Arizona State University's Decision Theatre offers balance to an off-kilter world
Monday, February 22, 2010 - 10:14
in Earth & Climate
What we know as the 'Earth system' was, until recently, composed of several large-scale natural processes all seeking a balance with each other. For example, atmospheric activity and carbon and phosphorus cycles tended toward stability with Earth ecosystems. In the last 100 years or so, however, many human activities have scaled up so dramatically they have begun to knock the old equilibriums off-kilter...