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20 Ways the World Could End
discovermagazine.com — My fav is rogue black holes! We've had a good run of it. In the 500,000 years Homo sapiens has roamed the land we've built cities, created complex languages, and sent robotic scouts to other planets. It's difficult to imagine it all coming to an end. Yet 99 percent of all species that ever lived have gone extinct, including every ...More ( Survival )
World Population to Hit 6,666,666,666 in May
livescience.com — To many people, this means nothing. But of course 666 refers to the Beast in the Bible. Heaven knows what ten sixes means.So sometime in between May 1 and June 1, the gaggle-of-sixes milestone will be passed. (I say gaggle rather than googol, which is a 1 followed by 100 zeros. I could also have used a gazillion or a ...More ( Media )
The White House during Earth Hourwatch!
Nice to see the US govt is worried about the Earth.
More ( Media )What The World Will Look Like When We're Gone
dailymail.co.uk — Welcome to Planet Earth: Population 0. This is what our world would look like without people. The images were created to illustrate what would happen if human life ceased tomorrow, if, for whatever reason, mankind was obliterated. The question it raises is: how long would the remnants of our civilisation remain?More ( Survival )
Earth is losing dirt at an alarming rate
detnews.com — Call it the thin brown line. Dirt. On average, the planet is covered with little more than three feet of topsoil -- the shallow skin of nutrient-rich matter that sustains most of our food and also appears to play a critical role in supporting life on Earth.More ( Survival )
5 Giant Holes That Devoured Everything Around Them
environmentalgraffiti.com — Imagine walking down the street, minding your own business, when suddenly the earth begins to shake and fold in. Imagine that the very ground you stand on is disintegrating beneath your feet, being devoured by a giant hole. No - this isnt some lewd joke about Paris Hilton or something from Return of the Jedi. No, today were going to ...More ( Survival )
Small Asteroid On Collision Course With Earth
neo.jpl.nasa.gov — There's talk about a small asteroid approaching Earth with a 99.8% probability of colliding. The entrance to the Earth's atmosphere will take place October 7 at 0246 UTC (2:35 after this story goes live) over northern Sudan, releasing the energy of about a kiloton of TNT. The asteroid is assumed to be 3-4 meters in size; it is expected to ...More ( Survival )
Hippies Wail for Dead Treeswatch!
Talk about extreme!!
More ( Survival )How our economy is killing the Earth
newscientist.com — Most of us accept the need for a more sustainable way to live, by reducing carbon emissions, developing renewable technology and increasing energy efficiency. But are these efforts to save the planet doomed?More ( Survival )
Ridiculous $550,000 crystal Earth-pustule watch
boingboing.net — In times of economic distress, oftentimes the super-rich seem to fare even better than usual, and now must be no exception because here's the just-released $550,000 Hysek Colosso watch for them to snap up without thinking twice. It looks like its so big it might actually weigh down your arm. Big shots will like the way it lets them keep ...More ( Watches )
Google Earth Mash-Up - Every Military Base in the US
seeandavoid.org — Google Earth and Google Maps tend to give high-ranking officers and spies the creeps. The Defense Department recently blocked Google Earth from making detailed, street-level maps of U.S. military bases. So what nefarious group, a Pentagon or Langley-type might be inclined to ask, would make a Google mash-up "identifying the location of every Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine military ...More ( Military )
The Extremely Long Odds Against the Destruction of Earth
discovermagazine.com — The Large Hadron Collider, also known as the worlds largest particle accelerator, is about to go online, creating black holes in its hotter-than-the-sun depths. But will these manufactured black holes swallow life as we know it, as many fear?More ( Survival )
Google maps captures a missle??watch!
yoyoScarcity of Land and Water will Lead to more Violent Conflicts
newsweek.com — The world will experience a growing risk of conflicts over food, energy and water in coming years. The population rises each year by about 80 million people, with most of the increase in impoverished regions already facing environmental stress.More ( Survival )