RoseyCadaver
June 21st, 2011, 09:47 PM
A group of scientist just collected some data,and the oceans degenerating and dying then they had expected.They believe we are close to seeing a big extinction of many aquatic life the way we are headed,and the fact humans don't like change.The scientist say that the main problem is all the population going in the water(oil and trash) and the ocean absorbing high amounts co2 and climate change.
"The world's oceans are faced with an unprecedented loss of species comparable to the great mass extinctions of prehistory, a major report suggests on Tuesday.
The seas are degenerating far faster than anyone has predicted, the report says, because of the cumulative impact of a number of severe individual stresses, ranging from climate warming and sea-water acidification, to widespread chemical pollution and gross overfishing.
The coming together of these factors is now threatening the marine environment with a catastrophe "unprecedented in human history" , according to the report, from a panel of leading marine scientists brought together in Oxford earlier this year by the International Programme on the State of the Ocean (IPSO) and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
The stark suggestion made by the panel is that the potential extinction of species, from large fish at one end of the scale to tiny corals at the other, is directly comparable to the five great mass extinctions in the geological record, during each of which much of the world's life died out.
The panel of 27 scientists, who considered the latest research from all areas of marine science, concluded that a "combination of stressors is creating the conditions associated with every previous major extinction of species in Earth's history".
They concluded that the speed and rate of degeneration of the oceans is far faster than anyone has predicted. Besides, many of the negative impacts identified are greater than the worst predictions. The report also said that the first steps to globally significant extinction may have already begun.
The panel of experts "found firm evidence" that the effects of climate change, coupled with other human-induced impacts such as overfishing and nutrient run-off from farming, have already caused a dramatic decline in ocean health. "
Editor Editors note (:D)
I personally who listens to a lot of nerdy science news saw this coming,sadly i just hope we find some way to slow it down.I still think there is hope,and this could be to fear people to be more cautious about caring for our earth,which I don't think is a bad thing.
I think mother nature has a way of straightening things,out,I think if we humans don't learn from our mistakes also,she will straighten us out.
"The world's oceans are faced with an unprecedented loss of species comparable to the great mass extinctions of prehistory, a major report suggests on Tuesday.
The seas are degenerating far faster than anyone has predicted, the report says, because of the cumulative impact of a number of severe individual stresses, ranging from climate warming and sea-water acidification, to widespread chemical pollution and gross overfishing.
The coming together of these factors is now threatening the marine environment with a catastrophe "unprecedented in human history" , according to the report, from a panel of leading marine scientists brought together in Oxford earlier this year by the International Programme on the State of the Ocean (IPSO) and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
The stark suggestion made by the panel is that the potential extinction of species, from large fish at one end of the scale to tiny corals at the other, is directly comparable to the five great mass extinctions in the geological record, during each of which much of the world's life died out.
The panel of 27 scientists, who considered the latest research from all areas of marine science, concluded that a "combination of stressors is creating the conditions associated with every previous major extinction of species in Earth's history".
They concluded that the speed and rate of degeneration of the oceans is far faster than anyone has predicted. Besides, many of the negative impacts identified are greater than the worst predictions. The report also said that the first steps to globally significant extinction may have already begun.
The panel of experts "found firm evidence" that the effects of climate change, coupled with other human-induced impacts such as overfishing and nutrient run-off from farming, have already caused a dramatic decline in ocean health. "
Editor Editors note (:D)
I personally who listens to a lot of nerdy science news saw this coming,sadly i just hope we find some way to slow it down.I still think there is hope,and this could be to fear people to be more cautious about caring for our earth,which I don't think is a bad thing.
I think mother nature has a way of straightening things,out,I think if we humans don't learn from our mistakes also,she will straighten us out.