Elizabeth Kolbert
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The Sixth Extinction
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The Earth's sixth mass extinction is already underway.
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Climate change is a critical factor in the extinction of many species.
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The rate of extinction today is unprecedented in the history of life on Earth.
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Species are disappearing at a rate that is alarming and unsustainable.
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What is happening is not simply the extinction of individual species, but the extinction of entire ecosystems.
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We are facing a sixth extinction that is being driven by human activity.
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We must recognize our role in the ecological web and act accordingly.
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What we are now doing is not just a continuation of the past; it is a new thing altogether.
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What we do in the next few years will determine the future.
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Climate change is a powerful driver of extinction.
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