Wildlife destruction 'not a slippery slope but a series of cliff edges'

Fri, 17 Apr 2020 04:53:05 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/apr/08/wildlife-destruction-not-a-slippery-slope-but-a-series-of-cliff-edges>

"Wildlife species will die out and natural ecosystems collapse in the
near future if the climate crisis goes unchecked, scientists have
warned, as new research shows that the natural world is at far greater
risk from climate breakdown than previously thought.

Catastrophe could strike this decade for some species, as key
temperature thresholds are crossed. Instead of the anticipated gradual
decline of species, there are likely to be a series of sudden collapses.

Ocean ecosystems will be first hit, as the seas have already warmed to
an unprecedented extent, and problems such as lack of oxygen and an
increase in acid worsen.

By the 2040s, a similarly abrupt collapse is likely to spread to the
land, causing devastation among key species in Indonesia, the Amazon,
India, northern Australia and sub-Saharan Africa and the Congo rainforest."

Cheers,
        *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net                   Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/             Partner, Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/                Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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