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sue4e3

(731 posts)
Wed Jan 13, 2021, 06:20 PM Jan 2021

Expert prognosis for the planet--we're on track for a ghastly future

https://phys.org/news/2021-01-expert-prognosis-planetwere-track-ghastly.html?fbclid=IwAR3IvmjIBplVZtCVlM1X_iSy52w2O55ejOIMhg0Rb6na1_ckJ9nGg10y7wE A loss of biodiversity and accelerating climate change in the coming decades coupled with ignorance and inaction is threatening the survival of all species, including our very own, according to the experts from institutions including Stanford University, UCLA, and Flinders University.

The researchers state that world leaders need a 'cold shower' regarding the state of our environment, both to plan and act to avoid a ghastly future.

Lead author Professor Corey Bradshaw of Flinders University in Australia says he and his colleagues have summarised the state of the natural world in stark form to help clarify the gravity of the human predicament.
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Expert prognosis for the planet--we're on track for a ghastly future (Original Post) sue4e3 Jan 2021 OP
Only if my belief in reincarnation comes true Ferrets are Cool Jan 2021 #1
Thank you, Sue. Duppers Jan 2021 #2
you're welcome sue4e3 Jan 2021 #3

Ferrets are Cool

(21,110 posts)
1. Only if my belief in reincarnation comes true
Wed Jan 13, 2021, 06:26 PM
Jan 2021

However, I do fear for the future of our species and many other ones.
Roaches, on the other hand, will be here till we are pulled into the sun.

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