Signs of Environmental Stress Today

According to Lester R. Brown in his book, Eco-Economy, these are the signs of environmental stress today

• Global temperature rising
• Temperature increase accelerating
• Ice melting
• Sea level rising
• More destructive storms
• Rivers drained dry
• Falling water tables
• Fisheries collapsing
• Coral reefs dying
• Forests shrinking
• Rangelands deteriorating
• Deserts expanding
• Soils eroding
• Species disappearing

How can anyone not be alarmed?