Study: Earth Is Outside Its 'Safe Operating Space for Humanity' on Key Measurements
Earth is exceeding its "safe operating space for humanity" in six of nine key measurements of its health, and two of the remaining three are headed in the wrong direction, a new study said. Earth's climate, biodiversity, land, fresh water, nutrient pollution and "novel" chemicals (human-made compounds like microplastics and nuclear waste) are all out of whack, a group of international scientists said in Wednesday's issue of the journal Science Advances. Only the acidity of the oceans, the health... Читать дальше...