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http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-33209548
Science & Environment Earth 'entering new extinction phase' - US study 20 June 2015 From the section Science & Environment 937 comments The dried out sea bed of the Soyang River in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, northeastern South Korea, 16 June 2015 Climate change and deforestation are among the reasons we may be facing an extinction event The Earth has entered a new period of extinction, a study by three US universities has concluded, and humans could be among the first casualties. The report, led by the universities of Stanford, Princeton and Berkeley, said vertebrates were disappearing at a rate 114 times faster than normal. The findings echo those in a report published by Duke University last year. One of the new study's authors said: "We are now entering the sixth great mass extinction event." The last such event was 65 million years ago, when dinosaurs were wiped out, in all likelihood by a large meteor hitting Earth. "If it is allowed to continue, life would take many millions of years to recover and our species itself would likely disappear early on," said the lead author, Gerardo Ceballos. null Pollination by bees could disappear within three generations, the report warns The scientists looked at historic rates of extinction for vertebrates - animals with backbones - by assessing fossil records. They found that the current extinction rate was more than 100 times higher than in periods when Earth was not going through a mass extinction event. Since 1900, the report says, more than 400 more vertebrates had disappeared. Such a loss would normally be seen over a period of up to 10,000 years, the scientists say. The study - published in the Science Advances journal - cites causes such as climate change, pollution and deforestation. Given the knock-on effect of ecosystems being destroyed, the report says benefits such as pollination by bees could be lost within three human generations. null Extinction may be more gradual than when the dinosaurs died, the report says Stanford University professor Paul Ehrlich said: "There are examples of species all over the world that are essentially the walking dead. "We are sawing off the limb that we are sitting on." The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) says at least 50 animals move closer to extinction every year. Around 41% of all amphibians and 25% of mammals are threatened with extinction, it says. Most at risk: the lemur According to the IUCN, the lemur faces a real struggle to avoid extinction in the wild in the coming years. The group says that 94% of all lemurs are under threat, with more than a fifth of all lemur species classed as "critically endangered". As well as seeing their habitat in Madagascar destroyed by illegal logging, lemurs are also regularly hunted for their meat, the IUCN says. What were the five mass extinction events? null Last year, a report by Stuart Pimm, a biologist and extinction expert at Duke University in North Carolina, also warned mankind was entering a sixth mass extinction event. But Mr Pimm's report said the current rate of extinction was more than 1,000 times faster than in the past, not 114, as the new report claims. The new report's authors said it was still possible to avoid a "dramatic decay of biodiversity" through intensive conservation, but that rapid action was needed. |
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only new can be created wen the old is destroyed.... better enjoy while it lasts...
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Sadly, human change happens slowly. Population growth needs to slow in the very places there is little chance of that happening.
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Sadly, human change happens slowly. Population growth needs to slow in the very places there is little chance of that happening. Right!...Primary causes of biodiversity decay are population growth, climate change and acid rains...Hard fix indeed... |
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At last, they have agreed with the bible that this earth shall pass away. We look forward for a new heaven and new earth. Let that happen TODAY!!!
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Few understand the effect on our oceans, forests, and wildlife caused by human overpopulation.
Oceans " Dr Alex Rogers, scientific director of the International Programme on the State of the Ocean (IPSO) which convened the panel with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), said the next generation would suffer if species are allowed to go extinct. "As we considered the cumulative effect of what humankind does to the ocean the implications became far worse than we had individually realised," he said. "This is a very serious situation demanding unequivocal action at every level. "We are looking at consequences for humankind that will impact in our lifetime and, worse, our children's and generations beyond that." The marine scientists called for a range of urgent measures to cut carbon emissions, reduce over-fishing, shut unsustainable fisheries, create protected areas in the seas and cut pollution. " The Rainforests http://www.clubofrome.org/?p=8465 The rainforests were the size of Russia. Now 1/2 are gone. We lose another chunk the size of Switzerland every year. It is rapidly being turned into cattle ranches and oil palm plantations. Biodiversity http://www.globalissues.org/article/171/loss-of-biodiversity-and-extinctions#MassiveExtinctionsFromHumanActivity "Despite knowing about biodiversity’s importance for a long time, human activity has been causing massive extinctions. As the Environment New Service, reported back in August 1999 (previous link): “the current extinction rate is now approaching 1,000 times the background rate and may climb to 10,000 times the background rate during the next century, if present trends continue [resulting in] a loss that would easily equal those of past extinctions.” (Emphasis added) A major report, the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, released in March 2005 highlighted a substantial and largely irreversible loss in the diversity of life on Earth, with some 10-30% of the mammal, bird and amphibian species threatened with extinction, due to human actions. The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) added that Earth is unable to keep up in the struggle to regenerate from the demands we place on it. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) notes in a video that many species are threatened with extinction. In addition, At threat of extinction are 1 out of 8 birds 1 out of 4 mammals 1 out of 4 conifers 1 out of 3 amphibians 6 out of 7 marine turtles 75% of genetic diversity of agricultural crops has been lost 75% of the world’s fisheries are fully or over exploited Up to 70% of the world’s known species risk extinction if the global temperatures rise by more than 3.5°C 1/3rd of reef-building corals around the world are threatened with extinction Over 350 million people suffer from severe water scarcity" Fresh Water Much of the human population gets it's fresh water from snowmelt which is disappearing rapidly. Look at California and Europe. |
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http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-33209548 Science & Environment Earth 'entering new extinction phase' - US study 20 June 2015 From the section Science & Environment 937 comments The dried out sea bed of the Soyang River in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, northeastern South Korea, 16 June 2015 Climate change and deforestation are among the reasons we may be facing an extinction event The Earth has entered a new period of extinction, a study by three US universities has concluded, and humans could be among the first casualties. The report, led by the universities of Stanford, Princeton and Berkeley, said vertebrates were disappearing at a rate 114 times faster than normal. The findings echo those in a report published by Duke University last year. One of the new study's authors said: "We are now entering the sixth great mass extinction event." The last such event was 65 million years ago, when dinosaurs were wiped out, in all likelihood by a large meteor hitting Earth. "If it is allowed to continue, life would take many millions of years to recover and our species itself would likely disappear early on," said the lead author, Gerardo Ceballos. null Pollination by bees could disappear within three generations, the report warns The scientists looked at historic rates of extinction for vertebrates - animals with backbones - by assessing fossil records. They found that the current extinction rate was more than 100 times higher than in periods when Earth was not going through a mass extinction event. Since 1900, the report says, more than 400 more vertebrates had disappeared. Such a loss would normally be seen over a period of up to 10,000 years, the scientists say. The study - published in the Science Advances journal - cites causes such as climate change, pollution and deforestation. Given the knock-on effect of ecosystems being destroyed, the report says benefits such as pollination by bees could be lost within three human generations. null Extinction may be more gradual than when the dinosaurs died, the report says Stanford University professor Paul Ehrlich said: "There are examples of species all over the world that are essentially the walking dead. "We are sawing off the limb that we are sitting on." The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) says at least 50 animals move closer to extinction every year. Around 41% of all amphibians and 25% of mammals are threatened with extinction, it says. Most at risk: the lemur According to the IUCN, the lemur faces a real struggle to avoid extinction in the wild in the coming years. The group says that 94% of all lemurs are under threat, with more than a fifth of all lemur species classed as "critically endangered". As well as seeing their habitat in Madagascar destroyed by illegal logging, lemurs are also regularly hunted for their meat, the IUCN says. What were the five mass extinction events? null Last year, a report by Stuart Pimm, a biologist and extinction expert at Duke University in North Carolina, also warned mankind was entering a sixth mass extinction event. But Mr Pimm's report said the current rate of extinction was more than 1,000 times faster than in the past, not 114, as the new report claims. The new report's authors said it was still possible to avoid a "dramatic decay of biodiversity" through intensive conservation, but that rapid action was needed. How pretentious of Man to think that Mother Earth needs his involvement to "fix" anything. From global warming to earthquakes and hurricanes, species extinction is another natural process by which life is created and ended. Many species go instinct every year but many other species are also born. I'm not poopooing the study (although any study conducted in the U.S has to have some nefarious Washington lobbyist behind it) I'm just saying that everything Man touches goes to **** so really the best way to help our planet is to quit doing things instead of trying to do more. In this case I'd say less is more. |
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Few understand the effect on our oceans, forests, and wildlife caused by human overpopulation. Oceans " Dr Alex Rogers, scientific director of the International Programme on the State of the Ocean (IPSO) which convened the panel with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), said the next generation would suffer if species are allowed to go extinct. "As we considered the cumulative effect of what humankind does to the ocean the implications became far worse than we had individually realised," he said. "This is a very serious situation demanding unequivocal action at every level. "We are looking at consequences for humankind that will impact in our lifetime and, worse, our children's and generations beyond that." The marine scientists called for a range of urgent measures to cut carbon emissions, reduce over-fishing, shut unsustainable fisheries, create protected areas in the seas and cut pollution. " The Rainforests http://www.clubofrome.org/?p=8465 The rainforests were the size of Russia. Now 1/2 are gone. We lose another chunk the size of Switzerland every year. It is rapidly being turned into cattle ranches and oil palm plantations. Biodiversity http://www.globalissues.org/article/171/loss-of-biodiversity-and-extinctions#MassiveExtinctionsFromHumanActivity "Despite knowing about biodiversity’s importance for a long time, human activity has been causing massive extinctions. As the Environment New Service, reported back in August 1999 (previous link): “the current extinction rate is now approaching 1,000 times the background rate and may climb to 10,000 times the background rate during the next century, if present trends continue [resulting in] a loss that would easily equal those of past extinctions.” (Emphasis added) A major report, the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, released in March 2005 highlighted a substantial and largely irreversible loss in the diversity of life on Earth, with some 10-30% of the mammal, bird and amphibian species threatened with extinction, due to human actions. The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) added that Earth is unable to keep up in the struggle to regenerate from the demands we place on it. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) notes in a video that many species are threatened with extinction. In addition, At threat of extinction are 1 out of 8 birds 1 out of 4 mammals 1 out of 4 conifers 1 out of 3 amphibians 6 out of 7 marine turtles 75% of genetic diversity of agricultural crops has been lost 75% of the world’s fisheries are fully or over exploited Up to 70% of the world’s known species risk extinction if the global temperatures rise by more than 3.5°C 1/3rd of reef-building corals around the world are threatened with extinction Over 350 million people suffer from severe water scarcity" Fresh Water Much of the human population gets it's fresh water from snowmelt which is disappearing rapidly. Look at California and Europe. guess that's why California needs to send Millions of Gallons of Freshwater straight into the Ocean? Send it down dry Riverbeds in hope that the Trout come back that have been extinct for eighty years! No Trout left that remember that particular Riverwater! 
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Few understand the effect on our oceans, forests, and wildlife caused by human overpopulation. Oceans " Dr Alex Rogers, scientific director of the International Programme on the State of the Ocean (IPSO) which convened the panel with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), said the next generation would suffer if species are allowed to go extinct. "As we considered the cumulative effect of what humankind does to the ocean the implications became far worse than we had individually realised," he said. "This is a very serious situation demanding unequivocal action at every level. "We are looking at consequences for humankind that will impact in our lifetime and, worse, our children's and generations beyond that." The marine scientists called for a range of urgent measures to cut carbon emissions, reduce over-fishing, shut unsustainable fisheries, create protected areas in the seas and cut pollution. " The Rainforests http://www.clubofrome.org/?p=8465 The rainforests were the size of Russia. Now 1/2 are gone. We lose another chunk the size of Switzerland every year. It is rapidly being turned into cattle ranches and oil palm plantations. Biodiversity http://www.globalissues.org/article/171/loss-of-biodiversity-and-extinctions#MassiveExtinctionsFromHumanActivity "Despite knowing about biodiversity’s importance for a long time, human activity has been causing massive extinctions. As the Environment New Service, reported back in August 1999 (previous link): “the current extinction rate is now approaching 1,000 times the background rate and may climb to 10,000 times the background rate during the next century, if present trends continue [resulting in] a loss that would easily equal those of past extinctions.” (Emphasis added) A major report, the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, released in March 2005 highlighted a substantial and largely irreversible loss in the diversity of life on Earth, with some 10-30% of the mammal, bird and amphibian species threatened with extinction, due to human actions. The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) added that Earth is unable to keep up in the struggle to regenerate from the demands we place on it. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) notes in a video that many species are threatened with extinction. In addition, At threat of extinction are 1 out of 8 birds 1 out of 4 mammals 1 out of 4 conifers 1 out of 3 amphibians 6 out of 7 marine turtles 75% of genetic diversity of agricultural crops has been lost 75% of the world’s fisheries are fully or over exploited Up to 70% of the world’s known species risk extinction if the global temperatures rise by more than 3.5°C 1/3rd of reef-building corals around the world are threatened with extinction Over 350 million people suffer from severe water scarcity" Fresh Water Much of the human population gets it's fresh water from snowmelt which is disappearing rapidly. Look at California and Europe. guess that's why California needs to send Millions of Gallons of Freshwater straight into the Ocean? Send it down dry Riverbeds in hope that the Trout come back that have been extinct for eighty years! No Trout left that remember that particular Riverwater!  California always needs water. Of course with all the pools, Jacuzzis and the hour-long showers it's no wonder. |
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California always needs water. Of course with all the pools, Jacuzzis and the hour-long showers it's no wonder. Damn stoners!  
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California always needs water. Of course with all the pools, Jacuzzis and the hour-long showers it's no wonder. Damn stoners!
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Golf-Courses for the Golfer-in-Chief!
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Few understand the effect on our oceans, forests, and wildlife caused by human overpopulation. Oceans " Dr Alex Rogers, scientific director of the International Programme on the State of the Ocean (IPSO) which convened the panel with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), said the next generation would suffer if species are allowed to go extinct. "As we considered the cumulative effect of what humankind does to the ocean the implications became far worse than we had individually realised," he said. "This is a very serious situation demanding unequivocal action at every level. "We are looking at consequences for humankind that will impact in our lifetime and, worse, our children's and generations beyond that." The marine scientists called for a range of urgent measures to cut carbon emissions, reduce over-fishing, shut unsustainable fisheries, create protected areas in the seas and cut pollution. " The Rainforests http://www.clubofrome.org/?p=8465 The rainforests were the size of Russia. Now 1/2 are gone. We lose another chunk the size of Switzerland every year. It is rapidly being turned into cattle ranches and oil palm plantations. Biodiversity http://www.globalissues.org/article/171/loss-of-biodiversity-and-extinctions#MassiveExtinctionsFromHumanActivity "Despite knowing about biodiversity’s importance for a long time, human activity has been causing massive extinctions. As the Environment New Service, reported back in August 1999 (previous link): “the current extinction rate is now approaching 1,000 times the background rate and may climb to 10,000 times the background rate during the next century, if present trends continue [resulting in] a loss that would easily equal those of past extinctions.” (Emphasis added) A major report, the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, released in March 2005 highlighted a substantial and largely irreversible loss in the diversity of life on Earth, with some 10-30% of the mammal, bird and amphibian species threatened with extinction, due to human actions. The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) added that Earth is unable to keep up in the struggle to regenerate from the demands we place on it. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) notes in a video that many species are threatened with extinction. In addition, At threat of extinction are 1 out of 8 birds 1 out of 4 mammals 1 out of 4 conifers 1 out of 3 amphibians 6 out of 7 marine turtles 75% of genetic diversity of agricultural crops has been lost 75% of the world’s fisheries are fully or over exploited Up to 70% of the world’s known species risk extinction if the global temperatures rise by more than 3.5°C 1/3rd of reef-building corals around the world are threatened with extinction Over 350 million people suffer from severe water scarcity" Fresh Water Much of the human population gets it's fresh water from snowmelt which is disappearing rapidly. Look at California and Europe. guess that's why California needs to send Millions of Gallons of Freshwater straight into the Ocean? Send it down dry Riverbeds in hope that the Trout come back that have been extinct for eighty years! No Trout left that remember that particular Riverwater! The water shortage covers way more area than affected by the stream with the trout. West Texas was hit by record drought without being fed by snowmelt. The point I was making had to do with the areas, like Europe, that get much of their fresh water from glaciers or snowmelt. The amount of fresh water available is dwindling while the demand is increasing. When there is a fight for the water, the little trout and the golf courses are getting water if they have the politicians on their side while farmland is being plowed under due to lack of water. |
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http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-33209548 Science & Environment Earth 'entering new extinction phase' - US study 20 June 2015 From the section Science & Environment 937 comments The dried out sea bed of the Soyang River in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, northeastern South Korea, 16 June 2015 Climate change and deforestation are among the reasons we may be facing an extinction event The Earth has entered a new period of extinction, a study by three US universities has concluded, and humans could be among the first casualties. The report, led by the universities of Stanford, Princeton and Berkeley, said vertebrates were disappearing at a rate 114 times faster than normal. The findings echo those in a report published by Duke University last year. One of the new study's authors said: "We are now entering the sixth great mass extinction event." The last such event was 65 million years ago, when dinosaurs were wiped out, in all likelihood by a large meteor hitting Earth. "If it is allowed to continue, life would take many millions of years to recover and our species itself would likely disappear early on," said the lead author, Gerardo Ceballos. null Pollination by bees could disappear within three generations, the report warns The scientists looked at historic rates of extinction for vertebrates - animals with backbones - by assessing fossil records. They found that the current extinction rate was more than 100 times higher than in periods when Earth was not going through a mass extinction event. Since 1900, the report says, more than 400 more vertebrates had disappeared. Such a loss would normally be seen over a period of up to 10,000 years, the scientists say. The study - published in the Science Advances journal - cites causes such as climate change, pollution and deforestation. Given the knock-on effect of ecosystems being destroyed, the report says benefits such as pollination by bees could be lost within three human generations. null Extinction may be more gradual than when the dinosaurs died, the report says Stanford University professor Paul Ehrlich said: "There are examples of species all over the world that are essentially the walking dead. "We are sawing off the limb that we are sitting on." The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) says at least 50 animals move closer to extinction every year. Around 41% of all amphibians and 25% of mammals are threatened with extinction, it says. Most at risk: the lemur According to the IUCN, the lemur faces a real struggle to avoid extinction in the wild in the coming years. The group says that 94% of all lemurs are under threat, with more than a fifth of all lemur species classed as "critically endangered". As well as seeing their habitat in Madagascar destroyed by illegal logging, lemurs are also regularly hunted for their meat, the IUCN says. What were the five mass extinction events? null Last year, a report by Stuart Pimm, a biologist and extinction expert at Duke University in North Carolina, also warned mankind was entering a sixth mass extinction event. But Mr Pimm's report said the current rate of extinction was more than 1,000 times faster than in the past, not 114, as the new report claims. The new report's authors said it was still possible to avoid a "dramatic decay of biodiversity" through intensive conservation, but that rapid action was needed. How pretentious of Man to think that Mother Earth needs his involvement to "fix" anything. From global warming to earthquakes and hurricanes, species extinction is another natural process by which life is created and ended. Many species go instinct every year but many other species are also born. I'm not poopooing the study (although any study conducted in the U.S has to have some nefarious Washington lobbyist behind it) I'm just saying that everything Man touches goes to **** so really the best way to help our planet is to quit doing things instead of trying to do more. In this case I'd say less is more. |
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http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-33209548 Science & Environment Earth 'entering new extinction phase' - US study 20 June 2015 From the section Science & Environment 937 comments The dried out sea bed of the Soyang River in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, northeastern South Korea, 16 June 2015 Climate change and deforestation are among the reasons we may be facing an extinction event The Earth has entered a new period of extinction, a study by three US universities has concluded, and humans could be among the first casualties. The report, led by the universities of Stanford, Princeton and Berkeley, said vertebrates were disappearing at a rate 114 times faster than normal. The findings echo those in a report published by Duke University last year. One of the new study's authors said: "We are now entering the sixth great mass extinction event." The last such event was 65 million years ago, when dinosaurs were wiped out, in all likelihood by a large meteor hitting Earth. "If it is allowed to continue, life would take many millions of years to recover and our species itself would likely disappear early on," said the lead author, Gerardo Ceballos. null Pollination by bees could disappear within three generations, the report warns The scientists looked at historic rates of extinction for vertebrates - animals with backbones - by assessing fossil records. They found that the current extinction rate was more than 100 times higher than in periods when Earth was not going through a mass extinction event. Since 1900, the report says, more than 400 more vertebrates had disappeared. Such a loss would normally be seen over a period of up to 10,000 years, the scientists say. The study - published in the Science Advances journal - cites causes such as climate change, pollution and deforestation. Given the knock-on effect of ecosystems being destroyed, the report says benefits such as pollination by bees could be lost within three human generations. null Extinction may be more gradual than when the dinosaurs died, the report says Stanford University professor Paul Ehrlich said: "There are examples of species all over the world that are essentially the walking dead. "We are sawing off the limb that we are sitting on." The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) says at least 50 animals move closer to extinction every year. Around 41% of all amphibians and 25% of mammals are threatened with extinction, it says. Most at risk: the lemur According to the IUCN, the lemur faces a real struggle to avoid extinction in the wild in the coming years. The group says that 94% of all lemurs are under threat, with more than a fifth of all lemur species classed as "critically endangered". As well as seeing their habitat in Madagascar destroyed by illegal logging, lemurs are also regularly hunted for their meat, the IUCN says. What were the five mass extinction events? null Last year, a report by Stuart Pimm, a biologist and extinction expert at Duke University in North Carolina, also warned mankind was entering a sixth mass extinction event. But Mr Pimm's report said the current rate of extinction was more than 1,000 times faster than in the past, not 114, as the new report claims. The new report's authors said it was still possible to avoid a "dramatic decay of biodiversity" through intensive conservation, but that rapid action was needed. How pretentious of Man to think that Mother Earth needs his involvement to "fix" anything. From global warming to earthquakes and hurricanes, species extinction is another natural process by which life is created and ended. Many species go instinct every year but many other species are also born. I'm not poopooing the study (although any study conducted in the U.S has to have some nefarious Washington lobbyist behind it) I'm just saying that everything Man touches goes to **** so really the best way to help our planet is to quit doing things instead of trying to do more. In this case I'd say less is more. Gimme a break. Those who can do something to improve the environment do nothing and those responsible want to put the burden on those who had nothing to do with it in the first place, as usual. If our so-called leaders were serious about the environment they'd first force corporations to clean up their mess, everywhere. And I'm not just talking about emmissions. There are gigantic fields of the consumerism society's trash in Africa and Asia. |
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http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-33209548 Science & Environment Earth 'entering new extinction phase' - US study 20 June 2015 From the section Science & Environment 937 comments The dried out sea bed of the Soyang River in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, northeastern South Korea, 16 June 2015 Climate change and deforestation are among the reasons we may be facing an extinction event The Earth has entered a new period of extinction, a study by three US universities has concluded, and humans could be among the first casualties. The report, led by the universities of Stanford, Princeton and Berkeley, said vertebrates were disappearing at a rate 114 times faster than normal. The findings echo those in a report published by Duke University last year. One of the new study's authors said: "We are now entering the sixth great mass extinction event." The last such event was 65 million years ago, when dinosaurs were wiped out, in all likelihood by a large meteor hitting Earth. "If it is allowed to continue, life would take many millions of years to recover and our species itself would likely disappear early on," said the lead author, Gerardo Ceballos. null Pollination by bees could disappear within three generations, the report warns The scientists looked at historic rates of extinction for vertebrates - animals with backbones - by assessing fossil records. They found that the current extinction rate was more than 100 times higher than in periods when Earth was not going through a mass extinction event. Since 1900, the report says, more than 400 more vertebrates had disappeared. Such a loss would normally be seen over a period of up to 10,000 years, the scientists say. The study - published in the Science Advances journal - cites causes such as climate change, pollution and deforestation. Given the knock-on effect of ecosystems being destroyed, the report says benefits such as pollination by bees could be lost within three human generations. null Extinction may be more gradual than when the dinosaurs died, the report says Stanford University professor Paul Ehrlich said: "There are examples of species all over the world that are essentially the walking dead. "We are sawing off the limb that we are sitting on." The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) says at least 50 animals move closer to extinction every year. Around 41% of all amphibians and 25% of mammals are threatened with extinction, it says. Most at risk: the lemur According to the IUCN, the lemur faces a real struggle to avoid extinction in the wild in the coming years. The group says that 94% of all lemurs are under threat, with more than a fifth of all lemur species classed as "critically endangered". As well as seeing their habitat in Madagascar destroyed by illegal logging, lemurs are also regularly hunted for their meat, the IUCN says. What were the five mass extinction events? null Last year, a report by Stuart Pimm, a biologist and extinction expert at Duke University in North Carolina, also warned mankind was entering a sixth mass extinction event. But Mr Pimm's report said the current rate of extinction was more than 1,000 times faster than in the past, not 114, as the new report claims. The new report's authors said it was still possible to avoid a "dramatic decay of biodiversity" through intensive conservation, but that rapid action was needed. How pretentious of Man to think that Mother Earth needs his involvement to "fix" anything. From global warming to earthquakes and hurricanes, species extinction is another natural process by which life is created and ended. Many species go instinct every year but many other species are also born. I'm not poopooing the study (although any study conducted in the U.S has to have some nefarious Washington lobbyist behind it) I'm just saying that everything Man touches goes to **** so really the best way to help our planet is to quit doing things instead of trying to do more. In this case I'd say less is more. Gimme a break. Those who can do something to improve the environment do nothing and those responsible want to put the burden on those who had nothing to do with it in the first place, as usual. If our so-called leaders were serious about the environment they'd first force corporations to clean up their mess, everywhere. And I'm not just talking about emmissions. There are gigantic fields of the consumerism society's trash in Africa and Asia. well, it's not so bad here, but other places around the globe don't even try... the Yangtze river has turned yellow from chemicals being dumped in it, and people cannot even breath the air around it...  Mexico City (population over 20 million)  rainforests in Brazil being burned off  oil sands processing in northern Europe  waste incineration plant in Bangladesh  A dead albatross shows what happens when we litter. A living dumpster.  shall i go on? |
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Good point
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Sixth Mass Extinction
Sixth mass extinction is here: Humanity's existence threatened ... 5 days ago ... There is no longer any doubt: We are entering a mass extinction that ... "Avoiding a true sixth mass extinction will require rapid, greatly ... www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/06/150619152142.htm/ |
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Sixth Mass Extinction Sixth mass extinction is here: Humanity's existence threatened ... 5 days ago ... There is no longer any doubt: We are entering a mass extinction that ... "Avoiding a true sixth mass extinction will require rapid, greatly ... www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/06/150619152142.htm/ yahoo posted this a few days ago, and then another article a few pages down was an article on how to stop it... mostly sources for donations, of course.... sounds like another liberal save the world give - me money thing like the so called "global warming" lies... |
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guess we should start taking notes from mad max
seams it will soon be us |
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