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250 million years ago, the Permian-Triassic extinction killed off 96% of marine species. The planet bounced back (eventually). Took between a couple million and
by asteli 7y ago
250 million years ago, the Permian-Triassic extinction killed off 96% of marine species. The planet bounced back (eventually). Took between a couple million and a few tens of millions of years to recover.
The North Korea/South Korea demilitarized zone is a wildlife refuge. Native species have thrived in the area around the Chernobyl disaster after people peaced out. The Earth will soldier on.
We still have to deal with sea level rise, anthropogenic climate change, coral destruction, deforestation, because we have to deal with the effects. First-order effect of coral destruction is loss of habitat for fish, leading to collapse of marine species that use that habitat, leading to collapse of certain kinds of commercial fishing, leading to loss of livelihood and a food source for coastal communities.
- kiliantics 7y agoAnd the first people to be hit hardest by the destruction of marine ecosystems will be the poorest people on earth who depend on fishing for survival. The HN community will be largely unaffected till many millions have died so it is easy for people to have views like the GP comment if they lack empathy for the less fortunate. Now is not a time for flippant comments about the robustness of life and nature "in general". Now is a time for very radical and drastic action to prevent even worse outcomes than the terrors which humans who are alive now are already guaranteed to face.
- ThomPete 7y agoAnd the best way to arm the poorest so they can deal with the consequences is to give them access to cheap reliable energy.