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When the mass extinction comes
When the mass extinction comes
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For tens of thousands of years, the species modern Homo sapiens has built a prosperous and extraordinary human civilization, but it has also had a serious impact on nature.
Extinction of species, uncontrolled carbon emissions, and rising sea levels are all thorny issues that need to be addressed urgently in this century.
Nowadays, we can no longer rely on "not doing" anything and expect nature to recover itself.
Rather, it’s time to examine “how humans can proactively intervene in nature to save the earth.”
At the forefront of today's environmental crisis, there is a group of people who believe that using technology and wisdom to intervene in nature can
It may be the only hope left for mankind to reverse ecological disaster and reverse mass extinction.
This new work by Elizabeth Colbert, Pulitzer Prize winner and author of "The Sixth Great Extinction",
We will take us to the scene in person, not only to explore how "man-made disasters" have affected and reshaped the natural world, but also
It has also witnessed that in the United States, Europe, Australia, and even more places around the world,
What man-made solutions and measures are there that will be or are in progress.
She has also gone deep into different groups such as academia, government, civil society, and industry.
Drawing on various opinions and ideas on how to deal with the current environmental crisis,
And from this, we carefully consider what the future of "nature" on our planet will be after "artificial" intervention.
In this book, the author will show us──
⏳Through genetic research and anthropogenic selection, Australian researchers are trying to cultivate heat-resistant "super corals" to save the Great Barrier Reef.
Even if the intact and pristine Great Barrier Reef cannot be preserved, should we do our best to save as much as we can?
⏳Geoengineers are planning to launch aerosols into the stratosphere to simulate the effect of volcanic ash on cooling the earth. Will this be a solution to combat warming?
Can we accept that the beautiful scenery of the clear blue sky will no longer exist under the cover of aerosol?
⏳In the southern city of New Orleans, the United States, nature has completed the work of land creation through river alluvial accumulation over many years.
Increasingly affected by human development and water control projects, coupled with the impact of climate change in recent years, flooding and land loss have intensified.
Dozens of large-scale "swamp creation" projects using pipes, pumps and diesel fuel are trying to turn the tide and return the land to nature.
⏳Scientists used gene editing to modify the invasive alien species "cane toad" in Australia and adjust the venom glands in its body.
Preventing the death of predators that accidentally eat toads also buys enough time for local endemic species to learn to stay away from cane toads.
Will the coexistence of "unnatural" and "natural" become the natural norm in the future?
Eight reports from the author's first-hand in-depth investigation and interviews,
Readers will gain a greater understanding of the reality of the current global environmental crisis,
At the same time, we can also see the current situation in which all walks of life are trying to turn the tide, and the levels involved are deep and wide.
Whether it is the thinking of "the lesser of two evils" or the starting point of "seeking what is good first, then what is good",
Before the mass extinction comes, there are many unresolved problems in the work of reversing the decline of nature, which deserve more people's attention and thinking.
Extinction of species, uncontrolled carbon emissions, and rising sea levels are all thorny issues that need to be addressed urgently in this century.
Nowadays, we can no longer rely on "not doing" anything and expect nature to recover itself.
Rather, it’s time to examine “how humans can proactively intervene in nature to save the earth.”
At the forefront of today's environmental crisis, there is a group of people who believe that using technology and wisdom to intervene in nature can
It may be the only hope left for mankind to reverse ecological disaster and reverse mass extinction.
This new work by Elizabeth Colbert, Pulitzer Prize winner and author of "The Sixth Great Extinction",
We will take us to the scene in person, not only to explore how "man-made disasters" have affected and reshaped the natural world, but also
It has also witnessed that in the United States, Europe, Australia, and even more places around the world,
What man-made solutions and measures are there that will be or are in progress.
She has also gone deep into different groups such as academia, government, civil society, and industry.
Drawing on various opinions and ideas on how to deal with the current environmental crisis,
And from this, we carefully consider what the future of "nature" on our planet will be after "artificial" intervention.
In this book, the author will show us──
⏳Through genetic research and anthropogenic selection, Australian researchers are trying to cultivate heat-resistant "super corals" to save the Great Barrier Reef.
Even if the intact and pristine Great Barrier Reef cannot be preserved, should we do our best to save as much as we can?
⏳Geoengineers are planning to launch aerosols into the stratosphere to simulate the effect of volcanic ash on cooling the earth. Will this be a solution to combat warming?
Can we accept that the beautiful scenery of the clear blue sky will no longer exist under the cover of aerosol?
⏳In the southern city of New Orleans, the United States, nature has completed the work of land creation through river alluvial accumulation over many years.
Increasingly affected by human development and water control projects, coupled with the impact of climate change in recent years, flooding and land loss have intensified.
Dozens of large-scale "swamp creation" projects using pipes, pumps and diesel fuel are trying to turn the tide and return the land to nature.
⏳Scientists used gene editing to modify the invasive alien species "cane toad" in Australia and adjust the venom glands in its body.
Preventing the death of predators that accidentally eat toads also buys enough time for local endemic species to learn to stay away from cane toads.
Will the coexistence of "unnatural" and "natural" become the natural norm in the future?
Eight reports from the author's first-hand in-depth investigation and interviews,
Readers will gain a greater understanding of the reality of the current global environmental crisis,
At the same time, we can also see the current situation in which all walks of life are trying to turn the tide, and the levels involved are deep and wide.
Whether it is the thinking of "the lesser of two evils" or the starting point of "seeking what is good first, then what is good",
Before the mass extinction comes, there are many unresolved problems in the work of reversing the decline of nature, which deserve more people's attention and thinking.
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