{"id":108585,"date":"2018-04-02T12:00:58","date_gmt":"2018-04-02T11:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=108585"},"modified":"2018-04-01T12:39:34","modified_gmt":"2018-04-01T11:39:34","slug":"20000-scientists-have-now-signed-warning-to-humanity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2018\/04\/20000-scientists-have-now-signed-warning-to-humanity\/","title":{"rendered":"20,000 Scientists Have Now Signed ‘Warning to Humanity’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The article, ‘World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity: A Second Notice’ has been co-signed by 20,000 scientists around the world.<\/p><\/div>\n

9 Mar 2018 – <\/em>A chilling research paper<\/a> warning about the fate of humanity has received 4,500 additional signatures and endorsements from scientists since it was first released last year.<\/p>\n

The paper<\/a>\u2014”World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity: A Second Notice”\u2014was published in November 2017 in the journal Bioscience and quickly received the largest-ever formal support by scientists for a journal article with roughly 15,000 signatories from 184 countries.<\/p>\n

Today, the article has collected 20,000 expert endorsements and\/or co-signatories, and more are encouraged<\/a> to add their names.<\/p>\n

The “Warning” became one of the most widely discussed research papers in the world. It currently ranks 6th<\/a> out of 9 million papers on the Altmetric scale, which tracks attention to research. It has also inspired pleas from political leaders from Israel to Canada<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The #ScientistsWarningToHumanity<\/a> has become the 6th most discussed paper out of 9,062,173 research outputs tracked by Altmetric https:\/\/t.co\/uusBvVtDKS<\/a> Check it out here https:\/\/t.co\/qqn3mUfNxx<\/a> @ScienceChiefAu<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/thmeZqKGOj<\/a><\/p>\n

— Thomas Newsome (@NewsomeTM) February 15, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n