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The Earth's sixth mass extinction is already underway.
Species are disappearing at a rate unprecedented in human history.
Climate change is accelerating the rate of extinction.
The extinction rate is now 100 times higher than the background rate.
We are facing a sixth extinction that is being driven by human activity.
What is happening is not simply the extinction of individual species, but the extinction of entire ecosystems.
The rate of extinction today is unprecedented in the history of life on Earth.
The planet is undergoing a mass extinction, and humans are a major cause.
The extinction of species is a reminder of the fragility of life.
We are in the midst of the sixth extinction, and it is largely our fault.
Conservation efforts must be informed by the science of extinction.
What we are now doing is not just a continuation of the past; it is a new thing altogether.
Species are disappearing at a rate that is alarming and unsustainable.
Climate change is a critical factor in the extinction of many species.