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Post by Vene on Sept 15, 2011 17:41:26 GMT -5
Coral reefs are on course to become the first ecosystem that human activity will eliminate entirely from the Earth, a leading United Nations scientist claims. He says this event will occur before the end of the present century, which means that there are children already born who will live to see a world without coral.
The claim is made in a book published tomorrow, which says coral reef ecosystems are very likely to disappear this century in what would be "a new first for mankind – the 'extinction' of an entire ecosystem". Its author, Professor Peter Sale, studied the Great Barrier Reef for 20 years at the University of Sydney. He currently leads a team at the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health.
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Recent research into coral reefs' highly diverse and unique chemical composition has found many compounds useful to the medical industry, which could be lost if present trends persist. New means of tackling cancer developed from reef ecosystems have been announced in the past few months, including a radical new treatment for leukaemia derived from a reef-dwelling sponge. Another possible application of compounds found in coral as a powerful sunblock has also been mooted. Damn scientists are being all depressing again. We should ignore it. www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/coral-reefs-will-be-gone-by-end-of-the-century-2352742.html |
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Post by Tiberius on Sept 15, 2011 20:28:25 GMT -5
Coral reefs are on course to become the first ecosystem that human activity will eliminate entirely from the Earth, a leading United Nations scientist claims. He says this event will occur before the end of the present century, which means that there are children already born who will live to see a world without coral.
The claim is made in a book published tomorrow, which says coral reef ecosystems are very likely to disappear this century in what would be "a new first for mankind – the 'extinction' of an entire ecosystem". Its author, Professor Peter Sale, studied the Great Barrier Reef for 20 years at the University of Sydney. He currently leads a team at the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health.
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Recent research into coral reefs' highly diverse and unique chemical composition has found many compounds useful to the medical industry, which could be lost if present trends persist. New means of tackling cancer developed from reef ecosystems have been announced in the past few months, including a radical new treatment for leukaemia derived from a reef-dwelling sponge. Another possible application of compounds found in coral as a powerful sunblock has also been mooted. Damn scientists are being all depressing again. We should ignore it. www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/coral-reefs-will-be-gone-by-end-of-the-century-2352742.htmlHey! If God wanted to keep us from annihilating the ecosystem, he wouldn't have told us to "fill the earth and subdue it"! Besides! There won't be an end to this century! The Rapture is going to happen any day now! |
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Post by MaybeNever on Sept 15, 2011 21:56:16 GMT -5
This is a hoax perpetuated by the atheist green communist liberal secular humanist religion. I'll bet Ralph Nader and Dennis Kucinich are behind this somehow.
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Post by Art Vandelay on Sept 16, 2011 4:42:51 GMT -5
This is a hoax perpetuated by the atheist green communist liberal secular humanist religion. I'll bet Ralph Nader and Dennis Kucinich are behind this somehow. You forgot "gay" and "Muslim". |
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Post by Haseen on Sept 17, 2011 3:51:15 GMT -5
If we break it, God'll just make us a new one. It's just like when you have an old, obsolete, piece of shit... something... and you break it so Mom'll get you a new one.
Can't possibly backfire.
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Post by Ranger Joe on Sept 19, 2011 16:03:18 GMT -5
Come, Lord Jesus, Come quickly! (All over my faaaaace)
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