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The Sixth Extinction Elizabeth Korbert Analysis

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15 The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History, by Elizabeth Kolbert

Over the past half a billion years, five mass extinction events have radically changed life on earth. Is mankind rapidly propelling the earth to a “Sixth Extinction”?

The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History is a compelling story of the forces we have unleashed and the consequences we will reap, if we fail to act quickly. The “Sixth Extinction” has already begun, and this time it is our fault.

Kolbert tells the history of past extinction events, providing an understanding of the evolution and ecology that drove them. She journeys through the sciences, drawing on the work of geologists, marine biologists, botanists, and other scientists working in the field to
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