09-30-2014, 07:52 PM
Big-Fish Stocks Fall 90 Percent Since 1950, Study Says
Deforestation
[URL="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/08/140820-extinction-crows-penguins-dinosaurs-asteroid-sydney-booktalk/"]
How the Current Mass Extinction of Animals Threatens Humans[/URL]
Mind Virge these are all from National Geographic.
Mass Extinction Underway
This last has lots of link and has kept a history of news items from many different sources. Its been a record since 1998.
We elves are well aware of the extinction level event going on, and have been for a very long time. The predictions were dire and I hate to report this but those dire predictions were uncannily spot on as the current extinction level event has keep rather close to the predicted outcome.
Back when I was a kid people were already in a panic. Which is one reason why I planted thousands upon thousands of seedlings without being paid for it. Sure this has helped with restoring forests in North America (Europe has recovery as well), but the rest of the world is more than making up for all of the planting done in the north.
Extinctions:
There are plenty of species that have gone away since 2000.
How was your last visit with the West African Black Rhinoceros? Well I hope you enjoyed that visit, they went extinct in 2011.
Pyrenean Ibex? that went extinct in 2000
More critters that have gone the way of the Dodo in just the last decade: http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals...f-the-dodo
And I fear that is the most notable cases. This doesn't include the uncomfortably large number of plants and small critters that no one cared about, or fish and reptile and birds and other 'useless' critters.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_extinctions is a simple list (not complete) and you can see how with each passing century the number of species that decide to go away forever grows larger. The 20th century has seen the most extinctions in human history (written history) and we are well off to a good start on making the 21st century a far longer list.
Unfortunately Virge you have yet to hit that age where you find yourself telling kids 'I remember where there was nothing here - nothing for as far as the eye could see.'
And that 'nothing' means no buildings, tract homes, roads, you know human crap which has taken over woodlands, prairie and other untamed land.
When I was born the population of Earth was only 3.3 billion (US pop: 196.56 million). Today its 7.2 billion (US-316.98 million). The population has more than doubled in my life time.
When you were born the population was only 5.1 billion. When you hit my age (2036 is just around the corner) The population is estimated to be between 8.6 to 8.8 billion.
That is 3.5 to 3.7 billion humans to make room for.
The problem is not just 'What do we do with all of these extra bodies?'
The problem is where do we find the land to grow food? Where do we pump more oil from? Were do we strip mine for minerals and metals to meet the needs of these extra 3 billion people?
The oceans large fish stock is depleted horrifically, and there is no slowing down. Already the average size of fish being brought to shore has declined as younger, less mature fish is being used for food. Sadly that means that those fish are not being able to reproduce and replace themselves.
All seafood will run out in 2050, say scientists.
2050. I'll be 84 so I don't care. You however will be 62 and most likely will care. If you and your partner end up having kids (or adopt) the world that they will live in won't have fresh fish at the store, or canned tuna or.... well anything that is fishy from the seas.
Perhaps no tigers, lions, elephants and other species which you can still see in zoos and can tell your grandkids all about but they won't ever be able to see a living specimen.
Ever wonder what happens when the oceans die?
https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=wha...ocean+dies
Better get to studying there youngster, chances are real high you will be around to witness that and you should at the very least be knowledgeable enough to confirm just how well the dire predictions of dead seas was.
Deforestation
[URL="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/08/140820-extinction-crows-penguins-dinosaurs-asteroid-sydney-booktalk/"]
How the Current Mass Extinction of Animals Threatens Humans[/URL]
Mind Virge these are all from National Geographic.
Mass Extinction Underway
This last has lots of link and has kept a history of news items from many different sources. Its been a record since 1998.
We elves are well aware of the extinction level event going on, and have been for a very long time. The predictions were dire and I hate to report this but those dire predictions were uncannily spot on as the current extinction level event has keep rather close to the predicted outcome.
Back when I was a kid people were already in a panic. Which is one reason why I planted thousands upon thousands of seedlings without being paid for it. Sure this has helped with restoring forests in North America (Europe has recovery as well), but the rest of the world is more than making up for all of the planting done in the north.
Extinctions:
There are plenty of species that have gone away since 2000.
How was your last visit with the West African Black Rhinoceros? Well I hope you enjoyed that visit, they went extinct in 2011.
Pyrenean Ibex? that went extinct in 2000
More critters that have gone the way of the Dodo in just the last decade: http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals...f-the-dodo
And I fear that is the most notable cases. This doesn't include the uncomfortably large number of plants and small critters that no one cared about, or fish and reptile and birds and other 'useless' critters.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_extinctions is a simple list (not complete) and you can see how with each passing century the number of species that decide to go away forever grows larger. The 20th century has seen the most extinctions in human history (written history) and we are well off to a good start on making the 21st century a far longer list.
Unfortunately Virge you have yet to hit that age where you find yourself telling kids 'I remember where there was nothing here - nothing for as far as the eye could see.'
And that 'nothing' means no buildings, tract homes, roads, you know human crap which has taken over woodlands, prairie and other untamed land.
When I was born the population of Earth was only 3.3 billion (US pop: 196.56 million). Today its 7.2 billion (US-316.98 million). The population has more than doubled in my life time.
When you were born the population was only 5.1 billion. When you hit my age (2036 is just around the corner) The population is estimated to be between 8.6 to 8.8 billion.
That is 3.5 to 3.7 billion humans to make room for.
The problem is not just 'What do we do with all of these extra bodies?'
The problem is where do we find the land to grow food? Where do we pump more oil from? Were do we strip mine for minerals and metals to meet the needs of these extra 3 billion people?
The oceans large fish stock is depleted horrifically, and there is no slowing down. Already the average size of fish being brought to shore has declined as younger, less mature fish is being used for food. Sadly that means that those fish are not being able to reproduce and replace themselves.
All seafood will run out in 2050, say scientists.
2050. I'll be 84 so I don't care. You however will be 62 and most likely will care. If you and your partner end up having kids (or adopt) the world that they will live in won't have fresh fish at the store, or canned tuna or.... well anything that is fishy from the seas.
Perhaps no tigers, lions, elephants and other species which you can still see in zoos and can tell your grandkids all about but they won't ever be able to see a living specimen.
Ever wonder what happens when the oceans die?
https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=wha...ocean+dies
Better get to studying there youngster, chances are real high you will be around to witness that and you should at the very least be knowledgeable enough to confirm just how well the dire predictions of dead seas was.
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