- Here’s how many years in advance we’d need to stop a killer asteroid coming for earth https://www.sciencealert.com/here-s-how-many-years-in-advance-we-d-need-to-stop-a-killer-asteroid-coming-for-earth 11 comments technology
- Many people want to set aside half of Earth as nature - Half-Earth plan is "necessary" to meet the Paris climate target of limiting global warming to 1.5C | “People want what is scientifically needed for us to have a secure future." https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/09/poll-extinction-public-slow-extinction/ 1499 comments worldnews
- Overpopulation warning: Earth will have almost 10 billion people by 2050. To feed that many people, we need to produce as much food in the next 40 years as we have in the last 8,000. http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110220/ts_alt_afp/scienceuspopulationfood;_ylt=ajzrsundaqz6chawjbzw6gqs0nue;_ylu=x3odmtjsmmxpn2t1bgfzc2v0a2fmcc8ymdexmdiymc9zy2llbmnldxnwb3b1bgf0aw9uzm9vzarwb3mdnarzzwmdew5fbw9zdf9wb3b1bgfybhnsawnwbgfuzxrjb3vszgi- 7 comments reddit.com
- Stephen Hawking recommends abandoning Earth - or facing extinction of the species. The paper is from a few year ago but I feel it needs more attention today since the climate situation has worsened and our attention is diverted by so many wars. http://bigthink.com/dangerous-ideas/5-stephen-hawkings-warning-abandon-earth-or-face-extinction 5 comments science
- With only about half of Earth's terrestrial surface remaining as natural vegetation, a team of researchers has proposed an international goal to halt its continued loss. "Many countries have already converted the vast majority of their natural ecosystems, so ecosystem restoration might be needed." https://phys.org/news/2019-12-limiting-loss-nature.html 57 comments worldnews