Bryan R. Monte
Welcome to the Anthropocene!
a 35% increase in atmospheric CO2
a 40% increase in droughts
a 40-50% decrease in oxygen levels in some tropical waters
a 50% decrease in total sea ice
a 50% decrease in live coral
a 15 to 20 cm. increase in sea level
and at least 120 amphibian species gone extinct
since 1950
a 56% decrease in marine fish
a 70% decrease in marine seabirds
a 73% decrease of all wildlife
a 75% increase in category 4 and 5 hurricanes
an 85% decrease in freshwater fish
a 250-300% rise in global warming
a 500% increase in oil extraction
and a 650% increase in coal extraction
since 1970
a 50% decrease in tropical forests
since 1980
polar glaciers showing consistent loss
since 2000
17 confirmed Arctic methane crater explosions
(each equal to a 10-ton TNT bomb blast)
since 2014
11 of the warmest years in the 176-year, world weather record
since 2015
micro plastics discovered in Antarctic snow
in 2022
a 75-year average, 1.5º C global, tipping-point, temperature rise confirmed
in 2025.
Welcome to the Anthropocene!