{"id":129713,"date":"2019-03-25T12:00:36","date_gmt":"2019-03-25T12:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=129713"},"modified":"2019-03-20T09:11:58","modified_gmt":"2019-03-20T09:11:58","slug":"planetary-collapse-threatens-our-survival-a-new-study-says-that-more-than-1200-species-will-almost-certainly-face-extinction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2019\/03\/planetary-collapse-threatens-our-survival-a-new-study-says-that-more-than-1200-species-will-almost-certainly-face-extinction\/","title":{"rendered":"Planetary Collapse Threatens Our Survival: A New Study Says That More Than 1,200 Species \u201cWill Almost Certainly Face Extinction\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

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14 Mar 2019 – We are witnessing a worldwide environmental collapse, and nobody seems to know how to stop it.\u00a0 As you will see below, a study that was just released that looked at more than 5,000 species of birds, mammals and amphibians discovered that nearly a quarter of them \u201cwill almost certainly face extinction\u201d.\u00a0 Never before has our society faced such a massive collapse of life on a planetary scale, and yet the vast majority of the population doesn\u2019t seem concerned about what is happening.\u00a0 Species after species is being permanently wiped out, and most of us couldn\u2019t care less.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The time for action is now.\u00a0 According to this new study, over 1,200 species will soon be extinct unless dramatic action is taken.\u00a0 The following comes from the Guardian<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n

More than 1,200 species globally face threats to their survival in more than 90% of their habitat and \u201cwill almost certainly face extinction\u201d without conservation intervention<\/em><\/strong>, according to new research.<\/em><\/p>\n

Scientists working with Australia\u2019s University of Queensland and the Wildlife Conservation<\/a> Society have mapped threats faced by 5,457 species of birds, mammals and amphibians to determine which parts of a species\u2019 habitat range are most affected by known drivers of biodiversity loss.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Once these species are gone, they will be gone forever.<\/p>\n

And remember, this study from Australia only included larger creatures such as birds, mammals and amphibians.\u00a0 The situation is far more dire when we look at what is happening to the insect world.\u00a0 The following is an excerpt from my previous article entitled \u201cInsect Apocalypse: The Global Food Chain Is Experiencing A Major Extinction Event And Scientists Don\u2019t Know Why\u201d<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n

Scientists are telling us that we have entered \u201cthe sixth major extinction\u201d in the history of our planet. A brand new survey of 73 scientific reports that was just released has come to the conclusion that the total number of insects on the globe is falling by 2.5 percent per year. If we stay on this current pace, the survey warns that there might not be \u201cany insects at all\u201d by the year 2119<\/strong>. And since insects are absolutely critical to the worldwide food chain, that has extremely ominous implications for all of us.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In case you are wondering, humanity would not survive very long without insects.<\/p>\n

In fact, it has been estimated that if all bees go extinct that most of humanity will be wiped out within ten years.<\/p>\n

The global food chain is literally dying right in front of our eyes, and I cannot understand why more people are not deeply alarmed by this.<\/p>\n

We are facing an unprecedented crisis in our oceans as well.\u00a0 Researchers in Canada have discovered that levels of phytoplankton have dropped by about 40 percent since 1950<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n

The tiny organisms, known as phytoplankton<\/a>, also gobble up carbon dioxide to produce half the world\u2019s oxygen output\u2014equaling that of trees and plants on land.<\/em><\/p>\n

But their numbers have dwindled since the dawn of the 20th century, with unknown consequences for ocean ecosystems and the planet\u2019s carbon cycle<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Researchers at Canada\u2019s Dalhousie University say the global population of phytoplankton has fallen about 40 percent since 1950<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Without phytoplankton, our oceans would quickly become giant \u201cdead zones\u201d, and at the pace we are going we don\u2019t have too long before that will happen.<\/p>\n

And the truth is that the frightening drop in phytoplankton levels is already having a dramatic impact on the food chain.\u00a0 I have shared the following quote from Chris Martenson<\/a> before, but it is worth sharing again\u2026<\/p>\n

Fewer phytoplankton means less thiamine being produced. That means less thiamine is available to pass up the food chain. Next thing you know, there\u2019s a 70% decline in seabird populations<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n

This is something I\u2019ve noticed directly and commented on during my annual pilgrimages to the northern Maine coast over the past 30 years, where seagulls used to be extremely common and are now practically gone. Seagulls!<\/em><\/p>\n

Next thing you know, some other major food chain will be wiped out and we\u2019ll get oceans full of jellyfish instead of actual fish.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Are you starting to understand where I am coming from?<\/p>\n

Our planet is literally dying, and there is only a very, very limited amount of time to do anything about it.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, western civilization is dying as well.\u00a0 Paul Joseph Watson has just produced a video entitled \u201cThe Collapse Of Western Civilization\u201d<\/a>, and it is perhaps the finest video that he has created to date.\u00a0 If you have not seen it yet, I would encourage you to check it out.<\/p>\n

httpv:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=v9ohrBhhN4k<\/p>\n

In an accompanying article<\/a>, Watson listed some of the evidence that our society is in the process of collapsing\u2026<\/p>\n

From spiritual bankruptcy, to mass chemical dependence, to rampant addiction to sensual stimulation.<\/em><\/p>\n

Almost every factor that precedes the collapse of great civilizations has been met by the west.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Our destruction is long overdue.<\/em><\/p>\n

Depression is at its highest level ever<\/strong>. Drug addiction is at its highest level ever<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n

People identifying as Christians is at its lowest level ever<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

As usual, Watson is right on the money.\u00a0 We have lost our values, we have no clear direction as a society, and we are deeply, deeply miserable.\u00a0 Just consider the following numbers from the CDC<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n

The number of deaths from alcohol, drugs and suicide\u00a0in 2017 hit\u00a0the\u00a0highest level since federal data collection started in 1999<\/em><\/strong>, according to an\u00a0analysis of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data by\u00a0two\u00a0public health nonprofits.<\/em><\/p>\n

The national rate for deaths\u00a0from\u00a0alcohol, drugs and suicide rose\u00a0from 43.9 to 46.6 deaths per 100,000 people in 2017,\u00a0a 6 percent increase,\u00a0the Trust for America\u2019s Health and the Well Being Trust reported Tuesday.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Most people do not have a reason to get out of bed in the morning.\u00a0 Without meaning and purpose, most people drift aimlessly through life, and that must change<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Time is running out for our exceedingly vacuous society.\u00a0 We are literally destroying ourselves and everything around us, and here in the western world we have completely lost our values.\u00a0 We are on a road to nowhere, and we will soon be overtaken by the consequences of our very foolish actions.<\/p>\n

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Michael Snyder<\/a> is a nationally-syndicated writer, media personality and political activist. He is the author of four books including <\/em>Get Prepared Now<\/a>, The Beginning Of The End<\/a> and<\/em> Living A Life That Really Matters<\/a>. His articles are originally published on The Economic Collapse Blog<\/a>, End Of The American Dream<\/a> and The Most Important News<\/a>. From there, his articles are republished on dozens of other prominent websites. If you would like to republish his articles, please feel free to do so. The more people that see this information the better, and we need to wake more people up while there is still time.<\/em><\/p>\n

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