We are currently witnessing the start of a mass extinction event the likes of which have not been seen on Earth for at least 65 million years. This is the alarming finding of a new study published in the journal Science Advances. The research was designed to determine how human actions over the past 500 years have affected the extinction rates of vertebrates: mammals, fish, … [Read more...]
Are we happy with our direction?
How to break through with the crucial story of our time? One creative way is by means of an animation you simply have to see. Brace yourself for Man, created in Flash and After Effects. This deeply honest and no-nonsense rendition of our relationship with the natural world cuts to the chase. Created by Steve Cutts in 2012, this video addresses crucial environmental … [Read more...]
400 parts per million – now what?
On 26 June 2013 CO2 in the atmosphere rocketed to 400 parts per million, partly due to emissions caused by human actions. This carbon concentration was recorded in the Southern Hemisphere in the region of Australia, New Zealand and Antarctica. According to the Mauna Loa Observatory, Hawaii already had carbon recorded at this staggering amount in May. This last happened 3 to … [Read more...]
Scientists predict humans will be extinct within 100 years
The late eminent Australian scientist Professor Frank Fenner (pictured), who helped to wipe out smallpox, predicted humans would probably be extinct within 100 years, because of overpopulation, environmental destruction and climate change. If past is prologue, 70,000 years ago the human population was reduced to small isolated groups in Africa, apparently because of drought, … [Read more...]
