Hello Gamgee!

** On Friday 14.08.20 - 09:01, gamgee wrote to Vk3jed:

On 08-13-20 19:16, The Millionaire wrote to All <=-

When do you think the world will end?

1. 2021
2. 2026
3. 2028

Aprox 1000000000-1500000000 for the end of life (due to increased
solar radiation vaporizing the oceans) and approx 5000000000 for
when the Sun vaprises the planet due to going red giant. :D

Concur.

Maybe the question can be rephrased:

When do you think the human race will end?

Add this book to your reading list:

https://www.edelweiss.plus/?sku=1250062187&g=4400
[Full prologue available, above]


"A major book about the future of the world, blending intellectual and
natural history and field reporting into a powerful account of the mass
extinction unfolding before our eyes

"Over the last half-billion years, there have been Five mass
extinctions, when the diversity of life on earth suddenly and
dramatically contracted. Scientists around the world are currently
monitoring the sixth extinction, predicted to be the most devastating
extinction event since the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs.
This time around, the cataclysm is us. In prose that is at once frank,
entertaining, and deeply informed, New Yorker writer Elizabeth Kolbert
tells us why and how human beings have altered life on the planet in a
way no species has before. Interweaving research in half a dozen
disciplines, descriptions of the fascinating species that have already
been lost, and the history of extinction as a concept, Kolbert provides
a moving and comprehensive account of the disappearances occurring
before our very eyes. She shows that the sixth extinction is likely to
be mankind's most lasting legacy, compelling us to rethink the
fundamental question of what it means to be human.


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On 08-14-20 18:43, Ogg wrote to All <=-

"A major book about the future of the world, blending intellectual
and
natural history and field reporting into a powerful account of the
mass
extinction unfolding before our eyes

"Over the last half-billion years, there have been Five mass
extinctions, when the diversity of life on earth suddenly and
dramatically contracted. Scientists around the world are currently
monitoring the sixth extinction, predicted to be the most devastating
extinction event since the asteroid impact that wiped out the
dinosaurs.
This time around, the cataclysm is us. In prose that is at once
frank,
entertaining, and deeply informed, New Yorker writer Elizabeth
Kolbert
tells us why and how human beings have altered life on the planet in
a
way no species has before. Interweaving research in half a dozen
disciplines, descriptions of the fascinating species that have
already
been lost, and the history of extinction as a concept, Kolbert
provides
a moving and comprehensive account of the disappearances occurring
before our very eyes. She shows that the sixth extinction is likely
to
be mankind's most lasting legacy, compelling us to rethink the
fundamental question of what it means to be human.

Definitely looks worth a read, and yes, we are seeing what looks like the 6th mass extinction event, and a unique one at that. One question not being asked in this summary is whether we would survive as a species. We are a lot more dependent on the ecosystem than many would believe. Veing a relatively "large" species near the top of the food chain and with high fixed energy requirements, we are vulnerable to starvation more so than other comparable species. It's a fact that we are the only one of several hominid species to survive - the basic design wasn't really that successful, except for that one species (us!).

And we humans also have a relative lack of diversity in our gene pool, because we were nearly wiped out around 75000 years ago by a supervolcano (the Toba eruption, IIRC). Acientists estimate that humanity was down to around 500-1000 breeding pairs at the time.


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