Report finds humanity has breached seven of nine planetary boundaries
Scientific American's annual assessment says the trend increases the risk of moving beyond the stable conditions humans are adapted to.
According to Scientific American, an annual assessment of the planet's health has found that seven of nine identified "planetary boundaries" have now been breached.
The publication reports that the findings show an increasing risk of moving away from the stable environmental conditions in which human societies have developed and adapted.
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- 9 ‘boundaries’ keep Earth livable. We’ve breached 7 of them — Scientific American
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