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In what sense? Seems realistic to me. The past ten years alone have been terrible for extinction; we lost about 500 species. And there is a feedback loop with t

In what sense? Seems realistic to me. The past ten years alone have been terrible for extinction; we lost about 500 species. And there is a feedback loop with these sorts of things.

mimikatz 6y ago
You're not accounting for adaptation, which nature is very good at.
- cloudwalking 6y ago
  Not at the timescale humans are forcing.
- sp332 6y ago
  Things will probably fill in niches later, but there will still be a lot fewer species by the end of the century, which is what the original comment said.
- diveanon 6y ago
  Evolution takes time. We are much better at consumption than nature is at adaptation.
the-dude 6y ago
Do you have a source for that fishy number?
- Omnitaus 6y ago
  "Since 1900, 543 species of vertebrates have gone extinct. And those are just the ones we know of. In the past century, we have witnessed the disappearance of the ivory-billed woodpecker (Campephilus principalis), the Round Island burrowing boa (Bolyeria multocarinata), the laughing owl (Ninox albifacies), the sea mink (Neovison macrodon), and the golden toad (Incilius periglenes), to name a few." https://news.mongabay.com/2020/06/less-than-a-thousand-remain-new-list-of-animals-on-the-brink-of-extinction/ https://news.mongabay.com/2020/06/less-than-a-thousand-remai...
- the-dude 6y ago
  @Omnitaus, you seem to be dead? Check the thread in incognito.
- ironmagma 6y ago
  “In the past decade, 467 species have been declared extinct (though they might have gone extinct in decades prior), according to the global authority on species conservation status, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, or IUCN.” https://biobrief.org/species-the-world-lost-2010-2019/ https://biobrief.org/species-the-world-lost-2010-2019/
  - the-dude 6y ago
    The amount of doublespeak and spin in this thread is amazing. At least the IUCN is a global authority. They must be right.
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    - ironmagma 6y ago
      What doublespeak? Do you have a preferred authority?
giardini 6y ago
And how many new species arose?
- diveanon 6y ago
  Is that an attempt at a counter argument? Burden of proof is on you if you want to make a claim like that.

In what sense? Seems realistic to me. The past ten years alone have been terrible for extinction; we lost about 500 species. And there is a feedback loop with these sorts of things.

mimikatz 6y ago

You're not accounting for adaptation, which nature is very good at.

cloudwalking 6y ago
Not at the timescale humans are forcing.
sp332 6y ago
Things will probably fill in niches later, but there will still be a lot fewer species by the end of the century, which is what the original comment said.
diveanon 6y ago
Evolution takes time. We are much better at consumption than nature is at adaptation.

the-dude 6y ago

Do you have a source for that fishy number?

Omnitaus 6y ago
"Since 1900, 543 species of vertebrates have gone extinct. And those are just the ones we know of. In the past century, we have witnessed the disappearance of the ivory-billed woodpecker (Campephilus principalis), the Round Island burrowing boa (Bolyeria multocarinata), the laughing owl (Ninox albifacies), the sea mink (Neovison macrodon), and the golden toad (Incilius periglenes), to name a few." https://news.mongabay.com/2020/06/less-than-a-thousand-remain-new-list-of-animals-on-the-brink-of-extinction/ https://news.mongabay.com/2020/06/less-than-a-thousand-remai...
the-dude 6y ago
@Omnitaus, you seem to be dead? Check the thread in incognito.
ironmagma 6y ago
“In the past decade, 467 species have been declared extinct (though they might have gone extinct in decades prior), according to the global authority on species conservation status, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, or IUCN.” https://biobrief.org/species-the-world-lost-2010-2019/ https://biobrief.org/species-the-world-lost-2010-2019/
- the-dude 6y ago
  The amount of doublespeak and spin in this thread is amazing. At least the IUCN is a global authority. They must be right.
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  - ironmagma 6y ago
    What doublespeak? Do you have a preferred authority?

giardini 6y ago

And how many new species arose?

diveanon 6y ago
Is that an attempt at a counter argument? Burden of proof is on you if you want to make a claim like that.