On these forums I hear lots of Americans dismissing the risk of Climate Change leading to Mass Extinction; but in the Earth’s history there’s been 5 Mass Extinctions; one caused by Ice Ages, and the famous one wiping out all dinosaurs from the face of the Earth except for birds – and three Mass Extinctions caused by Global Warming - Summery of the 5 Mass Extensions listed below:
No, the planet cannot take care of itself. Granted, nature is quite resilient, but in nature there are what’s known as ‘tipping points’ (points of no return) that can lead to ‘mass extinctions; one such tipping point is looming (latest prediction is in about 8 years) if we continue to burn fossil fuels at its current rates.
For as long as there has been life on Earth, there have been 5 Mass Extinctions, as follows:-
1. The Ordovician-Silurian mass extinction 443 million years ago, wiped out approx. 85% of all species on Earth: Caused by an Ice Age.
2. The Devonian mass extinction 374 million years ago killed about 75% of all species on the Earth: Caused by Global Warming.
3. The Permian mass extinction 250 million years ago eradicated over 95% of all species on Earth: Caused by Global Warming.
4. The Triassic mass extinction 200 million years ago wiped out about 80% of all species on Earth: Caused by Global Warming.
5. The Cretaceous mass extinction 66 million years ago killed 78% of all species on Earth, including the dinosaurs: Caused by an asteroid.
For those who are sceptical of the devastation that climate change may bring to life on Earth, do you really want to risk the consequences if we don’t do more to reduce CO2 emissions before it’s too late?
Or are you going to stay in denial?
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