End of the World?

So, for anyone who knows me, I'm somewhat conscientious about the earth and environment and similar whatnots. Did anyone catch this article on Monday, however?

Professor Frank Fenner, who helped to eradicate smallpox, said that people will be extinct in about a hundred years. Granted, he's nearly a hundred years himself, his claim may just be plausible -- he would know, having driven a virus to such extinction. Perhaps it's because he's so old that he's more pessimistic, while us young'uns believe we still can make a difference.

He doesn't. 

I mean, we're definitely driving our race to extinction. Think about it. Ever since the Industrial Revolution, our population has shot up unnaturally. There has to be that balance between death and birth, but since people hadn't adjusted to less people dying, they didn't figure on overpopulation. But that's true, with the massive amount of people we are putting far too much demands on our planet.

Second, the big issue -- global warming. I'm not an expert scientist myself, but anyone can tell you that global warming is a major issue currently. The waters are rising, making it even more crowded for an overpopulated planet, the weather's wreaking havoc -- we had a record cold winter this year -- with tsunamis, hurricanes, earthquakes, all kinds of natural disasters. 

If that continues into the next hundred years, even I have to admit that our population probably will drop back down to Middle-Age status -- if we manage to survive it at all. For teens and kids like myself, that's kind of dark -- considering the technology we have nowadays, you'll be likely to remain around throughout those years. 

Other scientists, like colleagues of Prof. Fenner, still believe we have a chance, as do I. If we can raise awareness of this issue, and it's definitely an issue, why can't we all just search "How to be more Eco-Friendly?" Here's where we get into that whole philosophy over what is true happiness, but I really think we don't need to be so materialistic about everything. 

I can't provide you with 101 ways to Save the Earth, but you guys can be creative, right? Thanks for reading.

Here's the link to the article. 

http://thetechjournal.com/science/eminent-scientist-claims-humans-will-be-extinct-in-100-years.xhtml

--Kristi