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Action: Business
as usual!
Outcome: Human
induced catastrophes including ozone holes, global heating, large loss of carbon
sinks, extreme climatic events ( severe droughts, heavy rain, flooding,
hurricanes, sudden temperature changes, wildfires...), toxic pollution, waste
accumulation, resources depletion ( freshwater, food, fossil fuels), heavy loss
of topsoil and arable land, militarism and war, unethical behavior and virulent
disease pandemics are rapidly reaching the point of no return. These factors are
overwhelming and destroying our life support systems (ecosystems). As of 2005,
15 of the 24 ecosystems vital for supporting life are collapsing including fresh
water, fisheries, air and water purification systems, and the systems that
regulate climate, natural hazards, and pests.
As of March 2007, MSRB's Index of Human Impact on Nature (HIoN), an index for
calculating the full impact of human consumption and activities on the Earth's
life support systems, stands at a terminally high level of 171.40. That
is, the full human impact including his ecological footprint and the damage
inflicted on the living environment by his activities in the 12-month period
ending March 2007 was 71.4 percent higher than the planet in its current state
can cope with.
Based on HIoN projections, by as early as 2015, our cities and population
centers would become mostly uninhabitable.
Soon after, the collapse of the remaining ecosystems will end in omnicide.
Question:
Do you really wish to continue devouring
your children, consuming the next generations and ending the future?
Omnicide
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