Are we on our way to the sixth major mass extinction?

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MountainMan1312 · 1h ago

Why are they saying "on our way" to something that's already here? We even have a name for it: the Anthropocene Extinction Event. Seems dishonest for them to ask that question and then fail to mention the name of it.

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Are we on our way to the sixth major mass extinction?

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