That source doesn’t say that 80% of rivers do not support life anymore. It says that 78.8% of rivers in the dataset are showing signs of deoxygenation.
I was gonna say that seemed a little extreme. Rivers are defintely degrading, are having some species go extinct, and other serious problems but life is still quite persistent. Even extremely damaged ecosystems can bounce back relatively quickly with the proper care.
During the (biologically) short two years of the COVID-19 pandemic when everyone was inside and factories were shut down, a lot of rivers and other natural ecosystems pretty much recovered to near pre-industrial health. Even the River Ganges started clearing up if I remember correctly.
That source doesn’t say that 80% of rivers do not support life anymore. It says that 78.8% of rivers in the dataset are showing signs of deoxygenation.
Fucking commies, always lying about everything. Can’t fucking trust em. Not like BP.
I was gonna say that seemed a little extreme. Rivers are defintely degrading, are having some species go extinct, and other serious problems but life is still quite persistent. Even extremely damaged ecosystems can bounce back relatively quickly with the proper care.
During the (biologically) short two years of the COVID-19 pandemic when everyone was inside and factories were shut down, a lot of rivers and other natural ecosystems pretty much recovered to near pre-industrial health. Even the River Ganges started clearing up if I remember correctly.
Factories didn’t work, Suez was blocked. We did alright