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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Jonathan Watts

Earth’s health failing in seven out of eight key measures, say scientists

Young boys pull containers of water as they return to their huts from a well in the village of Ntabasi in Kenya
Water flow is one of eight indicators of global health used in the analysis. Photograph: Brian Inganga/AP

Human activity has pushed the world into the danger zone in seven out of eight newly demarcated indicators of planetary safety and justice, according to a groundbreaking analysis of the Earth’s wellbeing.

Going beyond climate disruption, the report by the Earth Commission group of scientists presents disturbing evidence that our planet faces growing crises of water availability, nutrient loading, ecosystem maintenance and aerosol pollution. These pose threats to the stability of life-support systems and worsen social equality.

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