Dozens of researchers, activists, and explorers gather this week at the Aspen Environment Forum to discuss global climate change. The speakers and panelists are talking about current signs, what the future might look like, and what might be done to lessen the impact.
"The effect [of global warming] on biological diversity could be catastrophic, and it would be a form of habitat loss that rivals that caused by deforestation," says naturalist E. O. Wilson. "We're headed for a brick wall ... and we want to hit it at a survivable speed."
Despite his concern, Wilson maintains a sense of optimism shared by others at the conference. You can see our interviews with individual speakers here—and you can watch sessions from the conference at the Aspen Institute's site.
Our site's visitors have also contributed to our coverage. In this video edited by producer John Kondis, you can see photos from the natural world submitted by Your Shot photographers. The represent just a small sample of what's at risk as we see accelerating climate change, and what's worth protecting.
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Mar 24, 2008 12PM #
National Geographic is the best scientific magazine in the world. I have looked forward to learning wonderful things and being educated by each and every issue for many decades. No organization is more dedicated to improving quality of life for humanity, and I thank you for that.
Sadly, your cosponsoring of the Aspen Environment Forum failed to heed warnings in President Eisenhower’s 1961 Farewell Address to the Nation when you shared sponsorship with some of the world’s worst fossil fuel burning corporations that are root causes of the out of control global warming problems we are experiencing today.
So I most sincerely hope that your forum came up with solutions that can be implemented immediately to prevent a new era of climate change disasters from overwhelming humanity.
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