Canaries 0: Coal Mine: 3

“If our very symbols of perseverance and adaptability, from seed vaults, to desert succulents to jungle vines are faltering, we’re going to have to rethink our benchmarks…our metaphors, those canaries we placed so carefully in their cages to let us know when trouble was brewing, are keeling over. It might be time to carefully start packing up our things, and head for higher ground.”