The Patient is Sick: Earth’s Life Support System at Risk
In a recent study, scientists have issued a grave warning - Earth is surpassing the safe limits for human habitation. The research reveals that out of nine crucial indicators of Earth's health, six are already in dangerous territory. Additionally, two of the remaining three are moving in the wrong direction.
Scientists have found that Earth is in trouble as its Life Support System is not working fine. Out of nine important signs of Earth's health, six are in risky zones. And two out of the last three are getting worse. This means Earth's life-supporting systems are straying far from how they used to be for thousands of years before the Industrial Revolution.
Lead author Katherine Richardson from the University of Copenhagen likens Earth to a human body, where planetary boundaries ar...