Humans will be extinct in 100 years

[SK-1]

(PhysOrg.com) -- Eminent Australian scientist Professor Frank Fenner, who helped to wipe out smallpox, predicts humans will probably be extinct within 100 years, because of overpopulation, environmental destruction and climate change.
Fenner, who is emeritus professor of microbiology at the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra, said homo sapiens will not be able to survive the population explosion and “unbridled consumption,” and will become extinct, perhaps within a century, along with many other species. United Nations official figures from last year estimate the human population is 6.8 billion, and is predicted to pass seven billion next year.

Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2010-06-humans-extinct-years-eminent-scientist.html#jCp

 

[FordGT90Concept]

Massive population decline, yes; extinction, no.

It's been too long since we've had a world war and/or major plague.

 

[FireFox]

Well I wouldn't even worry about because i am 36 years old

 

[mroofie]

Massive population decline, yes; extinction, no.

It's been too long since we've had a world war and/or major plague.

Be careful what you Fish for

Let me try to guess what you mean

edit check again please

 

[FireFox]

what you Fish for

Let me try to guess what you mean

agian

It that a Chinese word?
Como on

 

[wagana]

How old are those news? We're more than 7B for some time

 

[mroofie]

It that a Chinese word?
Como on

My bad its early in the morning xD
(Just Woke up)

 

[R-T-B]

How old are those news? We're more than 7B for some time

Article was posted in 2010... so 95 years and counting, supposedly.

 

[MT Alex]

It's been too long since we've had a world war and/or major plague.

Really? Up yours, Ford.

 

[lilhasselhoffer]

And somewhere Malthus is rolling in his grave.


Anyone else want to make a prediction based upon nothing? I predict that sentient bananas will one day enslave humanity....




On the death note, yes. Population surges, coupled with idiocy like anti-vaxers, will likely lead to another plague. That's far more in line with our history than a massive extinction.

 

[mroofie]

And somewhere Malthus is rolling in his grave.


Anyone else want to make a prediction based upon nothing? I predict that sentient bananas will one day enslave humanity....




On the death note, yes. Population surges, coupled with idiocy like anti-vaxers, will likely lead to another plague. That's far more in line with our history than a massive extinction.

WW3

 

[FireFox]

bananas

Did you mention

 

[ShiBDiB]

Overpopulation is going to become a huge issue in the coming years. But to say extinction within 100 is a bit bold.

 

[FireFox]

 

[RCoon]

The film Soylent Green taught me everything I need to know about population management. If the population becomes too large, the balance will be restored by some means, whether it be disease and pestilence or food shortages or war. Its an unfortunate thing, but humans aren't really capable of managing themselves.

We certainly won't ever become extinct. That's just headline baiting.

 

[Jetster]

Nonsense

 

[FireFox]

Everytime people talk about Humanity extinction is like they watch too much Resident Evil

 

[Devon68]

Well either way in 100 years I will be gone anyway.

 

[Countryside]

 

[FireFox]

It is one more Nostradamus Prediction

 

[qubit]

I'll be extinct by then anyway.

 

[Deleted member 67555]

I think the biggest issue we face today that'll likely lead to the death of a significant percentage of the population is from relying on to few crops.
To few and few strains of the same crop controlled by a corporation is a serious disaster waiting to happen.

One simple fungus or weed and in one season the worlds food source becomes scarce...
The same corporation that controls most of the worlds seeds also control most of the worlds pesticides and is looking to take over a company that sells a product that is believed to be causing the demise of the bees.
Neonicotinoids

 

[micropage7]

Well I wouldn't even worry about because i am 36 years old

he he he... d#mn you. i dunno i should laugh or cry

 

[dorsetknob]

Its said that the Chicxulub asteroid impact wiped out the dinosaurs in a mass extinction event

funny how i dined on dinosaur desendents last night (chicken),
Storys like this are just pure plain bullshit
guess some moron scientist is looking for some research grant funding

as Gloria Gaynor sang

 

[Caring1]

We certainly won't ever become extinct. That's just headline baiting.

Humans are like cockroaches, there will always be remnant pockets of them surviving, unless a whole Earth event occurs.