Tag: anthropocene
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Humans Driving Extinctions On a Scale Not Seen Since the Dinosaurs, Scientists Warn
Human activity pushes biodiversity toward a historic crossroads New research suggests that human activity is triggering an extinction episode on a scale not seen since the dinosaur era. While not yet classified as a true mass extinction, scientists say the current rate of species loss is extraordinarily high and could become irreversible if biodiversity loss…
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Humans Driving Extinctions On a Scale Not Seen Since Dinosaurs, Scientists Say
Human activity may trigger the greatest extinction event since the dinosaurs New research synthesizes decades of environmental data and expert workshops to argue that human activity is driving biodiversity loss at a pace that rivals the most dramatic extinction events in Earth’s history. While the study stops short of labeling today’s declines as a true…