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Kolbert explores this quotation by taking you on a journey around the world. In the book, kolbert chronicles previous mass extinction events, and compares them to the accelerated, widespread. The holocene extinction, otherwise referred to as the sixth mass extinction or anthropocene extinction, is an ongoing extinction event of species during the present holocene epoch with the more recent time sometimes called anthropocene as a result of human activity. In this book, the author demonstrates that species are dying out at a rate comparable to the previous mass extinctions, and if the trend of global warming, deforestation, and pollution continues in its present course, the numbers of extinct species will meet or exceed that rate of destruction. In the sixth extinction kolbert quotes the ecologist paul ehrlich. The sixth extinction audiobook elizabeth kolbert audible. In pushing other species to extinction, humanity is busy sawing off the limb on which it perches. If you like 1 month unlimited audiobook listening 12. Listen for free on audible try out audible and listen to this audiobook, completely free for 30 days.
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Feb 12, 2014 elizabeth kolbert is the author of the new book the sixth extinction. By continuing to use the service, you agree to our use of cookies as described in the cookie policy. Listen to the sixth extinction audiobook by elizabeth kolbert, narrated by anne twomey. The sixth extinction audiobook audiobook x audio books. Pdf the sixth extinction ebooks includes pdf, epub and. Feb 11, 2018 audiobook free free online the sixth extinction 1. In the sixth extinction, elizabeth kolbert studies the relationship between human beings and the environment, and concludes that human behavior is on the verge of causing or may have already caused a massextinctionthe sixth in the history of the planet. Over the last halfbillion years, there have been five mass extinctions, when the diversity of life on earth suddenly and dramatically contracted. Throughout the last halfbillion years, there have been five mass eradications, when the decent variety of life on earth all of a sudden and significantly contracted. The sixth extinction elizabeth kolbert recounts the stories of five mass extinctions throughout the history of the earth and reports on the predicted sixth extinction event, this time caused by humanitys impact on the earth and climate. An unnatural history is a 2014 nonfiction book written by elizabeth kolbert and published by henry holt and company. Through industrialization and deforestation, not to mention climate change, humans have damaged the environment and disrupted habitats, leading to a massive reduction in biodiversity. It begins with a history of the big five extinctions of the past, and goes on to explain how human behavior is creating a.
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