount (e.g., in the case of livestock). Therefore, the bacteria gradually become resistant to the drugs.

9. Fakes

Note: surrogates on the internet.

Many of the comments that people read on news websites, social media platforms and forums, completely fictional. They are written specially hired people who paid for it.

10. The learning machines

Note: learning machines.

They develop faster than anyone expected. Computers are actually able to learn and reprogram yourself. Self-learning "artificial intelligence" Google already vlegkuyu beat world champion on "go". We did not expect more, at least for 100 years. Th - the hardest game ever created by man. It is much more complex than chess, and even a computer could still find all the features).

11. Design infants

Note: babies design.

Since in Asian countries such as China and India, much easier to relate to genetic modification and editing of genes, then they are likely to start using CRISPR to create "designer" babies. This means that China has the potential to be "superior people" in the near future. Such does not bode too well for the West in terms of competition.

12. Refugees

Note: refugees. In fact, today there are more refugees than at any time in history. If you remember only one Syria, nearly 4 million people were either killed or fled the country. This is one fifth of the population.

13. Slavery

Note: slavery.

The world in 2016 was about 30 million slaves. This is more than at any other time in human history.

14. mining of coltan

Note: the extraction of coltan.

Most phones require a metal called coltan, and the largest supply of coltan coming from the mines to the Rwandan border. Unfortunately, slavery is flourishing in many of these mines.

15. Unmanned auto

Note: unmanned cars.

They are ready to massively reduce the number of deaths related to traffic accidents. And these cars have traveled hundreds of thousands of kilometers.