Remember:
1. Ecosystems are collapsing.
2. Habitats are being destroyed.
3. Rivers are vanishing.
4. Birds face annihilation.
5. Plants are being wiped out.
6. Deserts are expanding.
7. Crops are in danger.
8. The world is running out of water.
None of this is front page news.
1. Ecosystems are collapsing.
2. Habitats are being destroyed.
3. Rivers are vanishing.
4. Birds face annihilation.
5. Plants are being wiped out.
6. Deserts are expanding.
7. Crops are in danger.
8. The world is running out of water.
None of this is front page news.
Ecosystems like corals are collapsing, while badly fragmented forests are set to follow at any time. Even emergency action would only limit the damage and delay the final collapse. This study doesn't even consider heat waves or Arctic ice disappearance...
carbonbrief.org/deep-emissions…
carbonbrief.org/deep-emissions…
We'll need to move beyond capitalism to stop habitat destruction, otherwise any mission to respond effectively to the global extinction crisis will fail.theconversation.com/half-the-world…
Scientists say plant extinction is occurring up to 500 times faster than what would be expected naturally.
In May, a UN report estimated that one million animal and plant species were threatened with extinction.
bbc.com/news/science-e…
In May, a UN report estimated that one million animal and plant species were threatened with extinction.
bbc.com/news/science-e…
Fertile soil is disappearing.
Deserts are expanding – every year they grow by an area the size of Ireland. But it’s not a natural process; it’s manmade. Overgrazing, increasing agriculture, deforestation and a growing use of water are eroding the land.m.dw.com/en/holding-bac…
Deserts are expanding – every year they grow by an area the size of Ireland. But it’s not a natural process; it’s manmade. Overgrazing, increasing agriculture, deforestation and a growing use of water are eroding the land.m.dw.com/en/holding-bac…
64% of bird species in N. America could vanish in climate crisis if/when we hit 3C.
Continent could lose 389 of 604 species studied to threats from rising temperatures, higher seas, heavy rains, urbanization.
1 in 8 birds globally face extinction already.theguardian.com/environment/20…
Continent could lose 389 of 604 species studied to threats from rising temperatures, higher seas, heavy rains, urbanization.
1 in 8 birds globally face extinction already.theguardian.com/environment/20…
'Risks of simultaneous crop failure, however, do increase disproportionately between 1.5 and 2 °C, so surpassing the 1.5 °C threshold will represent a threat to global food security.'
We'll go over 1.5C within 5 years or so, maybe before.
sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
We'll go over 1.5C within 5 years or so, maybe before.
sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
'there is a global freshwater crisis.'
'according to a Nasa-led study, many of the world’s freshwater sources are being drained faster than they are being replenished.' bbc.com/future/article…
'according to a Nasa-led study, many of the world’s freshwater sources are being drained faster than they are being replenished.' bbc.com/future/article…
