“Well, Phillip, just one hacker…,” said Leland, “just one guy from anywhere in the world, one guy probably sitting in his underwear in his parents’ basement, had the ability to take over these ships. A program—a computer virus—download or somehow slipped into a weapon system’s mainframe could hand over complete control of operations of that weapon to anyone with a laptop and a router. “Take for instance—And, this just so happens to be completely true. What I’m about to tell you actually happened.—But, take for instance, a Phalanx Gatling gun, which is typically anchored on many of these ships for anti-ship missile protection. Within a few key strokes after a computer virus having been successfully uploaded into the weapon’s computer …show more content…
This lack of food coupled with a poisoned environment ultimately lead to rapidly spreading diseases popping up globally along with mass starvation of epic proportions. “Between the wars and the planet slowly dying, a decline in the global population took place that the world had not seen since the bubonic plague almost a thousand years earlier. It was a mass extinction which grew to the point where it was on the verge of making mankind extinct. “With the loss of such a large chunk of the world population, militaries returned to slash and burn methods as they retreated, further damaging the environment. And, the loss of population also meant a loss of workers which had a devastating effect on industry and those manufactures that supplied the war machines. This resulted in rapidly failing of economies throughout the globe which then ultimately birthed the complete shutdown of governments, and politicians turning their backs on their own people as they went into hiding. “By 2029 the great wars were already looking like they were beginning their death throes. Armies no longer had the man power to keep fighting due to having taken heavy mass casualties throughout 2027 and 2028. And, by 2029, the dam which had held the planet together up to that point, M.A.D., (Mutually
The consequences of the war were extremely gloomy because it opposed to the progress of the nature, destroying human beings. In that harsh war, the living
The world as we know it is becoming more and more interconnected technologically. A mere decade or so ago, the internet and the idea that people would spend much of their lives on it was an alien concept, only floated by nerds and futurologists. However, as the internet and computers came into their own, the brief, almost carefree toward computer and the internet faded quickly, to be replaced by a more measured and cautious attitude of realism. This is because, like every other piece of technology, every nation in the world immediately took computers and started attempting to understand how to use them for their own personal/national gain. In The Hacked World Order, the author, Adam Segal explores how nations incorporate computers and the technology of the 21st century into their arsenal and utilize them both against and for each other. Segal does this way that appeals to the average person, but if approaching the book from an academic standpoint an extremely cautious attitude is in order when exploring the different arguments the book makes.
It led to economic problems and a lack of food or jobs. These in turn
The most surprising aspect of this article was that humans today are said to be the cause of the sixth extinction. This was surprising to me because I did not know our planet has been impacted so much by our existence. Also, it surprised me because I have recently heard about how we were trying to fix our planet. The sixth extinction is horrible. Also, because we do not yet know the full extinct of our actions, the ramifications of our actions have yet to harm humankind. If we keep going we may not exist in 1,000
There have been five major mass extinction on earth triggered by a distinguishable event, but in The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History, Elizabeth Kolbert writes of the narrative of the sixth extinction caused directly by human impact. The book identifies the effects of human activity on how, over humans history on earth, the natural world has been affected. Every environmental impact stems into three basic groups of global problems to nature: Pollution, Habitat loss and Invasive Species. Kolbert explains that each impact can be traced back to one source, human industrial development. With each impact various types of life in the natural world are affected. Deforestation, urbanization, and sea level rise contribute to habitat loss worldwide. When humans began to travel they also brought invasive species and disease along with them; as boats only became bigger more and more invasive species travel. This reverse engineering of the planet species, brings new species that don’t have any natural predators, thus having an easier time driving native species out to endangerment or extinction. The different outcomes that come from human pollution is separated throughout the book, but the idea remains constant; with the development of human culture, pollution has drastically impacted a vast extent of species habitats and their environment.
People were forced into poverty, and those who weren’t still had to live on a limited food supply. Many households didn’t have access to electricity, so it was extremely difficult to preserve the freshness of foods. There were many processed foods, that were created because of this issue.
Due to the pandemic occurring, there was a constant food shortage caused by the farmers and their animals dying or fleeing their homes to escape the plague. Individuals at the time grew greedy with few wanting to help their neighbors or family. Most people fled populated cities, those who left for the rural country often brought the plague with them. Many areas were abandoned to escape the plague. “The plague shook people’s confidence in conventional beliefs and authority” (Obstfeld 33).
The scientific community applauds Elizabeth Kolbert for her recently published The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History, as it exceeds scientific and literary standards. Elizabeth Kolbert, born in 1961, is a American journalist and author and has won more than ten awards since 2005. In fact, The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History recently won her the Pulitzer prize for general nonfiction writing. For a scientific overview of her book, it discusses quite exactly what the title states. There have been five mass extinctions throughout the history of this earth, and the sixth is currently happening and being driven by humans. Kolbert discusses several different species that have become extinct or are on the brink of extinction. She includes history of mankind discovering the concept of extinction as they gradually began to wrap their brains around the idea in the early eighteen hundreds. Lastly, Kolbert masterfully describes her own experiences face to face. She
Many people fled to seek for refuge and many abandoned their own families to have no risk in getting infected. The multitude of mortality had an immense impact on society. People lost their senses and no longer knew what to do or process what was happening to them.
These sanitary problems and lack of nutrition allowed tons of diseases to get into the weak body.
Diseases were very deadly and wiped out many people there were seven different types of diseases such as smallpox , influenza , typhus , measles , malaria , diphtheria and whooping cough some also died from plague but it was so deadly that some were helpless and were to sick to get food and others were to sick to help so many died from starvation and others died laying on their beds they could not move talk so if they were in pain th there was nothing they could do to get help
Despite advancements in agriculture like the three-field system, things like soil-exhaustion and a changing climate led to a shortage of food and an inevitable devastating famine.1 However, even worse troubles came for the people of the Late Middle Ages when the bubonic plague began to spread and bring pain to an already struggling population.2 Estimations range from a quarter to a third Europe being killed by the disease.3 The plague not only killed many people, but it also caused many others to turn on one
Summary: In a first person journey that brings her readers around the world, Elizabeth Kolbert researches and explains the effects of human domination on the planet and its resources. Using historical findings of previous extinctions in comparison to earth’s present state she attempts to provide cause and warning for mankind’s seemingly apocalyptic future. Her book, “The Sixth Extinction: an Unnatural History” delves deep into the idea that humanity is currently in the midst of the sixth period of extinction since the beginning of all life. Determined to warn the world of its destructive path, she examines the effects the human race has had (and will continue to have) on other species such as frogs, coral reefs, plants, water creatures, and many mammals while giving a brief yet thorough history lesson of the past five major extinctions that occurred prior to the appearance of Homo sapiens.
During the Black Death, the food was not enough for people. With an increasing of dead, there was a shortage
Many of the people begin to starve, and many of them had got smallpox and other diseases.