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Humanity Is Getting Verrrrrrry Close To Extinction
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thanks for posting...I think. I need a drink now.
Extinction is not an exaggeration...... it's a definite for many species, and not impossible for man. We are throwing the earth's climate for a loop. A positive feedback loop. Scary shit. But we still have the Republican morons saying it's a hoax or no big deal.
from the article......
"Scientists are putting out the warning call that rapid, life-threatening climate change lies ahead in our near futureâbut most are drowned out by the political arguments and denialist rhetoric of climate change skeptics.
The well-funded effort by free market think tanks, energy lobbyists, and industry advocates to blur the public perception of climate science should come as no surprise.
The effects of an ice-free artic by 2015 donât seem so threatening if you stand to gain billions of dollars by sending drill bits into the potentially huge oil reservoirs there."
Extinction is not an exaggeration...... it's a definite for many species, and not impossible for man. We are throwing the earth's climate for a loop. A positive feedback loop. Scary shit. But we still have the Republican morons saying it's a hoax or no big deal.
from the article......
"Scientists are putting out the warning call that rapid, life-threatening climate change lies ahead in our near futureâbut most are drowned out by the political arguments and denialist rhetoric of climate change skeptics.
The well-funded effort by free market think tanks, energy lobbyists, and industry advocates to blur the public perception of climate science should come as no surprise.
The effects of an ice-free artic by 2015 donât seem so threatening if you stand to gain billions of dollars by sending drill bits into the potentially huge oil reservoirs there."
Maybe you should do your part and quit installing AC units if this is what you really believe you hypocrite.
Quote from futurecurrents:
thanks for posting...I think. I need a drink now.
Extinction is not an exaggeration...... it's a definite for many species, and not impossible for man. We are throwing the earth's climate for a loop. A positive feedback loop. Scary shit. But we still have the Republican morons saying it's a hoax or no big deal.
from the article......
"Scientists are putting out the warning call that rapid, life-threatening climate change lies ahead in our near futureâbut most are drowned out by the political arguments and denialist rhetoric of climate change skeptics.
The well-funded effort by free market think tanks, energy lobbyists, and industry advocates to blur the public perception of climate science should come as no surprise.
The effects of an ice-free artic by 2015 donât seem so threatening if you stand to gain billions of dollars by sending drill bits into the potentially huge oil reservoirs there."
I disagree. Worst case scenario, remaining small bands of humans, reduced to hunting/gathering, would be able to eat insects if nothing else.Quote from futurecurrents:
thanks for posting...I think. I need a drink now.
Extinction is not an exaggeration...... it's a definite for many species, and not impossible for man. We are throwing the earth's climate for a loop. A positive feedback loop. Scary shit.
yes, biologists have charts showing the dominant species. For he most part, it is kind of static. But then there was a time when dinosaurs become so dominant that on the charts they dwarfed all other species. There's no way any more to make the charts relevant. When you look at the charts today, you can either set it up so dinosaurs are just little blip, or you can put it in context and humans are off the charts.
At anyrate, all species which scored high on the charts became extinct. But there is a lot of controversy there. For instance, there is very good evidence that dinosaurs evolved into ostrich's.
So maybe humans become extinct since so far they have defied all historical odds when it comes to dominance, but like the dinosaurs, they evolve into a different species.
Sometimes you read an article that is complete bullshit. This is one of those days.
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I disagree. Worst case scenario, remaining small bands of humans, reduced to hunting/gathering, would be able to eat insects if nothing else.
Yeah, probably. But conditions will probably deteriorate to the point that wars erupt over resources. A pandemic from biological weapons becomes more likely then. I don't think even a full nuke exchange would do it, but a pandemic could.
I think you have to give something like Global Warming the benefit of the doubt, whether you believe it or not. Personally, I'm skeptical of the current theory, but it's clear that humans can and do change the environment. We pollute towns and cities. Why not on a macro scale as well ? I think prudence dictates that we view environmental change on a macro scale as a fact, and behave accordingly. Take mass transit, recycle, etc. Just to be on the safe side. I think a reasonable person would agree.