CORRESPONDENCE 16 November 2021 Jim Falk 0 , Rita R. Colwell 1 , Charles F. Kennel 2 & Cherry A. Murray 3
Earth’s climate, ecological and human systems could converge into a comprehensive crisis within our children’s lifetimes, driven by factors such as inequality, inadequate health infrastructure and food insecurity (see consensus statement, J. Falk et al. Sustain. Sci. https://doi.org/g5bd; 2021). As the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed, national military and economic security provide inadequate protection against global catastrophes. Nature 599, 372 (2021) doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-021-03419-0 The authors declare no competing interests. Climate change Biodiversity Society
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