{"id":71277,"date":"2017-11-27T11:30:04","date_gmt":"2017-11-27T21:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=71277"},"modified":"2019-03-13T16:52:06","modified_gmt":"2019-03-14T02:52:06","slug":"uh-scientists-sign-second-warning-notice-to-humanity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2017\/11\/27\/uh-scientists-sign-second-warning-notice-to-humanity\/","title":{"rendered":"UH<\/abbr> scientists sign second warning notice to humanity"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

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Fifty scientists from the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> are among the more than 15,000 scientists who signed the World Scientists\u2019 Warning to Humanity: A Second Notice<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The warning comes on the 25th anniversary of the first warning document.<\/p>\n

In 1992 scientists wrote that humanity was pushing Earth\u2019s ecosystems too far and that fundamental changes were needed “if vast human misery is to be avoided.”<\/p>\n

Among other issues, scientists cited depletion of marine life, deforestation, climate change and population growth.<\/p>\n

In this year\u2019s follow-up notice scientists say that humanity, for the most part, has failed to address critical issues, particularly climate change.<\/p>\n

“What most people don’t understand is that environmental threats are worsening at a faster and faster pace,” said Mark Hixon<\/strong>, UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa professor and Hsiao Endowed Chair in Marine Biology. “If we don’t act decisively and soon, it will be too late for our grandchildren,” Hixon said.<\/p>\n

The signees<\/h2>\n

All of the UH<\/abbr> signees are with UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa, unless otherwise noted.<\/p>\n

Two scientists who also signed the 1992 warning are noted with an asterisk.<\/p>\n

Greta Aeby<\/strong> (no longer at UH<\/abbr>)
\nAlexandra Barkman
\nRenee Bellinger<\/strong> (UH<\/abbr> Hilo)
\nCharles Birkeland
\nKeith Burnett<\/strong> (UH<\/abbr> Hilo)
\nRichard Coleman
\nLisa Crampton
\nLaura Damiani
\nEdward DeMartini
\nPaul Den Uyl
\nCamiel Doorenweerd
\nDonald Drake
\nCaree Edens
\nNatasha Edwin<\/strong> (UH<\/abbr> Hilo)
\nJohn Eppley
\nGabe Foreman
\nErik Franklin
\nKaren Gallardo Cruz<\/strong> (UH<\/abbr> Hilo)
\nMartin Helmkampf
\nJessica Hintzsche
\nMark Hixon*
\nCynthia Hunter
\nAndrea Jani
\nDavid Karl
\nIngrid Knapp
\nJonathan Koch<\/strong> (UH<\/abbr> Hilo)
\nDerek Kraft
\nPaul Krushelnycky
\nFuyan Li
\nJavier Mendez*
\nCamilo Mora
\nPaul Nachtigall
\nTyler Phelps<\/strong> (UH<\/abbr> Hilo)
\nErin Pickett
\nShimona Quazi
\nBradley Reil
\nRobert Richmond
\nKuulei Rodgers
\nDaniel Rubinoff
\nChristopher Schvarcz
\nOscar Sosa
\nWilliam Steiner<\/strong> (UH<\/abbr> Hilo)
\nRyan Tabata
\nPhilip Thomas
\nKaho Tisthammer
\nRobert Toonen
\nCasper Vanderwoude
\nLindsay Veazey
\nMegan Vynne
\nElisha Wood-Charlson<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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