On Monday, the United Nations released a report declaring that upwards of 1 million plant and animals forms of life are on track to become extinct within the next several decades, as a result of human activity. "Grave impacts on people around the world are now likely," the report dryly summarized. As Robert Watson, the British scientist in charge of the report, explained, "We are indeed threatening the potential food security, water security, human health and social fabric" of our lives.
Translation: We are killing off the life that makes human life possible. Unless we change our ways fast, our existence is going to become increasingly precarious.