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We are truly living in the anthropocene, man moves more soil than the rivers carry sediment into the ocean.
by HarryHirsch 3y ago
We are truly living in the anthropocene, man moves more soil than the rivers carry sediment into the ocean.
- HPsquared 3y agoOf all mammalian biomass on Earth, 34% is human and 61% is livestock. Only 5% of mammalian biomass is wild animals. Admittedly we are vastly outweighed by sea life, plants and bacteria - but our sheer mass dominates Mammalia.
- tcbawo 3y agoI’m curious what the estimate for rodent population is. In the largest city near me, I wouldn’t be surprised if there were multiple large rats per human being.
- earthling8118 3y agoEven if that is the case they still lose in biomass. A human has significantly more mass than even multiple of the largest rats.
- jvm___ 3y agoWhich is the reverse of what it was in 1900. 90% wild, 10% domesticated in 1900 Now it's the opposite and the wilds are losing. "Were there really wild Giraffes/tigers/elephants?" Is probably a question that kid will ask in the 2150's.
- WastingMyTime89 3y agoGiven the latest demographic projections, kids in 2150 might actually be asking: "Were there really so much people?" while the wilds will have regained serious ground.
- version_five 3y agoWhile I think the anthropocene is a stupid concept[0] I read an interesting article yesterday that human pumping of groundwater may have shifted the axis of the earth's spin due to the mass displaced: https://nationalpost.com/news/humans-have-used-enough-groundwater-to-shift-the-earths-tilt https://nationalpost.com/news/humans-have-used-enough-ground... [0] https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/08/arrogance-anthropocene/595795/ https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/08/arroganc...