The danger of humanity is ... people

At a press conference in Paris (France), the famous Canadian astrophysicist Hubert Reeves affirmed that we are now in the sixth extinction phase that humans keep up to three roles, both as the culprit, Potential victims and possibly savior.

Famous Canadian astrophysicist Hubert Reeves (Photo: interet-general)

According to Reeves, the Earth has experienced other chaotic events in the past. The last wave of extinction caused the dinosaurs to disappear as a meteorite fell to Earth 65 million years ago.

During this extinction, it is human actions such as territorial division, the use of toxic insecticides and deforestation that have led to serious erosion of ecological diversity. " From now until 2050, 40% - 50% of all animals will disappear, " said the scientist.

The author of many popular books says that human extinction is not a concern at the moment. However, in the next few decades, people will be severely weakened. " If we all don't care about the environment, the environment will affect us ." According to Reeves, life on Earth is not in danger, but living conditions will become more and more difficult.

"We are currently 6 billion inhabitants on Earth, in the next 50 years, this number will be 9 or 10 billion. How to feed 10 billion people without depleting the Earth? That's a challenge. great for humanity " .