The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History
Author: Elizabeth Kolbert
Genre: Nonfiction, Science
Publication Date: 2014
Introduction
In The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History, Elizabeth Kolbert explores the impact of humans on Earth’s ecosystem. After surveying the previous five major mass extinction events in Earth’s history, Kolbert proposes that humanity is in the midst of a sixth mass extinction. Currently, extinction rates are higher than they’ve ever been in the scientific record, leading many scientists to conclude that human beings have forever changed the face of the planet.
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