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Re:Mass die-off of birds in south-western US 'caused by star... by alltakendamned on Saturday December 26, 2020 @12:31PM (#25544859)
I think we can debate magnitude, but not direction.

I feel recently it's been a long time since I came across examples of where nature is increased or restored. Every time it's about nature disappearing.

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Re:Mass die-off of birds in south-western US 'caused by star... by sojournerc on Saturday December 26, 2020 @01:22PM (#25545269)
Beware of availability bias here.

Bad news is reported far more often than good.

There are signs of the planet greening as a result of higher CO2, for instance.

That doesn't diminish the potential damage, but it's not all bad.

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Re:Mass die-off of birds in south-western US 'caused by star... by diveanon on Saturday December 26, 2020 @01:44PM (#25545413)
The largest mass extinction in history was due to rising 02 levels.

Its the rate of change, not the change itself that causes mass extinctions.

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Re:Mass die-off of birds in south-western US 'caused by star... by diveanon on Saturday December 26, 2020 @01:55PM (#25545492)
The only example I can think of is the area around Chernobyl seeing a return of many species.

Which just goes to show that deadly radiation is better for the environment than the presence of humans.

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