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Sixth mass extinction is here: US study
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Miami (AFP) - The world is embarking on its sixth mass extinction with animals disappearing about 100 times faster than they used to, scientists warned Friday, and humans could be among the first victims.

Not since the age of the dinosaurs ended 66 million years ago has the planet been losing species at this rapid a rate, said a study led by experts at Stanford University, Princeton University and the University of California, Berkeley.

The study "shows without any significant doubt that we are now entering the sixth great mass extinction event," said co-author Paul Ehrlich, a Stanford University professor of biology.

And humans are likely to be among the species lost, said the study -- which its authors described as "conservative" -- published in the journal Science Advances.

"If it is allowed to continue, life would take many millions of years to recover and our species itself would likely disappear early on," said lead author Gerardo Ceballos of the Universidad Autonoma de Mexico.

The analysis is based on documented extinctions of vertebrates, or animals with internal skeletons such as frogs, reptiles and tigers, from fossil records and other historical data.

The modern rate of species loss was compared to the "natural rates of species disappearance before human activity dominated."

It can be difficult to estimate this rate, also known as the background rate, since humans don't know exactly what happened throughout the course of Earth's 4.5 billion year history.

For the study, researchers used a past extinction rate that was twice as high as widely used estimates.

If the past rate was two mammal extinctions per 10,000 species per 100 years, then the "average rate of vertebrate species loss over the last century is up to 114 times higher than it would be without human activity, even when relying on the most conservative estimates of species extinction," said the study.

"We emphasize that our calculations very likely underestimate the severity of the extinction crisis because our aim was to place a realistic lower bound on humanity's impact on biodiversity."

The causes of species loss range from climate change to pollution to deforestation and more.

According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, about 41 percent of all amphibian species and 26 percent of all mammals are threatened with extinction.

"There are examples of species all over the world that are essentially the walking dead," Ehrlich said.

The study called for "rapid, greatly intensified efforts to conserve already threatened species, and to alleviate pressures on their populations -- notably habitat loss, over-exploitation for economic gain and climate change."

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:badmanthisfeels:

I knew it was pretty bad but this really puts things into perspective, especially when you consider they believe they are probably underestimating the impact :sad:


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Re: Sixth mass extinction is here: US study [Re: musiclover420] * 2
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sux

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Re: Sixth mass extinction is here: US study [Re: Sheekle]
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Who cares about animals going extinct? We will all be dead by the time it actually even starts to affect our lives.


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Re: Sixth mass extinction is here: US study [Re: Bitter Cactus] * 9
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:facepalm3:

Because it is largely our fault, and guess what? We are animals too and we share the planet with everything else.

We are hurting ourselves too by doing this obviously, this planet has supported us and given us the resources to live and grow and how are we repaying it?

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Don't worry about me, I've got all that I need. And I'm singing my song to the sky

You know how it feels, With the breeze of the sun in your eyes. Not minding that time's passing by

I've got all and more, My smile, just as before. Is all that I carry with me

I talk to myself, I need nobody else. I'm lost and I'm mine, yes I'm free


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Re: Sixth mass extinction is here: US study [Re: Bitter Cactus] * 1
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Oh no! Not the humans!

Oh well, life will continue; whether this species carries on or not.

Hopefully we learn from our mistakes; but given our history, it seems unlikely.


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Re: Sixth mass extinction is here: US study [Re: musiclover420] * 4
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um they dont have a clue how much sex hispanics have, it seems.  you can go to any place in the western US and see people continue to breed like rats and population is rising at an alarming rate.  False claims.


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Re: Sixth mass extinction is here: US study [Re: sprinkles] * 1
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How much sex Hispanics have?

Never knew you were such a bigot Sprinkles.


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Re: Sixth mass extinction is here: US study [Re: musiclover420] * 1
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Unless every nation on Earth changes its ways, we might have a fighting chance. As the odds of that happening are about the same as a solid gold meteorite landing on my porch, we are all eventually fucked. I have met the enemy, and he is us.....

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Re: Sixth mass extinction is here: US study [Re: sprinkles]
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sprinkles said:
um they dont have a clue how much sex hispanics have, it seems.  you can go to any place in the western US and see people continue to breed like rats and population is rising at an alarming rate.  False claims.


Wow that may be a new low even for you sprinkles, I hope for your sake that was just a really bad joke...

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"If it is allowed to continue, life would take many millions of years to recover and our species itself would likely disappear early on,"


Canard, we are slowly improving. I have some hope, it sucks how many selfish people are out there but people are starting to wake up.

Hopefully we make it becouse humans can be very amazing creatures but our world is dominated by greed...

I care more for the planet and all the wonderful life that has evolved here we are ruining, so much time and evolution wasted by careless humans.

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I have met the enemy, and he is us.....


QFT, we also could be our greatest ally when working together for a positive future.


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Don't worry about me, I've got all that I need. And I'm singing my song to the sky

You know how it feels, With the breeze of the sun in your eyes. Not minding that time's passing by

I've got all and more, My smile, just as before. Is all that I carry with me

I talk to myself, I need nobody else. I'm lost and I'm mine, yes I'm free


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Re: Sixth mass extinction is here: US study [Re: musiclover420]
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Either way, I don't care much about any animals so long as I have good food on my table each day and my dog is happy. The only other time I interact with animals are when I see them on my television screen on national geographic.


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Re: Sixth mass extinction is here: US study [Re: Bitter Cactus]
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I raise geckos that were rediscovered in 1994 after they thought they were extinct. Crested gecko.

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Re: Sixth mass extinction is here: US study [Re: musiclover420]
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The Endangered Species Act is preventing the state of California from constructing dams, reservoirs, and desalination plants that would help to during the droughts.


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Re: Sixth mass extinction is here: US study [Re: Astral Pain]
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ehrlich


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Re: Sixth mass extinction is here: US study [Re: Astral Pain]
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FreeTheSoul said:
I raise geckos that were rediscovered in 1994 after they thought they were extinct. Crested gecko.


That is awesome man! I love reptiles and amphibians, really cool life forms

Have you heard of giant mountain salamanders? They are fucking crazy:






Astral Pain said:
The Endangered Species Act is preventing the state of California from constructing dams, reservoirs, and desalination plants that would help to during the droughts.


What point are you trying to make? Many laws have unintended side effects. Maybe if rich conservatives didn't "need" to play golf in the middle of the desert or corporations like nestle didn't take advantage of the water supply there would not be a need for any of those things in the first place :shrug:


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Don't worry about me, I've got all that I need. And I'm singing my song to the sky

You know how it feels, With the breeze of the sun in your eyes. Not minding that time's passing by

I've got all and more, My smile, just as before. Is all that I carry with me

I talk to myself, I need nobody else. I'm lost and I'm mine, yes I'm free


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Re: Sixth mass extinction is here: US study [Re: musiclover420]
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It's all part of the evolution of life. Don't necessarily think of it as a bad thing. We're all life, all the species, originating from one source. I think we're on our way to greatness and humans can hopefully make it past this epic time. If we don't there's no way another species will be able to rise up and replace us. There's no more surface metals to have another technological revolution (iron age).


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Re: Sixth mass extinction is here: US study [Re: musiclover420]
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Poor people need to drink water. There would be no problem across the board with the right orchestrated diversion of the rain water.


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Re: Sixth mass extinction is here: US study [Re: musiclover420]
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Hey, I know the solution!!!  Let's have an extinction tax.  We can also have some Mass Extinction Fees, regulations, and general management of the End of the World by the Government.

You see, the world might have a chance if the government hits everyone in the wallet, and hits them hard.  You aren't going to need your money anymore since the end of the world is coming.  So pony up to save the planet.


Well, see you guys later, I'm going to see a movie.  It's called 'An Incovenient Truth: The Sequel---


This Political Advertisement was brought to you by Global Warming Version 2.0-- The Mass Extinction. :smirk:


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Re: Sixth mass extinction is here: US study [Re: musiclover420] * 2
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Look I been one of the biggest disaster preachers on the site but..

No DoomThink guys.

On our path to enlightenmint we're destroying so much but we'll bring it all back.

Its gonna be awesome. Domething for everybody even the now extinct.

Try to have faith.

We're gonna turn back the clock on all misery.



Mass Extinctions clear the field for something new and better.


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Re: Sixth mass extinction is here: US study [Re: Astral Pain] * 3
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MXE must be some really good shit. :yesnod:


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Re: Sixth mass extinction is here: US study [Re: musiclover420]
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oh well

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