故事讲述了一群外星人在海底安静地生活，直到他们的生态系统被污染破坏后，他们被迫毁灭人类。科学家们竞相阻止世界末日的到来。这本书在德国和其他欧洲国家非常畅销。虽然像阿尔·戈尔的《难以忽视的真相》这样的作品试图引起人们对环境的关注，但《地球危机》……

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