We conducted an interview with Dr. Eva Waiblinger. She is Zoologist, science journalist, author of horror, science ficion stories and mathematics teacher at the WKVW & BMZ.
Summary of questions and answers
1. Close your eyes and describe the world in 100 years according to your personal imagination and research knowledge
The earth will get warmer, the avarage temperature will increase. There will be several weather pattern and the sea levels wil rise. Eventually humans will die out. If the insect mass continues to decline, all birds that depend on insect for brood care will become extinct. If humans survive, there will be a population collapse (food shortage, wars).
2. How will the plants change/develop?
Due to the extingtion of pollinatior insects, many flowering plant will die out. Short-lived plants will survive and long-lived plants, like trees, disappear.
3. Compared to the last years, there are more forest fieres, plants that disappear and other things?
Yes, drought and forest fire are increasing.
4. What effects can be expected?
Crises in the supply of food. Increased risk of resource wars.
5. What are the causes and what could be done about it?
Climate warming through greenhouse gases and insects die. Plant all avaiable areas with native plant species. A mixture of incentive systems (direct payments, tax reductions) for low carbon behaviour and high taxation of CO2 emissions, in private life as well as industry and agriculture.
You can find the whole interview here
Emanuela D'Andrea and Vanessa Nauer