Biting off more than we can chew

The following was sent to me today...I can't vouch for its authenticity, since I've never heard of this index before. But if it's true, which I wouldn't be surprised, I think we're all up a creek. Unless, of course, global warming dehydrates the creek, in which case, I guess we're up a cracked dirt path that once used to hold water.

But that's just not as catchy. One more reason to pay attention to the climate crisis: it ruins treasured cliches!

Anyway, this is from the Global Footprint Network.

Beginning on October 9th and continuing through the end of the year, the world will be living beyond its ecological means. Ecological Footprint accounting shows that, as of October 9th, humanity will have already consumed the total amount of new resources nature will produce this year.

Each year Global Footprint Network calculates humanity’s Ecological Footprint (its demand on cropland, pasture, forests and fisheries) and compares it with global biocapacity (the ability of these ecosystems to generate resources and absorb wastes). Ecological Footprint accounting can be used to determine the exact date we, as a global community, begin running our annual ecological deficit. Designated “World Overshoot Day,” this year demand begins outstripping supply on October 9.

Could this be the reason so many people get depressed around the holidays?