Worth reading: Yes, absolutely!

Summary: How long would the earth take to recover from the blight of homo sapiens?
Alan Weisman takes us on a journey of discovery that opens our eyes to the ravages we have inflicted on the planet, and how long it may take for nature to recover should we suddenly not be here.

In some cases it may only take a few years before grasses and other plants start to take back their ground from our concrete jungles. In other cases it may take millions of years to break down the enriched uranium we have in our nuclear power-plants.

Alan also looks at the impact humans have had on the megafauna and flora of the continents and how we may have extinguished more species that we realise.

What is plainly obvious from reading this book is that nature is a mighty and powerful organism, and given time it will erase all trace of humans from the face of the earth.

Fighting carbon emissions is only the first step, without another home to go to, the Earth can only sustain a finite number of humans. We may have surpassed this number already. Have a read and make up your own mind.

Tags: climate change, books