View in Anthropocene blog This article discusses the necessity of supplying essential resources, such as food, water, and power, to billions of people is essential to ensuring the safety and flourishing of the long-term future. The article begins as follows: Assuming...
The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration reported that for the first time the daily mean atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide at the Mauna Loa Observatory was higher than 400 parts per million. The concentration of CO2 has grown at an...
View in Anthropocene blog This article reviews the book Scatter, Adapt, and Remember by Annalee Newitz. The article begins as follows: Life on this earth has often been disturbed by terrible events. Countless living beings have been the victims of these catastrophes....
You can help us compile future news posts by putting any GCR news you see in the comment thread of this blog post, or send it via email to Grant Wilson (grant [at] gcrinstitute.org). So far 115 people have been diagnosed with a strain of bird flu known as H7N9 that...
This post marks the first of what we hope will be an ongoing series of global catastrophic risk news summaries. You can help by posting any GCR news you see in the comment thread of this blog post, or send them via email to Grant Wilson (grant [at] gcrinstitute.org)....
