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Planet Earth Is Overdue For The 62 Million Year Extinction Cycle

by highhopes
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.Do we believe in the science? It seems there are more extinction cycles than we accounted for? The stars die in our galaxies, Scientists have been stating our galaxies will be no more one day.

Closer to home...Our Earth is overdue for mass extinction!


The analysis, performed by researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California at Berkeley, has withstood thorough testing so that confidence in
the results is above 99-percent.



Research News: Fossil Records Show Biodiversity Comes and Goes
  • Profile picture of the author seasoned
    Well, Rohde is probably NUTS! Such an event, whether lava or ash, would be EASY to spot by geologists and, if there were such a pattern, would probably be common knowledge. Still, the idea of extinction accounts for some things, and is plausible.

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  • Profile picture of the author MikeAmbrosio
    All I can say is, December 2012.

    'Nuff said.

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    • Profile picture of the author Tashi Mortier
      Even if we got hit by an asteroid again like the one that eradicated the dinosaurs, I think many of our species would survive that.

      Of course, many less developed countries where central heating isn't standard might be hit very hard. But I think it'll be hard to kill every last human on earth.
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      • Profile picture of the author myob
        Help is on the way.

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      • Profile picture of the author Bovie
        Originally Posted by Tashi Mortier View Post

        Even if we got hit by an asteroid again like the one that eradicated the dinosaurs, I think many of our species would survive that.

        Of course, many less developed countries where central heating isn't standard might be hit very hard. But I think it'll be hard to kill every last human on earth.
        I think opposite. I think they would adapt better than us. We are used to housing, driving, fast food, warm houses. Which in a desolate world would useless.

        We wouldn't know how to survive without our phones and macdonalds.
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  • Profile picture of the author HeySal
    Originally Posted by highhopes View Post

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    Closer to home...Our Earth is overdue for mass extinction!
    Um....overdue? We are inside of the 6th extinction right now -- and apparently, it's slated to be on par with the one that killed the dinosaurs if we can't stop it. That's why all the ecosystem reconstruction is going on now - and why we have all the new laws for following ecological mandates. Manufacturers and construction have to have ecological scientists drawing up ecological measures for everything that is done now. There are reforestry efforts going on - Japan has devised a way to reforest already desertificated soil, African and American grasslands are being put back together. In the US midwest they are replanting natural grasses and discontinuing corn on a lot of land where corn was being used for ehtanol, because the grass is ecologically needed for preservation of those areas - and can be mowed and used for ethanol -- and so on and so on.

    Your science is outdated.
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    • Profile picture of the author seasoned
      Originally Posted by HeySal View Post

      There are reforestry efforts going on - Japan has devised a way to reforest already desertificated soil, African and American grasslands are being put back together. In the US midwest they are replanting natural grasses and discontinuing corn on a lot of land where corn was being used for ehtanol, because the grass is ecologically needed for preservation of those areas - and can be mowed and used for ethanol -- and so on and so on.

      Your science is outdated.
      WOW, WHERE ARE THEY? I have seen the following happen in Wisconsin, indiana, and california, and you can BET it happens elsewhere! German has a NAME for it! BETONSTADT! (Cement City) There are songs about it.

      CASE IN POINT! Where I live was probably once a nice ecosystem. Animals STILL roam there. It became a corn field. YOU'RE RIGHT! The corn field is GONE! They built homes and all over it!

      If not for tradition, and how some consider them beautiful, would there be enough plants to keep us alive?

      One of my favorite examples is how the german song "Oh tannenbaum" really has NOTHING to do with christmas. The English version of the song is "Oh christmas tree". The song speaks of how the firtree blooms year round, even in winter while it is snowing', and brings joy.

      GEE, even disneyland, in annaheim, used to be an orangegrove!

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      • Profile picture of the author HeySal
        Originally Posted by seasoned View Post

        WOW, WHERE ARE THEY? I have seen the following happen in Wisconsin, indiana, and california, and you can BET it happens elsewhere! German has a NAME for it! BETONSTADT! (Cement City) There are songs about it.

        CASE IN POINT! Where I live was probably once a nice ecosystem. Animals STILL roam there. It became a corn field. YOU'RE RIGHT! The corn field is GONE! They built homes and all over it!

        If not for tradition, and how some consider them beautiful, would there be enough plants to keep us alive?

        One of my favorite examples is how the german song "Oh tannenbaum" really has NOTHING to do with christmas. The English version of the song is "Oh christmas tree". The song speaks of how the firtree blooms year round, even in winter while it is snowing', and brings joy.

        GEE, even disneyland, in annaheim, used to be an orangegrove!

        Steve
        Um..Steve? I'm not in the area over there so really not able to drive around to see who's being subsidized to plant grass and who isn't. I'm thinking right now that Mossouri is probably getting some subsusdies and probably in that region. Maybe North of there. Wherever they leveled grassland to grow corn. Seems to me they would subsidize in large blocks or even corridors because patchwork doesn't do as much good. I know the subsudies are already being forked over, so they are planting grass instead of corn somewhere.

        And yeah - urban sprawl is a real nightmare. It causes a lot of fractioning in ecosystems, completely kills a lot of them, which is why we're in an extinction in the first place. But China is the only country that was smart enough to institute a negative population growth policy. And people scream about how unjust they are for it - they have over a freaking billion people over there. So people will love it if they start letting people breed like rabbits and just die from overpopulating anyway? Go figure.

        BTW - there's also some idiots down in Brazil interested in cutting down some more of that rainforest. Watch what happens if they do that. Holy crap -- when it comes to money, people lose every brain they were born with. What good will money do them on a barren planet that won't support their miserable life anyway

        I can't believe that it's been allowed to go this far - and that people are still trying to stretch the limits. Just because a politician or a corporation can edit a piece of research and tilt the public's view of science doesn't make the science go away.

        It's gonna be a cold winter this year, I think, Steve.
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        • Profile picture of the author highhopes
          Originally Posted by HeySal View Post

          Um..Steve? I'm not in the area over there so really not able to drive around to see who's being subsidized to plant grass and who isn't. I'm thinking right now that Mossouri is probably getting some subsusdies and probably in that region. Maybe North of there. Wherever they leveled grassland to grow corn. Seems to me they would subsidize in large blocks or even corridors because patchwork doesn't do as much good. I know the subsudies are already being forked over, so they are planting grass instead of corn somewhere.

          And yeah - urban sprawl is a real nightmare. It causes a lot of fractioning in ecosystems, completely kills a lot of them, which is why we're in an extinction in the first place. But China is the only country that was smart enough to institute a negative population growth policy. And people scream about how unjust they are for it - they have over a freaking billion people over there. So people will love it if they start letting people breed like rabbits and just die from overpopulating anyway? Go figure.

          BTW - there's also some idiots down in Brazil interested in cutting down some more of that rainforest. Watch what happens if they do that. Holy crap -- when it comes to money, people lose every brain they were born with. What good will money do them on a barren planet that won't support their miserable life anyway

          I can't believe that it's been allowed to go this far - and that people are still trying to stretch the limits. Just because a politician or a corporation can edit a piece of research and tilt the public's view of science doesn't make the science go away.

          It's gonna be a cold winter this year, I think, Steve.
          The earth can be a paradise with perfect people and a good ecological basis for good living standards, etc....but this wont stop the 62 million extinction clock, will it? From within the erupting earth or the timely missiles that visit our planet bringing destruction....it seems to be etched in the universal clock.
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    • Profile picture of the author Roaddog
      Originally Posted by HeySal View Post

      Um....overdue? We are inside of the 6th extinction right now -- and apparently, it's slated to be on par with the one that killed the dinosaurs if we can't stop it. That's why all the ecosystem reconstruction is going on now - and why we have all the new laws for following ecological mandates. Manufacturers and construction have to have ecological scientists drawing up ecological measures for everything that is done now. There are reforestry efforts going on - Japan has devised a way to reforest already desertificated soil, African and American grasslands are being put back together. In the US midwest they are replanting natural grasses and discontinuing corn on a lot of land where corn was being used for ehtanol, because the grass is ecologically needed for preservation of those areas - and can be mowed and used for ethanol -- and so on and so on.

      Your science is outdated.

      Sal,

      What is the 6th extinction?
      I have read where you have mentioned it many times.

      When were the other five and where does that come from? If you don't feel like typing a lot just point me in the direction.

      What with aliens, Mayans, Bigfoot, asteroids, solar flares, killer phone numbers and Charlie Sheen, I really need to know how much ammo to stockpile.

      Thanks

      Jim


      Edit: Nevermind I found it (The Holocene extinction) That's it right?

      I could have sworn I Googled that before and not found it...
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  • Profile picture of the author seasoned
    Ken,

    I can't speak to a cycle such as that though, as I said, one theory there has apparently been proven WRONG! But this planet can not be, and is not, stable. when I was a kid, we knew about little things like solar activity, storms and whether situations, lunar effects on the weather and animal/human behaviour, planet life, pollution of all sorts, and things like comets and planetary alignment. Some of these things happen in cycles but have NEVER happened in recorded history. They are simply predictable enough that we can see what should have happened in the past and wha should happen in the future. Luckily, as frail as we are, things mitigate extremes, they tend to be localized, and we can tolerate enough of a range that most people only complain.

    Well, NOW, it turns out there are OTHER things to worry about. Still, if someone talks about a fixed volcanic occurance, I cry foul. We have seen records of lava and ash activity and EVEN compared them to recorded events, like pompeii. Yet I have NEVER heard of a fixed time, especially NOT on a global scale.

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    • Profile picture of the author Joe Mobley
      A TED video.

      Jared Diamond: Why societies collapse

      From the video description.

      Why do societies fail? With lessons from the Norse of Iron Age Greenland, deforested Easter Island and present-day Montana, Jared Diamond talks about the signs that collapse is near, and how -- if we see it in time -- we can prevent it.


      This is an excellent video with great content. Try not to let the comb-over distract you to much. :rolleyes:


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      • Profile picture of the author seasoned
        Originally Posted by Joe Mobley View Post

        A TED video.

        Jared Diamond: Why societies collapse

        From the video description.

        Why do societies fail? With lessons from the Norse of Iron Age Greenland, deforested Easter Island and present-day Montana, Jared Diamond talks about the signs that collapse is near, and how -- if we see it in time -- we can prevent it.

        Jared Diamond: Why societies collapse - YouTube

        This is an excellent video with great content. Try not to let the comb-over distract you to much. :rolleyes:


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        Before people say "SEE!? SEE!?!?!?". would like to point out the old societies he points out, and how THEY changed. THEY didn't have the problems now blamed on it!

        HECK, the Bible states clearly about where the garden of eden is/was! And YEP, it was on THIS planet! But nobody ever really found it, etc..., the directions were missing a little detail due to time, and only traced it to the region, around the persian gulf. There IS an extrabiblical account they found pointing to it, and it further refines the directions and states WHY it wasn't found. That OLD text says it was FLOODED! It is now under what is known as the persian gulf! The name eden in a local language apparently means plain, which FURTHER points to the gulf. But WHY was it flooded? The show said they believe the glaciers melted and raised the level of the oceans 175(?) feet! And this obviously happened LONG ago. At a time when there really weren't enough humans to make much of a difference.

        Steve
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