Earth currently experiencing a sixth mass extinction, according to scientists | 60 Minutes

Leading biologist tells Scott Pelley humans would need “five more Earths” to maintain our current way of life.
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[@HappyQuailsLC]

I think it would be foolish of us to always presume that we could always just create another world after trashing the one we started out with.

[@sintay8002]

There’s a doctor Sues book for that.

[@nathasyapramudita6312]

if we implement this kind of logic, we're nothing but virus to this universe. And each planet is the cells that we successfully killed.

[@afishcalledjuan]

I work in the USA in the restaurant business, 99% of all restaurant recyclables go right in the landfill, along with 50% of the food served. This is not sustainable. Wildlife has zero chance with humans gobbling everything up daily. It's sad to see a child drink water out of a plastic cup that gets thrown away 5 min later.

[@jbar_85]

Exactly. Well said.

[@bongodave13]

It will not stop until we're extinct. And we WILL be extinct. Very, very soon.

[@deathvalleydemon41]

It’s because we have a higher standard for when we go out to eat vs at home..things that we find normal for us to do at home like saving food in the fridge for next day is somehow an atrocious act if it’s done in a restaurant that we paid “money for”

[@s.tiaira9081]

We should make people bring their own cups except for the bar.

[@norml.hugh-mann]

@@deathvalleydemon41 no, there's just too many of us ..plenty of people eat leftovers

[@rico8192]

i feel like crying. when we realized we f’d up, it will be too late 😢

[@TheWowWowWest]

I think it already is. That "doomsday clock" probably struck midnight in recent times.

[@KumarAnshs]

@@TheWowWowWestits ok I live in a rich place. I will carry on humanity.

[@daniellefarrow7956]

It’s ok. It’s a predetermined fate apparently.

[@KumarAnshs]

Lmao I am laughing at my own comment 😂

[@scarpfish]

No point in crying. It was too late before you were even born.

[@sislius7482]

We treat the earth as if we had somewhere else to go.

[@wolfevickery6081]

does it matter? The earth will be destroyed eventually when the sun engulfs it. So unless we find somewhere else to go, what does it matter?

[@TheAureliac]

That's why all the billionaires are spending their money on space missions. Of course, they could just throw their money at saving earth, but they might lose the race for richest dead man.

[@whatknotcovfefe]

❤The rich move to Mexico the poor move to usa. ❤

[@kharris0465]

The most powerful ones literally bank on you not believe that they do have somewhere else to go, the means to get there and a plan for leaving you right here. Ancient writings have disclosed the most important secret of them all: Not Everyone Will/Can Be Saved. Isn't that even in The Bible?

[@AdultModelbydream]

28% is 18+ out of 8.1 billion 😢, it is mean as 91% birth rate population will be 15 billion by 2050😢, The current population of India in 2024 is 1,441,719,852, a 0.92% increase from 2023. The population of India in 2023 was 1,428,627,663, a 0.81% increase from 2022. The population of India in 2022 was 1,417,173,173, a 0.68% increase from 2021. Eco+ nomy, nomy is human activities, so less eco more nomy indicates upcoming collapse and horrible things 😢 67% ecology destroyed, 98.97% biodiversity totally destroyed, 99.95% animal species gone extinct, 78.79% fungus species gone extinct, fungus are medicine for trees, so trees are no more immune from micro life infections, human creatures already acquired 85% land of soil on earth, 21% drinking water river got dried 😢, 2022 birth rate was 88%, 2023 91%, ecology is immune system of earth, biodiversity is nurvurs system of earth 😢, as trees are not immune from micro life infections, all green animals wil face horrible disease soon, 2025 fst cat 6 hurricane landfall 😢 2035 cat7 as temperature will be 62°c 2055 cat 8 temperature will be 65°c and 39% drinking water river will dry totally 😢 2075 fst cat 9 hurricanes will landfall 55%drinking water river will dry with 89% ecology destruction 😢 2475 Highest temperature will be 97°c 😢 Please give rest to planet 😢 I hope my knowledge and love can protect earth, knowledge is Power and love is solution,all boys can apply for my boyfriendship, minimum 10 years relationship required to be my husband, knowledge is knowing with ledger and love is creatures like to do most naturally.

[@catherinemothersill4703]

No wonder so many good hearted people are depressed

[@mollflanders9314]

Ignorance IS bliss and intelligent ppl are the saddest ppl in the world.

[@brib.8953]

exactly.

[@leviahimsa]

The most comprehensive *meta-analysis* conducted to date with 119 countries, shows avoiding animal products is the *"SINGLE BIGGEST WAY"* to reduce our environmental impact. -Oxford University

[@janeenjohnson8039]

The folks that paid for this show is the same folks destroying the planet

[@leviahimsa]

@@jbeauty4150 Vegetarians still consume animal products. Animal agriculture is the leading cause of deforestation, habitat destruction, water pollution, ocean dead zones and *species extinction* . -United Nations FAO Animal agriculture is responsible for 51-87% of global greenhouse gas emissions. -World Watch, Journal of Ecological Society The most comprehensive *meta-analysis* conducted to date with 119 countries, shows avoiding animal products is the *"SINGLE BIGGEST WAY"* to reduce our environmental impact. -Oxford University (average 73% reduction in environmental footprint) ✌️

[@liberty-matrix]

"1,500 private jets have flown in here to hear David Attenborough speak about how we're wrecking the planet." ~Rutger Bregman at Davos.

[@alankoz5067]

Sort of funny how the "problem" is never with the rulers, overlords, and super-rich tyrants. It's ALWAYS the little people.

[@leechgrl]

@@alankoz5067 the only reason that’s the zeitgeist is decades of astroturfing and greenwashing by oil companies and oligarchic billionares. The rich are destroying the world and profiting off it’s destruction. This is late stage capitalism

[@marieheart6950]

they said whats in danger and its not the earth, its their lifestyle.

[@nestosauce]

@@alankoz5067 Yes the “little people” own private jets…

[@josejose2001]

Jajaja 🤣🤣🤣

[@nickferro6627]

Pretty much comes down to our way of life in the last hundred years kills everything around it. Cars, plastics, light, noise and it’s always expanding

[@dc2guy2]

Yep, I'm not going to say our poor use of land is the only problem BUT it is a significant part of it and exacerbates many other interconnected problems. The main problem with our land use especially in North America has to do with SPRAWL. The cause of which is poor, outdated zoning practices that make it nearly illegal to build densely and efficiently and instead basically encourage developers to build less dense single family detached homes way out into the suburbs and therefore have to build more roads and utilities to reach them and where everyone has to be car dependent. #strongtowns #notjustbikes

[@margaretvasquez1786]

We used to protest against the big companies doing damage to the earth, now a majority of the people don’t care either, they trash, graffiti, destroy everything that is beautiful. It’s heartbreaking, “You never know what you’ve lost, till its gone”

[@shorelineshot]

And if you go outside and look up , the high altitude jets are constantly spraying weather manipulation chemicals all over the entire planet. The United Nations …The human race is completely cluless and doesn’t not seem to even care anymore. Fake news and ball games seems to be the more important choice .

[@brushcreek42]

You never miss your water until the well runs dry.

[@No_Sleep789]

Just like the story the old man tells in the film, Apocalypto… And a Man sat alone, drenched deep in sadness. And all the animals drew near to him and said, "We do not like to see you so sad. Ask us for whatever you wish and you shall have it." The Man said, "I want to have good sight." The vulture replied, "You shall have mine." The Man said, "I want to be strong." The jaguar said, "You shall be strong like me." Then the Man said, "I long to know the secrets of the earth." The serpent replied, "I will show them to you." And so it went with all the animals. And when the Man had all the gifts that they could give, he left. Then the owl said to the other animals, "Now the Man knows much, he'll be able to do many things. Suddenly I am afraid." The deer said, "The Man has all that he needs. Now his sadness will stop." But the owl replied, "No. I saw a hole in the Man, deep like a hunger he will never fill. It is what makes him sad and what makes him want. He will go on taking and taking, until one day the World will say, 'I am no more and I have nothing left to give.'"

[@magesalmanac6424]

The old Christian idea that humans were out here for the benefit of mankind always irked me. Much better is the Native American ideal that we are custodians of the earth and all living things.

[@bignog9840]

Such a little woodlandfgt nymph writing. Say boy you write that gobbletygoo shi? Pathetic to think it's only cause we gave too much poison to the earth. Thanks "scientists". Don't Don't g

[@hopefulpellinore5490]

I agree with your statement in terms of mainstream Christianity, but throughout history there have been many groups of Chrisitians who believed that we were supposed to be stewards just as you mentioned. Sad that the teachings and voices of those people are unknown to you but I don't fault you for that.

[@Bobo-ox7fj]

That hole is to be filled with a spouse, children, a tight-knit community, hard work and religion. People with all these things in balance seldom want for much else. Though some are damaged, most of us only have that hole because the people you pay taxes to realise they'd be making a lot less money if you had that naturally reduced drive.

[@lasvegasloner4621]

What really sucks is we keep saying and writing all this level stuff instead of just shutting up and stop breeding and making sure all of us are comfortable. It's all just so dumb. I'm writing this out and trying to figure out how to get rid of most of my stuff that requires resources. Off grid won't even help unless we slow down the population, but I'm starting my little part soon.

[@bleuraven]

He's so right - Earth is going to be just fine for billions of years; it is ourselves that we are endangering.

[@phatmusic]

That's music to my ears. Let us extinct ourselves for the greater good of the 🌎

[@dalebaker5030]

@@phatmusic if only there was something safe and effective to aid just that.

[@TrickyVickey]

That’s right 🙂. The earth used to be a ball of fire it will be fine barring a planetary collision or something long after we are gone.

[@dmcentYT]

The great George Carlin had a segment on this

[@Zeromaus]

Thus why we need to become multiplanetary. To the moon and eventually Mars!

[@12villages]

_"If earth dies, humans die"_ _"If humans die, the earth survives"_

[@MissionaryForMexico]

Lie's.

[@matthewstearns289]

​@@MissionaryForMexicoWell if it isn't BATSHIT CRAZY.

[@FullPowerChakra]

If you have balance ⚖️ Both survive.

[@raymondrichmond-qe6vv]

u so smart

[@scarpfish]

I know one thing. Typing pretty little platitudes in the comments on your phone about how selfish and evil people are isn't going to help the cause. What do you suppose the carbon footprint of broadcasting this story is? I mean 60 Minutes had to shoot, produce and edit it, then upload it to KZbin. KZbin has to host servers for us to watch it. We have to buy physical devices and some type of internet service to be able to view and comment on it. How much electricity do you think that takes?

[@felixthecat2786]

The global population in 1900 was 1.6 billion. Between 1900 and 2023 it exploded to 8 billion. In all of human history our population has never seen such enormous growth as it has these last 123 years with the largest part of that growth occurring after WW2. To say this is unsustainable is an understatement.

[@tman10686]

Perhaps it wouldn’t be so bad for humans to go extinct?

[@kristinehatkinson7323]

not thinking that's a hyothetical question.... @@tman10686

[@danielg.1707]

All I can say is, if we leave it up to the politicians, we're doomed.

[@TimeBucks]

This was an excellent segment

[@supriyanto8401]

Thumbs up

[@anusmily489]

👍

[@seanp9157]

Scrub that brain

[@savanchavan5313]

Good nice

[@farmankhan6283]

Nice

[@shoryukengandhi]

The earth isn't in any trouble we are. The earth will heal and be better than it is now.

[@olddoug8945]

"So long, and thanks for all the fish."

[@danoc51]

Nearly everyone who watches this will go on consuming and procreating just as they always have. Nearly all of them hope that others will make the sacrifices to save humanity. And they know that equation won't work. It is a good time to be old.

[@rosemarybishop5776]

I agree, it is good to be old. But I'm changing my life.

[@someguy2135]

I am in my mid 60's. I have had a good life. The effects of climate change and biodiversity loss, etc. will not affect me like it will for younger people. There is a reason Greta Thunberg made such an impact at such a young age. No wonder she's vegan. I am too. Going vegan is the most effective option for each of us.

[@CosmicExplosion]

Tell Joe Rogan to stop hunting the triceratops 😭

[@frenchonion4595]

​@@someguy2135 Greta was just a child used by politicians. She was against Nuclear just like the rest of the idiots.

[@rosemarybishop5776]

@@CosmicExplosion Tell Joe Rogan to stop altogether.

[@TheCarnivalguy]

Growing up in the Northwest Georgia area in the 1960s, our home had many shade trees surrounding it: oak, walnut, cedar, and hickory. One thing that remained a constant in our day to day life was the many varied bird species whose songs we heard from sunrise to sunset. After my retirement I recently moved back home to help care for our elderly mother. The trees were still there, but the birds and their beautiful songs were almost nonexistent; greatly diminished. I listened over the summer nights for the chirping of the crickets I so vividly remembered from my youth. In both instances, the silence has been deafening.

[@pabis6817]

I’m in Tennesse, I’ve grown up and lived here since the 80’s. I’ve lived in a semi natural/ scenic area (becoming less so daily) within the city limits but I’ve seen the people change, and the attitude of the people toward nature change in drastic ways! First, Cut down all the trees ( regardless of how old, majestic because we don’t want to deal with maintenance). Next, don’t worry about your trash, just throw it wherever you please! -That can be someone else’s problem! Lastly, Can’t say anything about any of these actions because that would be “racist”! I try and would like to be an optimistic and positive person but modernity never ceases to curb my enthusiasm for people and our futures.

[@scpatl4now]

@@SMaamri78 @Pa Bis Yeah, that would be racist. It would also be very wrong. It's the rich white men who own the big companies that come in and cut down all the trees, pollute the water causing extreme levels of cancer, black lung being resurgent in coal mines (and not willing to pay the healthcare costs associated with), and buying the politicians so they can keep on doing it...those same politicians you are more than happy to vote for. Immigrants might not live the way you do, but to blame them is not only racist...it just isn't true. Look at who you voted for in the last election and what they have to say about those rich white men (and what they did to protect them from being accountable). Looks like you might be more of a problem for the environment than immigrants...but you don't want to hear that version.

[@riggingpots3453]

Those damn dirty humans did this...ps your a human and they 60 minutes want you to realize your the problem not their jets

[@ginagrauman9586]

Hi, I’m in middle Georgia, south of Macon and we have all the little critters down here plus some, come on down! Take some back with you!!

[@overcastskyline1747]

those birds migrated somewhere else

[@canipleasedienow5635]

Damn made a big mistake being born in the 2000's and not the fifties

[@ReviewBoard-uy5nv]

Another truth is: we have a LOT of degraded land in Nevada, California, Texas, New Mexico, etc. We need to start ACTIVE re-greening campaigns to replenish our dwindling water reserves, protect wildlife, and our future food supplies. Industrial farming is no longer the solution

[@joshuacarpenter8263]

As a child of the 80s, I've had memories of hundreds of caterpillars in our yard, butterflies and bees that could be seen daily in the summer and the sun was a nice warm gentle orange color. Now I hardly see any of the insects of my youth and the sun is almost white and burns skin much more easily. Something is very wrong.

[@Bobo-ox7fj]

Yeah, the sun being duller four decades ago in your area would almost certainly have had something to do with a huge amount of local airborne pollution. It's supposed to be a cool-white. That's why cool-white colour temperature lighting keeps you awake: your eyes are processing it as daylight. As for sunburn, white people are built for regions far from the equator where sunlight is greatly reduced for much of the year. You burn because you're living in a region that sees drastically more sunlight than your genetic profile is built to handle. Put on some sunblock, or a long-sleeved shirt and a floppy hat.

[@alliswell2114]

@@Bobo-ox7fj Sunblock is highly toxic

[@mikeymikeike]

Your skin burns because of suntan lotion...little evil secret we were not told about 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@asplmn]

@@mikeymikeike and eating certain plants. Another secret. Look it up, celery + sunlight can cause severe damage.

[@stefanieneumann3447]

I used to love watching the multiple flocks of birds flying as I drove… every day. I found it mesmerizing now synchronized they were… this week I’ve seen 2 flocks, much smaller than the ones I used to enjoy watching.

[@fbenbow2197]

Where I grew up near Heidelberg, Germany, you were not allowed to swim in the river due to chemical pollution and many birds and mammals were nearly extinct, due to overuse of soil and too much chemical furtilizer. It is much better now due to several things : the farmers were forced by law to leave half a meter of soil as a fringe around their fields, plant hedges and trees as windbreaks and strongly reduce the nitrogen content and weed and insect sprays. The result is that wildflowers, bees, many old plants came back, as well as pheasants, storks and many birds like the green woodpecker and some we thought extrinct. The farmers, one was a classmate, were pleasantly surprised that the soil quality got much better due to changes, simply by mixing cultures and the above. Just saying that there are things humans can do to reverse some of the damage.

[@terekab5883]

You are very right I stay in Stuttgart and we have alot of birds in our balcony because we feed them too .German is doing very well with maintaining nature .🥰

[@michaelbling5694]

I salute y’all

[@t.g.7180]

@panic lol

[@lolawants2008]

@@terekab5883 unfortunately look a little deeper. Those wood pellets germany says are more environmentally friendly for energy… they are cutting down thousands year old forests for it 😢

[@ADUAquascaping]

Sounds great. The trees and shrubs also help increase habitat, reduce soil erosion, increase on-site water detention, reduce storm water runoff and ground water pollution, increase organic matter for the soil and its microbes, and lower the ambient temperatures via shade and evapotranspiration/evaporative cooling.

[@louise3993]

Well this was a big eye opener to me. What they are saying makes sense. Thank you 60 minutes for broadcasting this. 😢

[@RHODOAN]

It's so frustrating that people are not responding in a strong enough way to the threats we are facing with our rapidly warming planet. Instead, people are harping on the border, hairstyles and closing drag shows, as if those things are so much more dire. From what I've seen, reacting to the warming climate is about 100 years too late, anyway.

[@JoMama123451234]

I used to see and hear bumblebees in my yard every spring without fail. The past several years, I haven't seen any. It's scary how rapid the decline is occuring

[@270eman]

I see them all over. What? 😂

[@1ACHILLES1]

Maybe they don’t really care for your yard anymore

[@kelsonlewis9252]

​@e S there is a noted decline in ber populations. Like, an alarming amount. Please tell me how you seeing bumblebees means anything in regards to OPs comment? Bumblebees aren't extinct so of course some folks still see them depending on where they are at. Many people no longer see them though.

[@270eman]

@@kelsonlewis9252 Maybe its because I don't live in overcrowded dumpy cities.

[@dogcat181a5]

I don't see all of the bees on clover flowers like I use to. I have lived here over 30 years.

[@conniewolf7300]

glad someone is finally addressing this!

[@gabetalks9275]

When I was in elementary, our school playground used to be full of bees, butterflies, and other insects during recess and we all used to play with the butterflies as kids. By middle school, they were all gone. The playground was just empty grass.

[@brushcreek42]

When I was growing up in NW suburban Chicago in the 50s, Monarch Butterflies were a very common sight. Now in rural southern Missouri I see one or two during the summer if I'm lucky.

[@johnr.9459]

"They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.....They took all the trees and put 'em in a tree museum And they charged the people a dollar and a half to see them." - Joni Mitchell

[@ftla2014]

More like $25 per ticket 😔😅

[@IFledFromKansas]

@@ftla2014 inflation is rough.

[@bustabloodvessel5327]

"They ploughed the parking lot and put up a paradise.... They took all the cars and put 'em in a car museum And they charged the people a dollar and a half to see them." - Joni Mitchell ( 2050 )

[@scoutiecoyote5925]

Live in the countryside

[@ThatRandomYoutuber28]

We have more tress than we have had in a long time

[@Skyebooo]

Animals all came out of hiding when everyone was in COVID lockdown. Deer, fox, coyote, turkeys, bald eagles, hawks, and pheasant were all in our suburban area. They were rarely seen before or after.

[@NoName-fx9zi]

I see them every day, a lot. And i'm not out in the middle of nowhere.

[@tgtgtgtgtgtgtg]

Loved this.

[@rebeccabrown2710]

I see wildlife in Ohio.

[@carpo719]

I see them all the time. People who live in the city might not, but that's a completely different world from the rest of us

[@hey0ldman]

Covid was flexing muscle. The next time only the animals will remain. Nature is going to cleanse the planet.

[@Samuel-ox9yi]

Truly sad . We need to work together now

[@whentheimposterissus8376]

I know you already know but *"There's indeed no planet B"* .

[@ovtheabyss84]

I live in southern Minnesota and it’s all corn and soy fields. I go for walks and I feel sad bc nothing feels wild. It’s so hard to find. It’s like living in a simulation.

[@skaughtii]

That's how I feel walking through the cities I live in.

[@chrhadden]

floyd fly fields .thanks for the morale boost across the usa

[@viktorcalais3722]

Money Money Money paper wealth....😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@stevenbare1480]

you need to learn how to get lost, it is quite amazing.

[@climeaware4814]

I know sad right? and pesticide from those fields are also killing insects. Ask your grand parents if they had bug splatter on the windshield and radiator. Today do you or your friends see bug splatter? that is a crude form of measurement of the inject health. no insects mean no birds. no birds mean the snakes, hawks and frogs and lizards can disappear.

[@susettehorspool2646]

"Humanity is very busily sitting on a limb that we're sawing off." Good way of putting it!

[@susettehorspool2646]

When I was a teenager in the Mojave Desert, my father and I used to drive across a desert path at night to the college where he taught. We had to drive slowly to avoid all the jackrabbits and roadrunners that darted across or ran in front of us. Now you never see either one anywhere.

[@holdthetruthhostage]

Poetic damn

[@francismarion6400]

Humanity? What is that?

[@knowledgeengineer7127]

“Extinction catches Man by surprise because no one can even imagine that such a catastrophe can happen to an intelligent species.” - Bill Gaede

[@shotgungringo]

And the survivors will be the only ones to produce offspring just like in the other mass extinctions …. It’s how we got here

[@SRSchoner]

Living in Flagstaff, AZ since 1970 and having seen wildlife decline over the years, and especially over the last 5 years, I have seen a marked decrease in the insect population. At night we used to have bats and swarms of insects flying around our street lights, and around our home lights. Not much anymore, and driving during the day, it was common 5 or more years ago that one had to clean off the windshields of smashed bugs, hardly now. And the bird population? I have been feeding wild birds in my yard for 20 years. I would buy a bag of feed every week. Over the last 5 years a marked decline, and as of the last two years now only one bag per in over a month. Flocks of sparrows have vanished, and I see only a few birds. Of course it is most likely due to the "Bird Flu." But let us look at the so called "Bird Flu" and its origins having emerged from China. The Bird Flu was was not caused by human intent directly, but by crowding birds, ducks, and chickens in feed houses, where they packed close together. A primary situation where pathogens can flourish. So that said, the "Bird Flu" epidemic is due to our demand to have ducks, chickens, and other birds for feed stock. Everything we are doing points to our demise. It will all come crashing down on us if we do not change our ways. And all of this is first caused by our overpopulation, and then our demand for the energy to sustain the ever increasing population. We have one earth, but to sustain us now we need five.... And these mass extinctions, the decline of many species is revealing to us that our end may be next.

[@SRSchoner]

We are endangered, too. The lower species that we are driving to extinction are interconnected and we to them each depends on the other, especially those on the top of the so called "food chain" of which includes humanity. We are the only species ever to have evolved, with the intelligence to inflict self-extinction. So much for evolution in evolving us... Unless there is God to save us... At this point it looks like we are doomed. Oh, but the planet will recover as it has after every mass extinction. The natural process of evolution will try again for another species line that is not as intelligent as we now think we are.

[@briantulloch7222]

Bugs not on your windscreen mostly to do with modern cars are now more aerodynamic and the air slides over the windscreen, insects are fine for goodness sake, 1 square meter contains 100 if not thousands of organisms, of course maybe not in a ploughed field where crops grow, but we need the food,

[@will7its]

The new people eat everything, even little birds.....

[@briantulloch7222]

@@Smethells2023 Depends where you drive, insects are prolific breeders so i wouldn’t have any worries about the future for insects

[@briantulloch7222]

@@Smethells2023 ah less insects where crops are sprayed or buildings otherwise, flies, moths, bees, wasps, spiders all still get into my town apartment when i leave a window 5 mm ajar! Insects are a non issue, human well-being is !

[@user-je2tk1mv4e]

Please list places to donate to save forests, species, jungles

[@bmcminn8838]

That dude is in absolute great shape for 90 years old

[@Meditationmusic-wf9xi]

Eating good

[@votered714]

He's a stud

[@votered714]

@@Meditationmusic-wf9xi My father smoked and drank and lived to 90

[@joshokc]

And still wrong

[@RaqueLauren]

"Growth Mania" is such a perfect way to put it. I've worked for corporations who literally expect double market growth YOY for ever. It's absolutely insane and not even possible.

[@ezacher4634]

Yep. Why do you think politicians are ok with illegal immigration? Need those consumers to consume and keep America afloat!

[@phazemegaartistproducer]

crazy

[@FactStorm]

Money, it always comes back to this one wretched thing.

[@sam-ww1wk]

It was Ed Wilson who first theorized this many decades ago in Diversity of Life. Great book, and hopefuly 60 minutes gives him credit.

[@Paumanokcom]

As a fly fisherman I can tell you that the hatch is off. The hatch is off because the bloom of botanicals is off. This results in poor spawn of salmon. Leave the salmon alone for 25 years.

[@dwightchaos9449]

I live in Jackson Hole Wy. Next to Yellowstone. The billionaires and multi millionaires have taken over this place. Once they get here, they start or join animal habitat protection “non profits”… then tell others how they can’t live there or close to them because of “animal habitat”. Meanwhile they build huge “rustic” structures and tear up the habitat to put in modern manicured landscaping. Tell the locals where they can and can’t hunt, even though hunters know the area and populations and how to control it and keep a healthy strong population. They also only hunt for food usually. No matter what, all the animal is harvested for food. They also have the biggest, most expensive SUVs and maybe have 1 child, 2 at the most.. that’s taken care of by a Mexican nanny. Some only stay at these huge estates 1 month of the year at most. Their monthly electric bill is more than most peoples rent, and that’s them not even living there full time. The waste and tremendous amount of wealth, arrogance , and all while pointing fingers at others is sickening to watch.

[@karld1791]

Yeah, it's a waste. The super wealthy could be building inclusive, walkable, low carbon neighborhoods that would enrich their own and others' lives while reducing ecological footprints.

[@heginschristianstrong7707]

You nailed it.

[@kar102030]

Rich ppl and greed is the downfall of man.

[@jeffreyyeater1780]

Amen. They are ignorant.

[@susanmiddleditch8686]

Shameful and Sad!!!

[@yasminraza3931]

I remember as a kid in the 90s when our teacher would ask us to get few tadpoles to demonstrate the life cycle of a frog, it was such a easy task, just walk to puddle of stagnant water n dip our container to catch a few... now my child has the same task but we are unable to find any tadpoles anywhere 😢

[@airdaff4973]

Yeah, nothing stays the same. Isn't that just so crazy? Who would have thunk

[@amritaamanita]

Ironically enough this is why I chose not to make more humans...

[@KarlaBedminister]

Well, now, the stagnant water breeds mosquitoes and the flowing waters are polluted by fertilizer, factory wastes, pesticides and other chemical so it's not the population that's the problem. The value of life is the problem. Trees, animals and human life depend on each other but humans no matter how many of them are here have been feeling uncomfortable with other life around them and getting rid of them which affects everything. I chose not to make more humans because I'm not ready. The governments are approving of projects to destroy the environment and we wonder why there are less trees and less flora and fauna. Even my government is doing it but they claim they care for the nature of the country.

[@ptownRandy1]

It's happening all over the world. The extinction of species is the change. Who would have thunk. @@airdaff4973

[@jesse75]

One of my daughters just really likes frogs. Whenever we go camping or in the forest or at a river, she's looking for them. She brought a bunch of them home. Put them in the front yard. They made a lot of noise. My neighbor complained, because our place had no frogs. That was about three years ago. Now they're all over the neighborhood. They have moved down the hill to a more wet area. You can hear them especially after the rain.

[@serafinacosta7118]

The easiest argument not brought up by this featured episode is the decline bee polinization. Which is vital for agriculture. No bioma for bees to thrive , no polinization. Thus famine takes place. Coursework in schools need to train pupils in understanding biology and echology, hidrology, nutrition. At the elementary level , or at least until high school.

[@ArthurX-eg8bc]

"Pollution" as in, "Run-off waste from industrial copper mines in Alaskan small waterways", that is what happened to the salmon. The copper dust affects their neural systems.

[@emberlyspeaks1320]

I've lived in Washington all my life. Everyone is cutting down all the forested land for housing complexes and concrete. The only forest left is the National Park. I used to hear packs of coyotes, not anymore. I used to see dozens of deer, not anymore. My brother would fish salmon for us, and now they are sick. 100,000 people moved here just last year. Washington will not be Evergreen anymore. It kills to see. My family has lived here for 4 generations. We have never seen it this bad. The trees I grew up looking at, a beautiful treeline, is now completely mowed down. Now high winds affect our house. We live on a ridge, no trees, no shelter. I used to swim in the river.. until they started putting poop waste where we swim. Yellow bubbly foam in the water. The water smells like death.

[@patrickmasi4851]

Sounds like my home in florida. We’re busting at the seems

[@Novastar.SaberCombat]

"Reflect upon the Past. Embrace your Present. Orchestrate our Futures." -- Artemis 🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨ "Before I start, I must see my end. Destination known, my mind’s journey now begins. Upon my chariot, heart and soul’s fate revealed. In time, all points converge, hope’s strength re-steeled. But to earn final peace at the universe’s endless refrain, We must see all in nothingness... before we start again." 🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨ --Diamond Dragons (series)

[@PNWPATRIOT206]

​@@patrickmasi4851let's let in 20,000,000 more illegals 😂

[@johnmitchell8925]

Florida same exact time. I lived there since the 70s😢 and witnessed the complete devastation of that beautiful state. Moved out 11 years ago . I've never gone back not even once

[@AussieAdventures77]

Sounds like you for the Covid jab

[@BestFoodReviewFeatured]

People tend to only show concern when major events or personal circumstances affect them. As humans, we often prioritize our own interests and fail to extend the same level of care and concern to others. This raises the question: why is it so hard to care for others? Perhaps it's because there's no monetary reward for doing so. However, if we want to make the world a better place, we need to start caring more. Though it may be challenging, it's important to start taking action now. After all, if we don't start now, when will we?

[@nftjordojaro3755]

To answer that question I in encourage u to read the Bible

[@dominionfarms128]

@@BestFoodReviewFeatured He exists. You’ll meet Him one day. Guaranteed.

[@ttacking_you]

​@@BestFoodReviewFeatured Nonsense, silly ! If God can't handle it, then, OBVIOUSLY, it was God's will.

[@mariad7262]

We gonna learn soon enough bc I have never felt that way so y’all seem strange to me

[@Brian-rn2wx]

It's easy to do when you go through your whole life being conditioned to only care about yourself and not others. Let all it Crumble.

[@Robert-dx7rj]

Yet with all of your exhausted efforts, the earth, after an estimated 7.5 billion years without your help, somehow endures. Truly amazing

[@kristinehatkinson7323]

Yep: without us. Lucky earth. (BTW, haven't heard that earth age before: The age of Earth is estimated to be 4.54 ± 0.05 billion years.)

[@busterbeagle2167]

3:51 Yep so let’s push for cars that requires six times more minerals. SOUND THE ALARM. LOL.

[@kathrineprescott]

This is truly depressing… the worst part is most governments have made things so much harder, and could not care less about changing out planet for the better, that everything they do makes the world more distracted to what is REALLY important. Our way of life.. one person can’t change the world but all of us standing up will.

[@Filthy_Larry]

The planet is fine. We are fked.

[@StressRUs]

ONLY one person at a time CAN change the world, not governments. WAKE UP! Shilling for which corporation?

[@EMan-cu5zo]

@@StressRUsthe government does have a tendency to bomb gas pipelines and destroy whole countries with cluster bombs and chemical warfare. The US military is probably the largest polluter out of everyone.

[@victornieves1794]

Governments are the major polluters of our world. But notice how rarely the climate change crowd calls out the Government’s role in it. 90% of what they say is about overpopulation or restricting average people instead the people really causing the problem.

[@andyadams7806]

The politicians and the people in charge of these things are driven by GREED, which is why nothing gets done! Seems to me like we’re doomed unless each individual does something to help… politicians have ruined this country and world… for $$$$

[@diplomatic3755]

Watching this and realizing it doesn't matter how bad it is we will never change our ways is a level of disgusting I can't measure.

[@feonjun]

There are good people, but they are powerless. One hundred unarmed good people can't fight against 10 people with political powers and guns.

[@RobertMJohnson]

b/c you're gullible

[@Naturevsnurture86]

Sadly true!

[@cassieheslin798]

We can change but it needs to start at the top and the rest will follow. If something works better then it’s a solution. We don’t have to loose all commodities but we need to be caretakers of our environments

[@MikeJAk49]

This guy is a joke Dr Paul said London was supposed to be submerged by the year 2000 because of climate change Also in the '70s by 1985 United States was supposed to be in a Great starvation.

[@silver3149]

Take heart; I grew up in rural North Carolin from 1953 until 1964. At that time there were no deers, foxes, beavers, hedgehogs skunks, bears, and seldom saw rabbits, woodpeckers, possums, groundhogs or wild turkeys . Fast forward 2006 and I moved back home to care for the land. There are now bountiful wild turkeys, deers, foxes, Jack and bunny rabbits, skunks, beavers, owls, I even had a bear standing in my front yard, and the bear did me no harm. Nature is in charge, and no scientists will ever take Nature and Nature's God place.

[@fabianflores2339]

It’s cause they have no where to hide

[@seattlesauce]

When was the original air date of this story??? And why isn't it mentioned in the video or the synopsis?

[@jacobfinder7476]

I have been fighting this war since 1968, I am now 70 years old. My heart breaks when I look back at what a beautiful place this planet was. Now I feel so sorry for the young people today and what they are going to experience. Young people get your face out of social media and use that time to save your future

[@vade137]

you were fighting for the side that is making a mess of everything. when people are demoralized they don't care about the environment...if you have voted Dem since '68 then you have voted for a party intent on demoralizing Americans.

[@achavez7977]

I agree 😢 and I’m only 43

[@steve-um7qb]

I'm 58 ,absolutely shattered those at the top plan all this way in advance, We can turn this around. Once you understand how the universe and our father works . Everything is about energy ying and yang Positive and negative. Love and hate Peace and war Heart and head Intuition and ego As above as below ( balance) Those in control : throw us negative, we react negative , which in return the universe ( TMH gives us what It thinks we want. Push negative out negative comes back . Push out love , love comes back . To push out love . Love thy self . For you cannot really love another if you dont love yourself first .

[@airdaff4973]

​@@achavez7977start by walking to work and washing your clothes in the creek. Get rid of all your electronics. Come back when you've done your part.

[@kasperrasmussen1127]

Excuse me, where the hell have your generation been in all of this? The 'Out of sight, out of mind' generation.

[@cmox3366]

I have been a practical conservationist all my life. I have kept honey bees for nearly 30 years. They tell an interesting story. I have seen the destruction of habitat, the damage from unfettered use of pesticides, the over fishing by both native and commercial fishing operations to name a few issues over the many decades of my life. I'm also pragmatic. The earth has experienced 5 prior mass extinctions. I haven't heard anyone talk about the negative effects of those 5 events. After all, if they had not occurred we wouldn't even be here. We are only concerned about the one happening now. Why? Some will say because we need to protect the helpless species as though we were smart enough to do that which we have categorically demonstrated we are not. If we are honest, the real reason we are concerned about it is because it is a threat to US individually. The earth has recovered with a massive explosion of new life after each extinctions so we can't logically say that it is that we are concerned about wiping out life permanently. Time will resolve any problems we create and new life will flourish again just as it has every other time. So it's really all about us and our selfishness. The earth doesn't need our help. We need the earths help and we need to take care of it if we want to continue. In 600 years nobody is going to give a flip about you or what you did or didn't do. You won't even be remembered. In 60,000 years the earth will be rather different than what it is now regardless of what you do or we do as a species. In a million years our species, if we don't wipe ourselves out, will not be recognizable or bear any resemblance to what we are now. So lets be honest and admit that any concern we have is really about us. Maybe then we can quit blaming everyone else and look at our own lives and see how each of us make decisions every day that are the real source of the problem. How much water do I use? How much energy do I waste? What foods do I eat? What housing do I consume? What do I throw away that could be recycled? Why do I have to fly in a jet 3000 miles to find a place to have fun? If your answer is because everyone else does it and my contribution is too minor to count, then YOU are the problem.

[@shasmi93]

Yeah, well keeping honeybees is actually cause in competition with native wild bees, which is causing them to go extinct, and they are much more important than honeybees. So you can’t win I guess..

[@jeffmilroy9345]

@@shasmi93 All Bees, insects in general, and life preying on insects have been declining since air planters have been blowing insecticide residue as they plant. There is absolutely no way 8 billion humans are sustainable. Just imagine tomorrow you have no natural gas, no gas station refueling and no coal to fall back on. Please do not fly the banner of battery power. Portable tool battery prices have doubled and tripled in cost already from rare earth element shortages.

[@jeffmilroy9345]

Funny thing is all it takes is about a hundred years to get us to extinction-probable numbers. Interesting that Hawking gave humanity 100 years to go, eh?

[@robertnewell5057]

Don't have children.

[@robinjames7967]

did you eat meat and dairy every day?

[@RaeBattleRapsMood]

I remember as a kid there was so many “lightening bugs”. I haven’t seen them in over 15 years seriously. Edit: From Va if anyone is curious.

[@justiceguru100]

I have not either

[@kimdawcatgirl]

I live in Michigan and so far we still have them.

[@haolejohn]

Way fewer Bees, Birds and even flies

[@emeraldkaysgarden]

We saw many this summer. They're still around relax

[@motiemo]

I haven't seen monarchs in years.

[@kokolanza7543]

The narrator (who does a good job) notes that "the World Wildlife Federation says that the abundance of wildlife in Latin America has fallen by 94% since the 1970s - but it is also in Latin America that we found the possibility of hope" (7:53-8:03). Hard to see how a 94% devastation can augur hope! At that amount of loss the ecosystem has already been changed forever, I would think.

[@jeffh566]

Still clearly remember those days in 80s 90s, listen to insects singing while falling asleep, mantis lay eggs on window frame and next year you have hundreds of little ones...

[@ZmuBMAC1600]

Imagine if all people would get along, No Wars, Pollution Control and helping each other the world would be a beautiful place. It’s sad seeing this. I do my best to fund and support animals

[@jaredd4759]

You need to research Dr. Steven Greer. This is very possible but powerful people are killing all of us.

[@dkbros1592]

Only happens in ur imagination dude Nature is not like that

[@garykay7418]

you can't hug with nuclear arms.

[@Novastar.SaberCombat]

"Reflect upon the Past. Embrace your Present. Orchestrate our Futures." --Artemis 🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨ "Before I start, I must see my end. Destination known, my mind’s journey now begins. Upon my chariot, heart and soul’s fate revealed. In time, all points converge, hope’s strength re-steeled. But to earn final peace at the universe's endless refrain, We must see all in nothingness... Before we start again." 🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨ --Diamond Dragons (series)

[@joeyank2451]

Damn I Can Hear John Lennon Imagine 😂

[@rrck6610]

"The planet will shake us off like a bad case of fleas" -George Carlin

[@cooljazz8]

And that's the best-case scenario.

[@flyingspacerock8968]

Earth will be fine. We will be gone. Replaced by a smarter species.

[@GKW25308]

It's happened before at it'll happen again. About every 12000 years. with a slightly less devastating event every 6000 years. We're due.

[@2cleo]

The planet will be here its us that wont be

[@Alwaysherethere]

@@2cleo EXACTLY!

[@DFord-rv3nz]

Im sitting in my wing back chair deeply inhaling while petting my bald kitty saying excellent excellent

[@carltonpiercey9220]

We just lost a species of hand fish, which had a very limited geographic range, like in Australia

[@edwinkane7041]

It's not as if the scientists have been telling us this for the past 20 years. The world we were born into has passed into legend.

[@apexnext]

Well they said it was too late in 1970. I can't even say I was born into that world. And not many today can.

[@tritamtran4603]

ok

[@dianadurr-ramsey567]

I was in high school in the 70s. I remember a student teacher who held theories regarding science and social studies. The one he talked about was green house gas which when discussed was usually on a P.B.S. program. He said " I'm not a scientist but feel if we don't get a grip on it now I can't imagine what it will be like in the future."

[@jaxflfreebird]

@@apexnext I was born in 1963 and we had movies like Soylent Green with Charlton Heston, Silent Running with Bruce Dern. Planet of the Apes was what could happen after a nuclear war. The Omega Man was a story adapted to show what a biological war could do. Now we have been through Covid 19, and ask yourself if it developed by chance. I'm not even a liberal like some people but I was always listening to these messages and it changed how I thought of human population and humans in general. Humans are destroying and killing off plant, animal, fish, everything. Just look at the trash in arid places. It just gets buried by sand.

[@Blahblahblehblhah]

20 years? Try 50!

[@evilchaperone]

It's crazy to think. Just in my 50 year lifetime, the population went from 3.5 to 8 billion people. Staggering. Especially considering after the plague in the 1300's, the estimated world population was only 500 million.

[@Ron_swanson_true_libertarian]

@@kratosandloki4309That sounds like a fabricated story I don’t know any men that would complain about his kids because of finance, it’s just not what father’s do because a (real) father knows just one smile Worth more than all the money in the world and for you to say you went on and had kids because your friend wanted to help the community is laughable, I Doubt your older then 17 given your username is a God of war game, you should really have thought about that before posting and another thing the world could Comfortably Take care of 10 billion people it’s only that too much land belongs to very few people you can fit every human that has ever lived in the state of Texas alone.

[@jaeger9654]

Pax americana

[@stavroslask1292]

Blame 🇨🇳 and 🇮🇳 because those 2 nations make up 45% of the 🌎 population

[@nickrogers3111]

We are in a population decline, birth rates are also lower than they have been in a number of years

[@ccdogpark]

So you are saying raising billions of dollars to feed horribly impoverished third world countries without any requirement to lower their birth rate, may not be that great an idea after all ??? Who could have predicted that ? WRZ 2023-01-06

[@DFord-rv3nz]

I remember this article back in the 70's

[@angelacahill9460]

All the bugs on your windshield are gone. Anyone notice? What are the birds supposed to eat? Much less birds as well.

[@MadNlGER]

Sounds like problem solved itself. Less bugs. Less birds to eat bugs. Sweet. Hate em both.

[@karlwheatley1244]

"All the bugs on your windshield are gone. Anyone notice? " Yeah, this is one of the most dramatic changes. Back in the 60s and 70s, you'd sometimes have to full into a gas station just to clean the bugs off your windshield. Wipers and wiper fluid weren't enough when lots of big bugs hit. And cleaning of the front grill of cars was something people had to spend a chunk of time doing. The loss of insects means the collapse of the food chain on land.

[@rabbit.littlebird]

I have noticed there are not a lot of birds sitting on wires at traffic lights or squirrels running in the road.

[@MadNlGER]

No you haven’t

[@tombarclay7108]

I've lived in my current home in the northeast US for around 50 years. In that time, I've seen 90% of bird species disappear, wildlife which used to be plentiful is now rarely seen, and although I grown plants which usually attract bees, few ever show up anymore. Half the trees have been cut down in the area because people don't want to deal with falling leaves and pine cones, and wetlands are slowly being destroyed (illegally). Small forests in the area have disappeared, and houses are being built in their place. There's no political will to face this kind of situation, and try to reverse it. People, in general, just don't care, or bury their heads in the sand, thinking that we will somehow magically survive the coming crises. I've been discussing population explosion for decades hoping that people will take it seriously, and what I've found out is that most people are too attached to gross consumerism without any thought to the inevitable consequences of their actions. At this point, I'm convinced that the only solution will be that nature will take care the problem, and we'll see more disease and famine, leading to another deadly world war... and that time may not be as far away as we think.

[@williebeamish5879]

All about developers, human greed, and corrupt political systems. Plus so many people are breeding irresponsibly and for selfish reasons (unable to care for their own progeny). Having lived on a farm in se MI and tried to grow organically, I realized being surrounded by unsustainable corn/bean farming and the chems involved, it was a lost cause. Bees have disappeared and oil wells and wind farms have taken over the landscape. I'm old and gave up.

[@williebeamish5879]

@bob bobber So true!!!!

[@dailybunnymemes2545]

Unfortunately, I think you are right. 1:14

[@elihubildad6677]

Trees are being cut down to save peoples property( assets ) for wild fire prevention in may places . Many people like to live in wild places away from other people not realizing how much they disturb the natural environment they seek comfort in.

[@Fudog1138]

@Will. Another southeast lower Michigan checking in here. Don’t give up brother. Go down swinging if you have to but don’t give up. This is our mother. This is Michigan. We really have to give it everything we’ve got. I don’t own much property. I own a quarter of an acre, a common plot. We plant wildflowers in our front and backyards. We moved here in 2013 and have seen a significant decline in the number of butterflies that visit every year. I have not counted though, so I could not offer up my observations as an official study. But I can tell you in the nine years that I’ve been here that we don’t see anywhere near the number that we used to just nine years ago. Between direct observation or from the security cameras that we have, we probably saw around 10 maybe 15 butterflies this year. In fairness, we were not observing 24 hours a day. It is entirely possible that millions of years of butterflies decided to travel a different route. I find that improbable though. I also have heard similar stories of people that have watched wildlife disappear. Similar experiences through direct observation. I don’t know any of these people and I am not conspiring with them to bring the electric car into production or whatever conspiracy holds true today.

[@joedubois4798]

Why do I also hear that our population is too small as well…..

[@stygiantwst]

Economy monster

[@erikpolmann4308]

growing up in south Florida taking marine biology in high school, we spoke and saw how the planet is starting to show how it’s feeling!!

[@sharaina85]

Everyone is afraid of the same thing, losing our place to live, but few of us are doing much about it. People having too many kids, people wanting new things all the time, multiples of the same thing. We are knowing this to ourself. Greed is the root of evil.

[@deborahking4210]

Elon musk says people are only having one or two kids that humanity is at stake because of it

[@cosmicpsyops4529]

All accurate and a valuable assessment. I'd go further and say evil is proportional to ignorance.

[@Jaldonado1994]

@@deborahking4210 the current economic model is at stake

[@jaybeeo1530]

Birth rates are actually dramatically down

[@ericaallispn-xm1mv]

We arent losing anything the world is just more complicated there will be ups and downs in famines wars just history at work. Just be smart and don't join the misery parade

[@ignacioperez2074]

😢 I am no scientist but I have been noticing these changes since my adult life. Everything is starting to become harder and harder for survival.

[@Revealthereal_]

You remember swarms of moths on light poles? The bugs are gone. Pest control is killing all life.

[@TheNautilusProject479]

@@Revealthereal_ not exactly. It's just humanity in general. Remember all the bugs that would hit the front of the car and windshield? Nowhere to be found. Humans killed off so many species of bugs with their cars alone.

[@Klmblsu]

Humans have killed off millions of other humans as well as bugs. Over 63 million in the U.S. alone have been killed in utero since 1973.

[@christinehenry4491]

And this has nothing to do with politics and regulations???? Look elsewhere for facts. This fool has been proven wrong over and over. Great money maker though, right dems???

[@preppertrucker5736]

Ain’t seen nothing yet unfortunately…

[@juliaelrod2154]

I was 3 in 1970. Gen X has watched it happen. I remember standing on the banks of the Rogue River when I was 8 yo and I would see not only salmon but steelhead longer than I was tall. Now it's not like that. Hasnt been for years. Rarely see steelhead. Salmon not as plenty. 😢

[@busterbeagle2167]

3:51 Yep so let’s push for cars that requires six times more minerals

[@matthewstearns289]

Know just put more polishing in the air and water.

[@scottcharteris6449]

I've been living in the Ecuadorian Amazon for 6 years. When I arrived the sounds of frogs at night were amazing. 6 short years later, I might hear a frog or two. Some of the frogs were so unusual and loud, but I haven't heard them again in two years. They have completely dissapeared from the soundscape. Nobody here even notices the silence until you point it out to them.

[@mollflanders9314]

😞

[@d.s.7411]

What happened to them? Where they hunted for food?

[@eric-jr2nf]

@@d.s.7411 Habitat destruction

[@BG-bx4ey]

Sorry, the liberals only care about cute animals.

[@guesswhosgoing2jail2nite78]

I’m in California and growing up use to see an influx of bumblebees during spring and summers. Stopped seeing the around the age of 15 and haven’t seen any since. Took the time out one day to look at why that is and the population has declined by 84% due to pesticides, habitat changes and climate. So I know exactly what you mean.

[@kalebv.1414]

Not sure we have a population problem but more of a problem with living in excess. We consume more than we need and this causes an increased strain on resources.

[@billyalexander5645]

We want everyone to have nice comfortable lives, but 8 billion people can't have that, there isn't even enough metal in the Earth's crust for everyone in China to have a car, the Earth could support 10 billion but their lives would suck

[@AllenOoflynn]

Well said , consumption is the problem .

[@d.j.savick]

This planet can only hold so many humans. You can be in denial all you want, but over population is causing the consumption problem.

[@cosmicenigmarevealed]

The seals were just chilling the other day in the Sacramento river munching on fish all day having a good ole time😂

[@ConquerYou]

People: Damn nature! You scary! Nature: you’re killing me 👀

[@Hollowsmith]

As long as companies and individuals remain incentivized to advantage themselves over others, humanity is certain to collapse.

[@garykay7418]

it's a done deal my friend.

[@matthewnelson5699]

we rather argue about boys being girls versus why we cannot develop new ways to survive.

[@garykay7418]

@@matthewnelson5699 it is easier for the masses to understand. just look at m t greene today and what she presented to congress.

[@Thundralight]

What caused the last 5 extinctions as they are saying this is is the 6th

[@garykay7418]

@@Thundralight look it up.

[@granthendriksz2507]

I have worked at sea for almost 40 years and can confirm the mass extinction is happening now.

[@spiritualru2364]

Can you elaborate?

[@Asr203.]

People only do something just before they see it’s too late. Then, it’s too late. But, we have all been WARNED so many many times 😮

[@politicalofficer832]

this is scary AF

[@Ellie80681]

Yeah we’re gonna die….

[@codypotter8967]

No it's not. It's all bs

[@Jc-ms5vv]

@@codypotter8967 keep telling yourself that when there’s no food on the shelves

[@pluribus_unum]

If only human arrogance could become extinct.

[@gregtenney7279]

and Ignorance! oh and dont forget stupidity!

[@firstlast8258]

Human bean 🫘

[@neopatriot7716]

It soon will

[@fouroverseven7799]

Some of us are old enough to remember that Ehrlich is the lunatic who predicted global food riots, 1 billion deaths from starvation, and a US population of less than 23 million by 1999.

[@johnpaulkane6153]

George Carlin laughs at you from the grave

[@user-tv5hg4zh3p]

We as human beings can at least try to figure out how to keep our planet safe and clean.

[@qureshasithaldeen7087]

What have we (humans) done?! I remember looking through my Childcraft years ago and was saddened by all of these animals that had gone already extinct... always wondered what they were like? How did they look and interact in reality? How did this happen and why? Why couldn't they be saved? Why didn't we do something? How is it possible? Thought humans learned from their mistakes. Never thought I would witness history in the making 😢.... It breaks my heart, my soul to know that the future will never know, never experience the beauty and the majesty of the animal kingdom and nature. That, like me, back then, they too will have to look through a book and wonder....😢

[@963freeme]

We didn't do anything. Blame the government.

[@qureshasithaldeen7087]

@kfey4122 Indeed, but in my opinion, it is every person's responsibility. Governments can put laws and policies into place BUT one has to abide by them for things to work. In the words of Vince Lombardi... "Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.”

[@TheGagnonRx]

Had too many babies

[@nuntana2]

China and India amount to a lot of it, like 40%, but all our rich countries are complicit. Mass extinctions have have occurred since time immemorial, but what’s happening now is too fast and it is all ON US!

[@Robert-dx7rj]

"We?" Why don't you speak for yourself and say "I" instead of we?

[@ronkirk5099]

I'm 72 and the world population has nearly TRIPLED during my lifetime so I chose to not father any children for just this reason. We passed population sustainability decades ago and now it is only a matter of how many of the other species we share this planet with will be left when the human population finally declines. I've lived very modestly and spent many years paddling, backpacking, bicycle touring and sailing in remote areas and have witnessed a significant decline in wildlife. Habitat loss is the major reason for this extinction event.

[@korymalone6591]

Thank you. No kids for me either.

[@mollflanders9314]

😞

[@apexnext]

For every human alive today, 19 have existed before. If you count of all human history, and how short our lives truly are in the deep time of the earth, that's actually pretty wild. 😳

[@BlastinRope]

Its cool, some mother in the congo with less education than a 2nd grader will have 5 kids in your honor.

[@fouroverseven7799]

Some of us are old enough to remember that Ehrlich is the lunatic who predicted global food riots, 1 billion deaths from starvation, and a US population of less than 23 million by 1999.

[@70sfred1]

It's the lack of pollinators like Bees that I find disturbing. It's sometimes the smallest things in nature with the biggest impacts!

[@gaberoyalll]

Agreed chemical pesticides killing everything

[@sherriianiro747]

Plant a pollinator garden, even if it is small or in pots, will help them out tremendously!

[@70sfred1]

@@sherriianiro747 I think that's a good idea Shari and I'll try this!

[@sherriianiro747]

@@70sfred1 You're welcome! Use native plants if possible & ones with pollen - not sterile ones & stay away from any chemical fertilizers on lawn (organic is ok) - the pollinators will say thanks!

[@rebeccaerb9935]

Bees are incredibly important

[@bernieflores6350]

I came to this video because last year 2023 in the month of June I had a dream of a man who appeared to me and told me that the scientist are saying that by the year 2025 we will have a decline of our society. After I woke up from this dream I freaked out. I wonder about it so much that I decided to look for information about it online. That’s why I’m here listening and watching these videos.

[@karlwheatley1244]

Good for you. As a university researcher who studies ecological and societal unraveling, unfortunately, the unraveling has already begun. Sometimes, things will get worse slowly and gradually, and sometimes they will get worse all at once.

[@patriciamayorga3858]

Humanity in Our World Have to Unite to Save Ourselves and Our World 🙏

[@nolongerblocked6210]

"We're using 175% of our resources" That statistic should make it obvious to everyone we're over-consuming everything in our world

[@Misses-Hippy]

@Bernhard Schwarz Don't be part of the problem.

[@gregiles908]

Let's all blindly believe a statistic that makes no sense

[@Mageroeth]

That statistic should make it obvious they are making this stuff up as they go.

[@jayandrusiak]

@@gregiles908 like how this waste of a video blames hunting a few animals to extinction to human overpopulation? 😂

[@peterjones4180]

THAT statistic was demonstrated to be blatantly wrong long ago, composed mostly of species not actually known to exist. The story is a beat up, just another reason not to watch 60 minutes.

[@gatway2376]

The fact that there are people out there that don't believe this is happening is the scary thing.

[@skippylippy547]

Gatway - It's NOT happening. Get a clue.

[@phscsantos]

Dear God, when I complained about not being envolved in big events, I DID NOT MEAN THIS

[@ToEnlightInLove]

Ah, the beauty of pride and greed at its finest.

[@Gsmf652]

Over in asia, its getting hotter in singapore, as reported in the news just today. we used to average about 30c or 31c in the afternoon. now its probably 35 to 36c in the hottest month. note that with 80% humidity here, the heat often feels like it is 40c indoors without the fan.

[@tinyturnip7676]

I know it's a very different climate, but I live in Kansas and the summers are more brutal than ever. It's not uncommon for us to get a heat wave (90 - 100degress) for several weeks on end. What's scary is these heat & drought records haven't been reached since the Great Depression, when the dust bowl ravaged the Midwest.

[@wazirtan6801]

just today and yestedays ago even worst bro,omgness,i think u can feel it am i right

[@Jamesjames-oh4mt]

It's getting hotter in the UK to, the winter just gone we had a real cold patch but it didn't last long was mostly wet

[@Gsmf652]

@@femme_fatalist take care and hydrate more

[@benromero9427]

Everyone of these places is having hotter temperatures!! The reason is very Simple! Just look up to the Sky, and you'll See the lines in the Sky. GEOENGINEERING CAUSES CLIMATE CHANGE AND HOTTER TEMPERATURES!!

[@Stogey1]

At 90 years old that man has a better cognitive than I do at 25 lol

[@chrhadden]

how do you know?

[@Harperable]

😢 someone told me once, that the earth is like a giant dog and we (humans) are the fleas and every now and then that dog will shake off the fleas but there will always be a few that survive. We are at the cusp of a giant shake and hopefully people who are smart enough to feel the tremors are preparing.

[@richbrake9910]

1968 is when this guy said the earth would end in 2000 due to over population and polar ice caps melting.

[@skunks8912]

No one told us the apocalypse would be so expensive 😭

[@medusagorgon8432]

Humanity is sustainable. But greed is not.

[@brucecurtis4737]

So humanity isn't sustainable then.

[@VernonSmith-mv2mb]

We tried warning you back in the sixties and even the 70s and now look at the world.

[@richardnott9587]

I like how the major polluters won't sign anything and won't help at all.

[@philgroves7694]

I provide honey bees with water in the desert of Baja Sur, Mexico. Not for my gain at all, but to help sustain them. Because they're cool. Because they keep me company. And, they are, after all, honey bees - pollinators extraordinaire! Is there really any other reason necessary?!

[@RumblesBettr]

My hero!!😂

[@eb7713]

Honey bees are actually not natives. But, there are hundreds or more types of native and ground bees. I have an organic acre near a major city and provide water and native garden spaces for the bugs and bees. I see many bees, mantises, bugs, birds, and other wildlife in my yard. It's not that hard to do if you don't mind having native grasses, clover, etc. A perfect weed and feed lawn is not healthy, natural, or sustainable.

[@fuxan]

Honey bees are not native to the Americas...you are hurting our environment...not helping...did you know that?

[@shadow_ax]

As much as possible, make sure that the bees are getting pollen from all different kinds of plants. Years ago, entire hives of domesticated bees were dying off because beekeepers were sending the bees out to pollinate Almond trees (and not much else). As a result, the bees started dying from malnutrition.

[@dthomas9230]

None, good on ya! It feels good to do good and "Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do" said Voltaire I worked in Hawaii for awhile and leaned local boys' reverence for nature in a spiritual sense.