A beautiful morning and a fine 30 minute run to celebrate the summer solstice before returning to scan the news, where there is precious little to celebrate.
A panel of 27 marine scientists have reported that the damage facing the world’s oceans, from global warming, pollution, over-fishing, & acidification is directly comparable to the five great mass extinctions in the geological record, during each of which much of the world's life died out (ref). And that the oceans may already have passed breaking point. There’s a strong argument that humans deserve what’s coming, but it seems a tough break for the other millions of species who were getting on fine until we came along.
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