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For extinction, presumably refers to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocene_extinction http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocene_extinction "Peter Raven, past Pre
by ximeng 13y ago
For extinction, presumably refers to:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocene_extinction http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocene_extinction
"Peter Raven, past President of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), states in the foreword to their publication AAAS Atlas of Population and Environment:[17] "We have driven the rate of biological extinction, the permanent loss of species, up several hundred times beyond its historical levels, and are threatened with the loss of a majority of all species by the end of the 21st century."
- wyager 13y ago>the loss of a majority of all species by the end of the 21st century. And yet, humans are going to be fine. If worst comes to worst, we can whip up some sweet GM algae that will take care of pretty much every conceivable need we have for other macroorganisms.
- ximeng 13y agoThere's at the very least uncertainty and debate on how "fine" humans will be in the event of major climate change.