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Extinction crisis ‘poses existential threat to civilisation’
Image copyright Gerardo Ceballos Image caption The bontebok was once down to 17 individuals Human impacts on the places on Earth with the most richness of life have brought hundreds of wild animals to the brink of extinction, a study shows. The likes of logging and poaching has pushed 500 mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians …
In Oregon, academic pressures, existential fears help explain rising rates of suicide, mental health conditions
This is part one of a 10-part Oregonian/OregonLive series on youth mental health. Return to OregonLive throughout the week for more stories on the topic. Portland teen Sheherazade Weyland, 18, answers young people’s crisis calls and texts at a crisis hotline for children and teens. Calls to the Oregon YouthLine range in severity from distress …
Failure of Iran deal could pose ‘existential threat’, says Hunt | World news
Tensions in the Middle East could pose an existential threat to mankind unless the Iran nuclear deal is maintained, Jeremy Hunt will say on Monday in his starkest warning since the regional crisis escalated two months ago. Speaking ahead of an EU meeting in Brussels, the UK foreign secretary will try to underline the importance …
