Summary Of In Time Of Crisis

Steffen, W., Crutzen, P. J., & McNeill, J. R. (2007). The Anthropocene: are humans now overwhelming the great forces of nature. AMBIO: A Journal of the Human Environment, 36(8), 614-621.

The biologist E.O. Wilson estimated in 2002 that if current rates of human destruction of the biosphere continue, one-half of all plant and animal species of life on earth will be extinct in 100 years. In a survey in1998 conducted by the New York’s American Museum of Natural nearly of 70% of the 400 biologists interested believed that the Earth is currently in the early stages of a human-caused mass extinction, known as the Holocene extinction. In that survey, the same proportion of respondents agreed with the prediction that up to 20% of all living populations could become extinct within 30 years (by 2028). Probably these predictions are too catastrophic and is quite impossible to claim the mass extinction in a short term, but these are clear advises of how much deep and negative is the interference of the Humans in the environment and in the life of the other cohabitants of this planet. I believe this evidences required changing in the life style of the world population, especially from the most industrialized countries as Europe, North Americas and part of Asia even if they represent a small part of the world population are the cause of the biggest part of the global pollution.

How is the work of Edward T. Hall important in understanding more about people who may be in a crisis? Often when people respond to a crisis they have good intentions but their actions might be misconstrued. Mr. Hall’s first two examples are those actions taken by others that were viewed as other than what message they were intended to convey. The third example was a lesson in personal space and how culturally the distance varies between people. All the examples in the book were misunderstands experienced by two people of different cultures. Mr. Hall was indicating that one must be aware of body language when communicating with others, it is also helpful to learn about different cultures before going to or dealing with others in or from

It is no secret anylonger that the ecological crisis puts mankind as a whole to an existential test which have to be solved in practice and in theory. So, by this the vast amount of literature can be explained which consequently led to the emergence of an own "genre" — the so called "ecoliterature" which herself is really dissonant and ambigious. In the meantime — besides other sources — almost all sciences take part in such kind of discussions what obviously can be traced back to the fact that the ecological crisis is such a substantial phenomena which leads therefore to numerous perceptions and different point of views.

This extinction event has been dubbed the “Sixth Extinction” by many catastrophists (scientists who study mass extinction events) and is considered to have the disastrous potential to wipe out the majority or all of life on Earth: including humans. One of the reasons why Kolbert was able to effectively convey this message to her readers is because her book exposes her readers to several environmental problems that are relatively unknown to the general public, by using several first-hand accounts of her visits to several fragile and diverse ecosystems across the world, where the effects of climate change and other environmental issues can be visibly observed to be taking a significant toll on local biodiversity.

Throughout the longevity of our Earth’s biota, there are recorded times in which the majority of the pre-living fauna and flora were seemingly decimated. According to our fossil record, these bouts of decimation have totaled to five individual instances throughout the existence of life on Earth. Many scientists agree in saying that, humans as species are the main cause for current sixth mass extinction. Some opponents to this theory claim that label of our worldwide ecological state as a ‘sixth mass extinction’, is just an “emotional charge that makes the problem seem cosmic and overwhelming” (Brand). This however is not a legitimate statement when taking into account the sheer magnitude of human involvement and activities that has added

The North Koreans just launched a missile that caused a 6.3 magnitude seismic event to occur, this was ten times more deadly than the missile launched on Hiroshima in World War Two according to the article from CNN “North Korea Nuclear Timeline Fast Facts.” Three issues Americans face in 2017 are the rising tensions with North Korea, illegal immigration, and human trafficking in the United States. The tensions that have continued to build between North Korea and the United States have been a problem for a very long time. In addition, illegal immigration was one of the big issues both candidates who ran for president argued about in 2016; Finally, human trafficking is a danger to women, children

Caplan’s crisis theory of the ABC-X and Double ABC-X models stood out the most. His model offered an understanding of why some families are better able to negotiate their way through transitions and tragedies. While others faced with similar if not identical stresses of family change, may give up or be quickly exhausted (Jackson-Cherry & Erford, 2014).

The process of species extinction accelerated with rapid human activities and in the current scenario, many species are in the queue of extinction. We are losing our uncounted valuable biodiversity, in a sense, we still don’t have exact idea of how many species are surviving globally, and we are losing them before we

Being in the twenty-first century, the last thing that would cross a person’s mind would be a sixth mass extinction, yet the rate society is going at it is among us. While the five other mass extinctions have been due to climate change and natural disasters the

Elizabeth Kolbert mentioned the idea and evidence that a “sixth extinction” is at its beginning phase. In the last half-billion years, life on Earth has been nearly wiped out five times, these events are known as the Big Five mass extinctions, and all signs suggest we are now on the brink of a sixth. Except this time, we have no one but ourselves to blame. Us as humans are causing another mass extinction. Elizabeth Kolbert, throughout her book, The Sixth Extinction, has proven with sufficient evidence that we are causing the beginning of a new sixth extinction.

Scientists estimates that 150-200 living species become extinct every 24 hours. The average human might not consider the significance of these dying species, but that may prove to be an issue in the near future. Living species, as Environmental Specialist Michael Marshall states provides “ecosystem services”. Some of these services are obvious, such as the meat that humans consume or the oxygen used to breathe. Imagine a world without any meat, and the widespread food shortages that would result. This fiction could become a reality if actions are not taken to prevent extinction. Because of the threats to resources that are required to sustain ourselves as humans, we must take steps towards conservation of species who are approaching extinction.

Currently, people are living in a time of great crisis, that are faced by the gravest challenge that human beings have ever faced; the ecological consequences of our own

What has spiraled into a full-blown international crisis between some of the World’s greatest powers, originally begun as a domestic predicament between two divisive sides in Ukraine. Although tacit ideological warfare has been going on between Russia and the West since the collapse of communism and the USSR in 1991, a recent attack in the shape of NATO expansion and EU enlargement from the West has proved detrimental in harnessing collective peace and stability in the international system. As a result of these subtle attacks and the domestic crisis in the Ukraine, Putin has been forced to take action against the Western forces encroaching on his borders through the use of military force and invasion. In

The world is in a state of crisis. Many current national and global issues that are occurring are caused by our methods of transportation and more specifically how they are powered. Gasoline, oil, and coal are just a few examples of some root causes. This can be fixed and luckily it seems that as a collective, we are furthering our understanding and advancements in cleaner energy and thereby providing a safer, healthier environment. There are many current companies that are striving for a better tomorrow by moving transportation methods away from oil and gas and towards electricity and magnetism. For example, Tesla Motors seems to be leading the way in electric cars and has even released its patents so that other companies who produce