Did you know?
1. The climate's being changed at the quickest rate in 65 million years.
2. Nature is being destroyed at a rate 10s-100s of times higher than the average over the past 10 million years.
3. Extinction rates are 1,000-10,000 times higher than usual.
This is news.
1. The climate's being changed at the quickest rate in 65 million years.
2. Nature is being destroyed at a rate 10s-100s of times higher than the average over the past 10 million years.
3. Extinction rates are 1,000-10,000 times higher than usual.
This is news.
'The likely rate of change over the next century will be at least 10 times quicker than any climate shift in the past 65 million years'. (from a 2013 scientific report)
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'nature is being destroyed at a rate tens to hundreds of times higher than the average over the past 10m years, according to the UN global assessment report'
Gdn still hiding extinction away under 'Environment'.
But the Ecological Crisis is the only news.theguardian.com/environment/20…
Gdn still hiding extinction away under 'Environment'.
But the Ecological Crisis is the only news.theguardian.com/environment/20…
Worst species die-offs since the dinosaurs:
"Although extinction is a natural phenomenon, it occurs at a natural 'background' rate of about 1 to 5 species per year. Scientists estimate we're now losing species at 1,000 to 10,000 times the background rate."eu.usatoday.com/story/news/nat…
"Although extinction is a natural phenomenon, it occurs at a natural 'background' rate of about 1 to 5 species per year. Scientists estimate we're now losing species at 1,000 to 10,000 times the background rate."eu.usatoday.com/story/news/nat…
