According to National Geographic, “Extinction rates today are hundreds—perhaps thousands—of times higher. The last mass extinction, which did in the dinosaurs some 66 million years ago, followed an asteroid impact. Today the cause of extinction seems more diffuse. It’s logging and poaching and introduced pathogens and climate change and overfishing and ocean acidification. But trace all these back and you find yourself face-to-face with the same culprit. This time around, the asteroid is us." The photograph below shows the gap between what people in each country perceive as the percentage of protected land and water v/s what happens in reality. This made me think how we can be cocoon in our perceptions. How much do you think about climate change and personal choices? (Article link in comments) …see more