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by some authors, this decline is 3 orders of magnitude faster than what is inferred from fossil records of the last extinction event. global warming might incre

by some authors, this decline is 3 orders of magnitude faster than what is inferred from fossil records of the last extinction event. global warming might increase that by an additional 2 orders of magnitude. the good news is that it can still be partially reversed, if humanity acts quickly.

spiderice 4y ago
If the partial reversal is contingent on humans acting quickly, I'm not sure that is good news.
- immmmmm 4y ago
  let's say that this topic making it to the front page of HN is good start.
- choeger 4y ago
  Humans act extremely quickly - in geological terms. That's part of the problem, of course. Unfortunately, it stands to reason that OP meant quickly in human terms.
alar44 4y ago
> the good news is that it can still be partially reversed, if humanity acts quickly. So we're fucked then.