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Sixth Mass Extinction

Look around. The world seems so normal. Yet we are in the middle of the sixth mass extinction in the history of the planet. And we are causing it.

 

Biodiversity Vital To Streams As Extinctions Rise 
April 7, 2011. Reuters / Planet Ark.

All Wild Seafood Will Disappear in 50 years  
November 3, 2010. The Independent.

Are We Causing a Mass Extinction in Our Oceans? 
July 29, 2010. Christian Science Monitor.

Ecosystems at "Tipping Point" - U.N. Report 
May 10, 2010. CNN.

Coral Reefs Face Extinction Within Century 
March 26, 2010. CBS News.

Extinction Crisis Continues Apace 
November 3, 2009. International Union for Conservation of Nature

Ecosystems in Rivers and Lakes Are Collapsing 
October 11, 2009. The Guardian.

Carbon emissions creating acidic oceans not seen since dinosaurs 
March 10, 2009. The Guardian.

World Is Undergoing Mass Extinction 
October 21, 2008. UPI.

Humans Spur Worst Extinction Since Dinosaurs  
March 21, 2006. UN Convention on Biological Diversity

Earth Faces Catastrophic Loss of Species 
July 20, 2006. Independent.

Warning Sounded on Decline of Species 
March 19, 2004. The Guardian.

Wake-Up Call on Extinction Wave 
May 19, 2003. BBC News.

Scientists Agree the World Faces Mass Extinction 
August 23, 2002. CNN.

Dying Seas Threaten Extinction, Spelling Doom For Everything From Zooplankton to Dolphins 
December 2, 2001. The Observer.

Natural Survey Reveals Biodiversity Crisis 
American Museum of Natural History on This Mass Extinction

The Sixth Extinction  
Niles Eldridge, ActionBioScience

 

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