The World as We Know It Is About to End, Say Some Really Frightened Scientists

The Atlantic ^ | Jun 7, 2012 | Alexander Abad-Santos

[presidio9]

A new study by 22 biologists and ecologists has found that environmental changes on our planet are reaching a point of no return that leads to mass extinctions and harms human welfare. The situation, said one scientist, “scares the hell out of me.” That would be James H. Brown, one of the authors of alarming paper published by Nature, talking to New York Times Green blogger Justin Gillis. Brown is not one of your everyday cranks predicting raptures and the end of days. He is a macroecologist at the University of New Mexico. And as The Atlantic's James Fallows, who pointed out this terrifying study to us, writes, this could be the most important news of 2012. How soon do these scientists expect the world as we know it to end? Gillis writes, "within a few human generations, if not sooner." The most frightening thing is that this finding isn't about what will come if we do not act, but that our effects on the planet's environment -- global warming, population growth, and overall resource extraction -- means that we've already passed a "tipping point." This isn't a plea for change. These are things scientists have been warning us

[BuffaloJack]

I really tired of Liberals inventing a new doomsday crisis every other year. What are they selling now, extinction credits?

[Puckster]

At least they are good environmentalist by “recycling” the hysteria often......over the decades.

But seriously, speed of light has held, Arctic/Antarctic not melting, oceans not rising, multiverse is dead, dark matter is disappearing....can anyone take science serio...well, I repeat myself.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Oh horsefeathers!!!

[Tzimisce]

...this is like the 20th time Climate scientists told us we were on the brink.

At some point you’d think we’d go over the edge.

[ATOMIC_PUNK]

I can’t wait i wanna walk and talk with Jesus Christ can’t come soon enough .

God will decide when this earth ends not man or any scientists fantasy end !

[familyop]

"new study by 22 biologists and ecologists has found..."

Commonly known to be notorious weirdos, minds capable of desiring and trying to outlaw uses of resources and helping to perpetrate a genocide for their bosses: the most favored of bipartisan, political/regulator constituents.

The effete are afraid of dress and mannerisms of common Americans. They even despise each breath that we take and manipulate politicians and bureaucrats from the shadows.

[Delta 21]

Like we havent heard that one before.....

[Puckster]

That is really nasty......MONITOR were are you when we need you.......really nasty.

[ATOMIC_PUNK]

Hey i just got 2 acres and its just full of large blacksnakes i think they ate all my frogs !

[1010RD]

Well, track records of the first three put this new crop into perspective.

[reg45]

Which can mean only one thing: We MUST fund more research into these changes and hire as many biologists and ecologists that the Federal budget will permit as soon as possible and for as long a possible.

If it's already TOO LATE! Then why waste the money.

[1010RD]

Their suggestions sound reasonable: more long-term central planning.

Every nation that has tried it has...?

[bruinbirdman]

President Barack Obama, "22 biologists and ecologists have found that environmental changes on our planet are reaching a point of no return. We MUST fund more research into these changes and hire as many biologists and ecologists that the Federal budget will permit as soon as possible and for as long a possible. Re-elect me or perish."

yitbos

[1010RD]

While I agree with and like your tagline (along with your many astute comments) I’d broaden your line to read:

The human life is too complex and too important to manage by central planning.

[bruinbirdman]

"Problem solved."

There is no problem. We don't need solutions. We dont need to validate the whackos by looking for solutions.

yibos

[1010RD]

The problem is a lack of free markets, respect for laws (both Natural and man made), and no property rights. Those three things are common to all places in poverty.

Scarcity is a normal and natural fact of life on earth. When shortages occur government is to blame.

[woofie]

Did Bush do this?

[ATOMIC_PUNK]

[Redcloak]

Wow... 22 wingnuts meeting at a Holiday Inn Express say the world’s ending. Must be a reeeeeeealy slow news day.