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"In the long-delayed
State of the Environment report released this week,
there is one terrifying sentence: “Environmental degradation is now considered
a threat to humanity, which could bring about societal collapses.”
Hyperbole? Sadly not.
Climate change has already warmed Australia 1.4℃ and changed rainfall in some
regions. Natural ecosystems are already struggling from land clearing,
intensive agriculture, soil degradation and poor water management. Climate
changes and related sea level rise are making this worse. It’s a mistake to
think this won’t affect us.
It can be easy to live in cities and believe you’re somehow walled off from
environmental disaster. This is a fiction. Healthy environments provide clean
air, clean food, clean water and a safe place to live – all essential to a
healthy life.
Our lives will not be easy if we continue eating away at the ecosystems that
prop us up. It is no exaggeration to say societal collapse is a possible
outcome."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
