Earth near breaking point - WARNING

MSNBC:"Humans are damaging the planet at an unprecedented rate, raising risks of abrupt collapses that could worsen the spread of disease, deforestation and dead zones in the seas, according to a report, billed as the most comprehensive look at Earth's vital signs. The study, by 1,360 experts in 95 nations, said a rising human population had polluted or overexploited two thirds of the ecological systems on which life depends, ranging from clean air to fresh water. Humans have changed ecosystems more rapidly and extensively than in any comparable time in human history, largely to meet rapidly growing demands for food, fresh water, timber, fiber and fuel. This has resulted in a substantial and largely irreversible loss in the diversity of life on Earth. Next 50 years could be significantly worse. The very basis for life on Earth, is declining at an alarming rate. Future changes could bring sudden outbreaks of disease. The report said that in 100 years global warming, which many scientists tie to the burning of fossil fuels in cars, factories and power plants take over as the main source of damage. Governments should recognize that natural services have costs. Protection of natural services is unlikely to be a priority for those who see them as free and limitless. I myself worry about this alot, even tho I will never see if we as humans turn this around. As I feel it may take at least, another 100 years, if not more to turn it around even if we started today.”