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ben_meyers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-24-08 03:16 PM Original message |
Study says near extinction threatened people |
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LakeSamish706 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-24-08 03:17 PM Response to Original message |
1. I would say undoubtedly that we are on the verge of it now one way or another. n/t |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-24-08 03:17 PM Response to Original message |
2. This is fascinating -- |
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TomInTib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-24-08 03:21 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. If it does... |
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murray hill farm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-24-08 03:26 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Hahahahahahaha! |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-24-08 03:26 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. A severe, prolonged drought in eastern Africa would be a huge regional humanitarian crisis |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-24-08 05:05 PM Response to Reply #6 |
25. A collapse of industrial agriculture would be a HUGH bummer worldwide |
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ohio2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-24-08 05:36 PM Response to Reply #6 |
29. maybe drought is the "normal" climate for Africa |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-25-08 09:52 AM Response to Reply #29 |
36. It seems to be normal for Southern California |
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angstlessk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-24-08 03:18 PM Response to Original message |
3. I guess the result was a hardier group of humans, maybe able to withstand |
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TomInTib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-24-08 03:19 PM Response to Original message |
4. Oh, this oughta go over big with the nutjobs. |
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DrDan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-24-08 03:29 PM Response to Original message |
8. the drought was a result of a super-volcano |
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Hydra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-24-08 03:50 PM Response to Reply #8 |
17. That's what I heard too |
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Viva_La_Revolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-24-08 06:10 PM Response to Reply #8 |
31. Toba eruption... |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-24-08 03:29 PM Response to Original message |
9. Global nuclear war could do it |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-24-08 03:41 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. I believe we'll survive anything short of the Sun exploding |
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balantz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-24-08 03:48 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. Only people like Cheney deep in well stocked bunkers |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-24-08 05:07 PM Response to Reply #16 |
26. "Becoming" a blind race of mutant worms? |
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balantz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-24-08 05:32 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. After the shedding of the human-looking exodermis. |
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razors edge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-24-08 06:15 PM Response to Reply #16 |
32. Yes, they will refuse to evolve after all. |
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balantz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-24-08 03:32 PM Response to Original message |
10. There is plenty of reason to doubt that humans will survive for much longer. |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-24-08 03:48 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. Most great civilizations died out because they used up resources and |
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bluerum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-24-08 04:27 PM Response to Reply #15 |
22. Presumably we are smarter than deer and can plan ahead --- |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-24-08 05:02 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. You've heard the term, "creature of habit"? |
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arundhatiroyfan (174 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-25-08 08:06 AM Response to Reply #15 |
35. I think you're wrong. |
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Uben (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-24-08 03:34 PM Response to Original message |
11. It's not if, but when...... |
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yodermon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-24-08 03:44 PM Response to Original message |
13. So much for Noah's Ark! |
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ramapo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-24-08 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
14. I bet Mother Earth is pissed off she missed her chance |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-24-08 03:53 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. Don't misunderestimate her! |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-24-08 03:56 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. I've heard someone say she'll shake us all off -- |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-24-08 04:10 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. And , of course you know the old joke |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-24-08 06:34 PM Response to Reply #20 |
33. Ha! I'd never heard that -- thanks!! nt |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-24-08 04:57 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. I use the cancer analogy |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-24-08 06:36 PM Response to Reply #23 |
34. Good analogy. nt |
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bluerum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-24-08 04:25 PM Response to Original message |
21. But wait - the bible says we were put here 10,000 years ago. How can we |
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ohio2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-24-08 05:34 PM Response to Original message |
28. global warming 70,000 yrs ago? who knew ? |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-24-08 06:04 PM Response to Original message |
30. More hooey from the out of Africa geneticists |
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