Humans Use 83 Percent of Earth's Surface

belloc writes "CNN is reporting on a Wildlife Conservation Society report that states that humans take up 83 percent of the Earth's land surface to live on, farm, mine or fish. The article rerers to a WCS human footprint map, but the WCS site seems to have been CNN'd. Funny: I just got back from a little road trip across the southwest, and from all the nothing you see out there, you would think that 83% is a bit high. I guess Arizona farmlands must look a lot like wild, untouched desert."

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Humans really need

[teamhasnoi]

a predator. Sure there is war and famine, but nothing would thin the herd like a Aliens type predator. Just think! No more lazy good-for-nothings! No more excess! The gene pool would be strong again, and the weak would be killed and used against us.

Just like nature intended.

knock knock

[nanojath]

who is it?

land shark...

Shut up and RTFA.

[ArcSecond]

ZZZZZZ... go back to sleep. I bet those big words like "direct human influence" confused you. Don't worry your little head about the world's problems, puddin. You need your beauty rest.