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Category Archives: Extinction
We’ve wiped out two-thirds of wildlife in just 50 years
Preface. Human over-consumption is driving extinction far more than climate change. Humans began reducing biodiversity 4 million years ago, when large carnivores in Africa began disappearing (Faurby, S., et al. 2020. Brain expansion in early hominins predicts carnivore extinctions in … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Biodiversity Loss, Extinction, Scientists Warnings to Humanity
Tagged biodiversity, climate change, extinction
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Scientists’ warning to humanity on insect extinctions
Preface. Below are excerpts from Cardoso, P., et al. 2020. Scientists’ warning to humanity on insect extinctions. Biological Conservation. Alice Friedemann www.energyskeptic.com author of “When Trucks Stop Running: Energy and the Future of Transportation”, 2015, Springer, Barriers to Making Algal … Continue reading
Posted in Biodiversity Loss, Extinction, Scientists Warnings to Humanity
Tagged extinction, insects
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Even a small nuclear war could cause 1+ billion deaths
Preface. Carl Sagan first introduced the idea of a “nuclear winter”, which helped to end the cold war. The smoke from fires started by bombs would absorb so much sun the earth wold grow cold, dry, and dark, killing plants … Continue reading
Posted in Extinction, Nuclear
Tagged 1 billion deaths, nuclear, nuclear winter, ozone loss, war
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Escape to Mars after we’ve trashed the Earth?
The idea that we can go to Mars is touted by NASA, Elon Musk, and so many others that this dream seems just around the corner. If we destroy our planet with climate change, pollution, biodiversity loss, soil erosion, aquifer … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Extinction, Far Out, Human Nature, Planetary Boundaries, Where to Be or Not to Be
Tagged biosphere, colonize, Earth, Mars, radiation, space
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World’s Oceans are losing Oxygen rapidly
Preface. Yikes, add deoxygenization to your list of worries. Oxygen levels in the world’s oceans declined by roughly 2% from 1960 and 2010. The decline was largely due to climate change, though other human activities such as nutrient runoff from … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Climate Change, Extinction, Mass Extinction
Tagged climate change, deoxygenation, phytoplankton
7 Comments
One million plant & animal species at risk of extinction
As usual, no mention of birth control or carrying capacity. Related: 2019-9 Huge decline in songbirds linked to common insecticide (neo nicotinoids). National Geographic. Alice Friedemann www.energyskeptic.com author of “When Trucks Stop Running: Energy and the Future of Transportation”, 2015, … Continue reading
Posted in Biodiversity Loss, Extinction
Tagged biodiversity, extinction
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Global wildlife populations have fallen 60% in just 40 years
Below is a summary of the World Wildlife Fund report. Alice Friedemann www.energyskeptic.com author of “When Trucks Stop Running: Energy and the Future of Transportation”, 2015, Springer and “Crunch! Whole Grain Artisan Chips and Crackers”. Podcasts: Derrick Jensen, Practical Prepping, … Continue reading
Posted in Biodiversity Loss, Extinction
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Biodiversity loss has gone beyond the planetary boundaries
Source: Tanja Folnovic, June 23, 2015 “Loss of Biodiversity”. http://blog.agrivi.com/post/loss-of-biodiversity Preface. The survival of homo sapiens depends on the ecosystem that supports us, so a loss of biodiversity is a threat to our survival and ultimately can lead to extinction. … Continue reading
Posted in Biodiversity Loss, Extinction
Tagged biodiversity, ecosystem, extinction
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Overfishing is driving large marine creatures extinct
[Overfishing is driving marine mammals extinct. Luckily oil will soon begin a relentless decline and fishing boats won’t be able to travel to the ends of the world using spotter planes to net the remaining schools of fish. And it … Continue reading
Posted in Extinction, Fisheries, Scientists Warnings to Humanity
Tagged extinction, fishery, marine, overfishing
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Nuclear war between India and Pakistan more likely, up to a billion deaths
[ It doesn’t take an all out war between the United States and Russia to cause a billion or more deaths. Even a small war could do that (Robok, A. 2007. Climatic consequences of regional nuclear conflicts. Atmospheric Chemistry and … Continue reading