I'm reminded of 18th-century views about animal species extinction (that human-caused extinction could not occur).
By the 19th century, that belief had changed. Today, we accept implicitly that human-caused extinction is a fact of life. The rate of extinction for North American freshwater fish species is 877 times the background extinction rate[1]. Of course, there are still people who oppose preservation efforts...
Humans are literally an extinction event. Why is it so hard to accept for some that humans are also responsible for climate change?
By the 19th century, that belief had changed. Today, we accept implicitly that human-caused extinction is a fact of life. The rate of extinction for North American freshwater fish species is 877 times the background extinction rate[1]. Of course, there are still people who oppose preservation efforts...
Humans are literally an extinction event. Why is it so hard to accept for some that humans are also responsible for climate change?
[1] http://economistsview.typepad.com/economistsview/2012/08/our...