It seems that it’s pretty much the case. Research by scientists at WWF and the Zoological Society of London concluded that we destroyed half of the vertebrate animal population on Earth between 1970 and 2010. The Living Planet Index (LPI), which measures more than 10,000 representative populations of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish, has…
It seems staggering, but based on the most recent figures from Marine Policy, who say 100million sharks are being killed every year, it would appear that this daily rate of slaughter is indeed the case. The recent Marine Policy report stated that the exact number of sharks killed could actually be anywhere between 63 million…
Are we facing a drinking water shortage? Yes, although few want to talk about it. While you barely go five minutes without someone mentioning global warming or the planet running out of oil, the lack of drinking water is arguably a more pressing concern. It seems strange that this should be a problem given 70 percent…
Are we really approaching another mass extinction? Approaching is a very vague term. The Wagamama takeout we ordered for lunch is (allegedly) approaching, but then so too is the end of the solar system (as the sun expands to the point of becoming a Red Giant, at which point it will destroy every planet in…
In short, yes. The full story, however, is far more interesting than the rumour. The meltdown of Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in 1986 released around 400 times more radiation than the Hiroshima A-bomb. Approximately 150,000 square kilometres were contaminated and the area became a dead zone, unfit for human habitation. A mass evacuation of around…
It would seem bees are vanishing, but until recently nobody really knew why. Now, thanks to Wikileaks, we have more evidence. In recent years people have noticed dead bees on the ground having seemingly just fallen out of the sky, while hive owners have seen bee numbers decline by as much as ninety percent. A…
Clueless Again, it’s something that’s not new but it’s still well worth a plug. First broadcast 11 years ago, it’s a spin-off from the film of the same name. And although Rachel Blanchard has replaced Alicia Silverstone in the lead role, it’s pretty much the same cast, including a young Donald ‘Turk from Scrubs’ Faison.…
Matt Pomroy 