| Global warming is just one example of the biosphere | | | | years (1500CE). During that 1,000 years, the |
| destruction that is happening in more areas than we | | | | inhabitants overused the land, polluted the |
| can imagine. First a definition. The biosphere is that | | | | vegetation, chopped down ALL of the trees (literally), |
| part of the earth, including air, land, surface rocks, | | | | exploited the nearby shellfish, and killed whatever |
| and water, within which life occurs. In other words, | | | | animals ever existed or had previously been brought |
| the biosphere is the global ecological system | | | | in. |
| integrating all living beings and their relationships. How | | | | How could they not see, not know? |
| long before we commit collective suicide. | | | | We're only talking 63 sq. miles for the entire island. |
| Maybe if we can get the truth out about what we're | | | | So, when the biosphere of the land and area had |
| doing, we'll have a chance to survive 2012 as well. | | | | been totally destroyed, the remaining population that |
| If Biosphere 2 showed or taught us anything, it was | | | | had dwindled to one-fourth it's peak size, began killing |
| that we can't replace this earth, we can't duplicate | | | | and eating each other (otherwise known as |
| what we are taking fro granted. So, how about | | | | cannibalism). We live in a much bigger world of course |
| waking up before it is too late? Then of course | | | | and seeing what we're doing to ourselves and the |
| there's another real life story of what NOT to do. It's | | | | biosphere is much more difficult. The signs are there |
| called Easter Island! | | | | though. We just need to open our eyes and ears. |
| Named Easter Island on Sunday, 1722, this tiny island | | | | And then begin changing our life styles so that we |
| was a virtual paradise. Man arrived and started using | | | | might leave something for our children to enjoy, if |
| and abusing the land around 500CE if we can trust | | | | not save this planet for ourselves in our latter years. |
| our archaeologist friends. The island grew to a peak | | | | We do want to enjoy them don't we? |
| population of some 7,000 people by the end of 1,000 | | | | |