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What possible negative consequences are there, that are worse then the current status quo? Even with conservative estimates we are at around half a million deat
by cf498 8y ago
What possible negative consequences are there, that are worse then the current status quo? Even with conservative estimates we are at around half a million death by malaria every year.
- grawprog 8y agohttps://io9.gizmodo.com/what-if-every-mosquito-on-earth-went-extinct-tomorrow-1646840383 https://io9.gizmodo.com/what-if-every-mosquito-on-earth-went... >If mosquitoes went extinct: Mosquito larvae are very important in aquatic ecology. Many other insects and small fish feed on them and the loss of that food source would cause their numbers to decline as well. Anything that feeds on them, such as game fish, raptorial birds, etc. would in turn suffer too. Mosquitoes and their lavae are a primary food source for muliple bird, mammal and fish species.
- cf498 8y agoI am aware of that, but that as a worst case would be completely acceptable in my eyes as it prevents the death of so many people. A chain reaction of multiple other species going extinct, how ever realistic this is, would still be alot better then the current status quo. The only thing I could see was a permanent damage to the ability of these regions to produce food. For which I have seen no realistic hypothesis yet.