2. A SICK PLANET

3. SYMPTOMS Global climate change Rising average temperatures Rising sea level Melting polar ice Warming oceans Rising use of fossil fuels: appetite for oil increasing

4. SYMPTOMS Loss of two billion tons of topsoil each year due to wind and water erosion Washing into mouths of rivers causing “dead zones”

5. SYMPTOMS Polluted water and air Synthetic (man-made) chemicals ending up in atmosphere and hydrosphere

6. SYMPTOMS Diminishing biodiversity Worldwide habitat destruction Ecosystems in danger Colony-Collapse Disorder

7. SYMPTOMS Destruction of tropical rain forests and marine ecosystems More forest fires in the temperate zone

8. SYMPTOMS Destruction of world’s coral reefs Bleaching of polyps due to increased solar radiation & warmer water Killed when fishermen use explosives & cyanide to kill fish

9. SYMPTOMS Amphibians on the decline; more deformities Frogs, toads, salamanders disappearing world-wide In danger now: 12% of 10,000 bird species 24% of 4,763 mammal species 30% of 25,000 fish species

10. SYMPTOMS Collapse of most of the worlds oceanic fisheries Populations of tuna, groupers and cod are plummeting. “We are spending our savings of ocean food resources.”

11. SYMPTOMS Four in ten species of freshwater fish in N. America are in danger. 457 species are in trouble or already extinct. These are “silent extinctions.”

12. SYMPTOMS Holes in the earth’s ozone layer Stratospheric ozone filters out harmful UV rays. On the mend due to phasing out of CFCs; repaired by 2050?

13. SYMPTOMS Disappearing wetlands Being drained for agriculture, dams and development 50% destroyed in past century

14. SYMPTOMS Extreme water shortages and shrinking water tables Rivers run dry before they get to the sea: Rio Grande ran dry at its mouth last year.

15. SYMPTOMS More destructive storms due to rising temperatures Hurricanes more frequent & violent Frequency of severe storms also increasing Tornadoes out-of-season

16. SYMPTOMS Deteriorating range lands Support world’s 3.3 billion cattle, sheep and goats Half of grasslands moderately degraded

17. SYMPTOMS Disappearing species Have had five great extinctions so far Now in early stages of 6th Loss of species is weakening the web of life.

18. DIAGNOSIS People-itis!

19. PEOPLE-ITIS Currently 6.7 billion people on the planet Adding 73 million per year (net increase) 1.1 billion are undernourished India alone adds 21 million per year - another Australia!

20. PEOPLE-ITIS Each time your heart beats once, three new hearts begin to beat for the first time! Stop at two!

21. WARNING Q: Why didn’t scientists warn us? A: They did. Many times. We ignored their warnings.

22. What Should We Do? Take better care of the earth. Use all forms of energy more efficiently. Use more energy from the sun: –Wind –Hydrogen –Water Stop at two kids.

23. What Shouldn’t We Do? Waste any more time Wish upon a star* *Disney’s First Law Wishing will not make it so!