The Sixth Extinction - Critical summary review - Elizabeth Kolbert
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The Sixth Extinction - critical summary review

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Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.

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Geologists agree that Earth has experienced catastrophes due to the impact of asteroids in the distant past. In “The Sixth Extinction,” Elizabeth Kolbert ponders whether the next extinction event will be human-triggered. The planet is going through changes, and – if we fail to act – we definitely risk losing many endangered species and our present way of life.

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Elizabeth Kolbert is an American author, journalist, and fellow at Williams College. Her articles on environmentalism are published in The New Yorker. She is a Fulbright scholar and reci... (Read more)

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