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This protected death of millions of species, 50 years out from now, is based on an analysis of 538 of them. That sounds woefully inadequate information for som
by ckastner 6y ago
This protected death of millions of species, 50 years out from now, is based on an analysis of 538 of them.
That sounds woefully inadequate information for something as complex as what this model is trying predict.
That's like predicting the weather from only a handful of temperature sensors, or doing patient studies with N=4.
- hanniabu 6y agoIf you select the proper species then you can make fairly accurate deductions due to cascading effects of the food chain.
- diveanon 6y agoKey indicators and foundational species like coral are effective metrics. A mass die offs of coral, which is currently happening, will decimate ocean ecosystems and have a cascading effect on the rest of the world. People have been saying this for decades, its not new news. Its just inconvenient and impacts shareholders.