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24 paź 2021 · Extinction: The Facts is a 2020 documentary film by the natural historian David Attenborough which aired on the BBC. It depicts the continuing sixth mass extinction, caused by humans, and the consequences of biodiversity loss and climate change.
24 gru 2023 · As scientists say we’re in a sixth mass extinction, what can we learn from the past? At least five times, a biological catastrophe has engulfed Earth killing off the vast majority of species.
22 maj 2023 · Humans have already wiped out huge numbers of species and pushed many more to the brink – with some scientists saying we are entering a “sixth mass extinction” event, this time driven by...
12 wrz 2024 · Known as the Great Dying, the mass extinction that ended the Permian geological period was the worst of the five global catastrophic events in Earth’s history, more devastating than the one...
25 lip 2023 · Climate researcher Eliot Jacobson explains why a triad of climate problems – global temperatures hitting record highs, sea surface temperatures rising, and a remarkably low Antarctic sea ice extent...
13 sty 2022 · Summary: The history of life on Earth has been marked five times by events of mass biodiversity extinction caused by extreme natural phenomena. Today, many experts warn that a Sixth Mass...
Unlike previous extinction events caused by natural phenomena, the sixth mass extinction is driven by human activity, primarily (though not limited to) the unsustainable use of land, water and energy use, and climate change. Currently, 40% of all land has been converted for food production.
