TEOTWAWKI 2.1: Ecotastrophe

Our environment links us all: and we know that we are doing
immense harm to that natural environment with our human
activities. But where are the weak links? What are the potential
pitfalls for the natural world, and for civilisation? In other
words - if we don't change our ways - what could happen?

This is a simply huge topic. So, for the sake of clarity, I’m
going to split the ecological and environmental catastrophe into
two parts. The first will focus on pollution, species extinction,
and scarcity of resources – what you might call a general
ecological collapse. The second part is going to focus on perhaps
the most famous environmental problem we have: climate
change. 

We'll start by talking about biodiversity - what does it mean for
us and for the planet that biodiversity is in decline due to
human activities? We'll also talk about some of the
lesser-spotted environmental crises - topsoil degradation and the
infamous disappearance of the bees amongst them.

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