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Uncommon card · History
Environmental degradation, an Uncommon card
Environmental degradation is the deterioration of the environment through depletion of resources such as quality of air, water and soil, the destruction of ecosystems, habitat destruction, the extinction of wildlife, and pollution.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 77
- DEF
- 93
- Power
- 170
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 53,000
Power 170 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It is defined as any change or disturbance to the environment perceived to be deleterious or undesirable.
- The environmental degradation process amplifies the impact of environmental issues which leave lasting impacts on the environment.
- Environmental degradation is one of the ten threats officially cautioned by the High-level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change of the United Nations.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Environmental degradation article was read about 53,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 77 and blocks with 93: each hit it takes is cut by 37 %.
How to get Environmental degradation
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Environmental degradation (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Vmenkov, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
