The Sixth Extinction

Posted on 07 August 2018 by Elizabeth Kolbert

Over the last half billion years, there have been five mass extinctions, when the diversity of life on earth suddenly and dramatically contracted Scientists around the world are currently monitoring the sixth extinction, predicted to be the most devastating extinction event since the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs This time around, the cataclysm is us In prose that is at once frank, entertaining, and deeply informed, The New Yorker writer Elizabeth Kolbert tells us why and how human beings have altered life on the planet in a way no species has before Interweaving research in half a dozen disciplines, descriptions of the fascinating species that have already been lost, and the history of extinction as a concept, Kolbert provides a moving and comprehensive account of the disappearances occurring before our very eyes She shows that the sixth extinction is likely to be mankind s most lasting legacy, compelling us to rethink the fundamental question of what it means to be human. 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is a very engaging examination of extinctions of animal species through the ages Elizabeth Kolbert adds a wonderfully personal touch to many of the chapters, as she describes her visits to the habitats where various species are dying out She accompanies scientists and ecologists as they delve into extinctions, past and present Some biologists are gathering up endangered species, putting them into special reserves and zoo like habitats where they might be able to survive.There is no This book is a very engaging examination of extinctions of animal species through the ages Elizabeth Kolbert adds a wonderfully personal touch to many of the chapters, as she describes her visits to the habitats where various species are dying out She accompanies scientists and ecologists as they delve into extinctions, past and present Some biologists are gathering up endangered species, putting them into special reserves and zoo like habitats where they might be able to survive.There is no single cause for the various massive extinctions Some were due to sudden chang...hides in apocalypse safe bunker and cries A goosebump inducing nonfiction read The Sixth Extinction is told in a part textbook, part narrative style the author gives readers hard facts mixed into detailed personal accounts of her research trips In 13 chapters, she tells the stories of several species, some long extinct, some still teetering on the brink of extinction, all with one common enemy us The best part of the book is that Kolbert isn t trying to blame the human race or make her re hides in apocalypse safe bunker and cries A goosebump inducing nonfiction read The Sixth Extinction is told in a part textbook, part narrative style the author gives readers hard facts mixed into detailed personal accounts of her research trips In 13 chapters, she tells the stories of several species, some long extinct, some still teetering on the brink of ext...A well balanced tour of apparent causes for five past massive extinctions and for the current epoch of the human caused Sixth Extinction The relatively sudden acceleration of extinctions has a lot of consensus among scientists as defining a new age, the Anthropocene.The author is a journalist who demonstrates a sound knowledge about how science works and its slow and contentious process of reaching consensus conclusions She travels around the world to visit scientists and sites that are si A well balanced tour of apparent causes for five past massive extinctions and for the current epoch of the human caused Sixth Extinction The relatively sudden acceleration of extinctions has a lot of consensus among scientists as defining a new age, the Anthropocene.The author is a journalist who demonstrates a sound knowledge abou...This book both awed and depressed me From page one, Kolbert writes an impressive survey of how destructive mankind has been to the planet She gives a brief history of the five mass extinctions that have happened, and travels around the world to report on species that are currently going extinct But the big problem now isn t a giant asteroid it s humans We are such a lethal force that we can unwittingly or just greedily wipe out entire species at alarming rates.There are a lot of good st This book both awed and depressed me From page one, Kolbert writes an impressive survey of how destructive mankind has been to the planet She gives a brief history of the five mass extinctions that have happened, and travels around the world to report on species that are currently going extinct But the big problem now isn t a giant asteroid it s humans We are such a lethal force that we can unwittingly or just greedily wipe out entire species at alarming rates.There are a lot of good stories in this book, including the efforts of researchers who are desperately trying to save various species I don t regularly read science books, but I m glad I picked up this one It s a good reminder of how important our environment is to our survival we need to do better of taking care of our plan...When I hear of the destruction of a species I feel just as if all the works of some great writer had perished Theodore RooseveltI don t recall ever reading a book that SO made me want to curl up in a ball on the floor and just SOB.The book ends with a chapter entitled The Thing With Feathers, which is hope, according to Emily Dickinson Or Woody Allen s nephew, if you know that joke Yet this chapter contains some of thedire information, not to mention the most tear inducing quotes When I hear of the destruction of a species I feel just as if all the works of some great writer had perished Theodore RooseveltI don t recall ever reading a book that SO made me want to curl up in a ball on the floor and just SOB.The book ends with a chapter entitled The Thing With Feathers, which is hope, according to Emily Dickinson Or Woody Allen s nephew, if you know that joke Yet this chapter contains some of thedire information, not to mention the most tear inducing quotes We re seeing right now that a mass extinction can be caused by human beings Walter Alvarez Right now we are in the midst of the Sixth Extinction, this time caused solely by humanity s transformation of the ecological landscape plaque displayed at the American Museum of History s Hall of Biodiversity___________________Throughout history, there have been five other mass extinctions that led to a profound loss of...Kolbert s premise, that we are likely in the midst of the Sixth Period of a great extinction in the world s history, is a most awful yet interesting idea, to quote Darwin out of context Kolbert shares recent in the past forty years scientific discoveries, theories, and test results which many of us may not have had a chance to follow with the diligence of a scientist She...on the dedication page of her landmark 1962 book, silent spring, rachel carson quoted humanitarian, biocentrist, and nobel peace prize winner albert schweitzer thus, man has lost the capacity to foresee and to forestall he will end by destroying the earth in the ensuing half century since carson s watershed work first saw print, evidence aplenty has proven the prescience of schweitzer s sentiment with distressing rapidity in a new book as incisive and imperative as the late ms carson s, ne on the dedication page of her landmark 1962 book, silent spring, rachel carson quoted humanitarian, biocentrist, and nobel peace prize winner albert schweitzer thus, man has lost the capacity to foresee and to forestall he will end by destroying the earth in the ensuing half century since carson s watershed work first saw print, evidence aplenty has proven the prescience of schweitzer s sentiment with distressing rapidity in a new book as incisive and imperative as the late ms carson s, new yorker staff writer elizabeth kolbert confronts what may well be the most compelling, portentous, and defining characteristic of our modernity the nearly inconceivable and irretrievable loss of earth s biodiversity at the hands of our own species.as with her acclaimed 2006 book, field notes from a catastroph...no snow, now ice by photographer Patty Waymire, National GeographicEvery part of the earth is sacred to my people Every shining pine needle, every sandy shore, every mist in the dark woods, every meadow, every humming insect All are holy in the memory and experience of my people Chief SeattleWhen I was a child my favorite books were the Golden Nature Guides about insects, birds, sea shells, and so on I learned many insect names, as well as those of the butterflies and other animals I a no snow, now ice by photographer Patty Waymire, National GeographicEvery part of the earth is sacred to my people Every shining pine needle, every sandy shore, every mist in the dark woods, every meadow, every humming insect All are holy in the memory and experience of my people Chief SeattleWhen I was a child my favorite books were the Golden Nature Guides about insects, birds, sea shells, and so on I learned many insect names, as well as those of the butterflies and other animals I also remember seeing so many different varieties of wildlife back then Little did I know then that in later years I would look for the birds, butterflies and insects of my youth and not see many of them I jump for joy when I see a praying mantis, an inch worm, or a walking stick We are losing our bees, and I seldom see those either If we lose them all we lose our fruits and other plants that need pollinat...

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07 August 2018

Elizabeth Kolbert