The Sixth Mass Extinction Is Upon Us. Can Humans Survive? Published May 06, 2013 at 4:45 AM EDT Updated May 06, 2013 at 5:15 PM EDT.

Yes, humans are probably to blame for the Earth’s sixth mass extinction event, which is wiping out species at a rate 53 times greater than normal.

Though humans are the drivers of this extinction, eventually the consequences will fall on us as well. Experts purport that biodiversity and ecosystem services are worth $145 trillion globally .

The potential sixth mass extinction carries significant economic implications. Biodiversity loss affects industries such as agriculture, fisheries, and tourism, which rely on healthy ecosystems.

Earth has experienced five mass extinction events over its 4.5 billion-year history. A sixth mass extinction is underway as a result of human-driven climate change.

This sixth mass extinction, ... Lots can go wrong before we officially place sixth in the world’s worst contest. Human impacts on biodiversity “will be seen in the fossil record,” she says.

Will Humans Survive the Sixth Great Extinction? Species are disappearing at an alarming rate, a new study finds. Author Elizabeth Kolbert says that raises questions about our survival.

Putting an end to a mass extinction sounds like an impossible task, but some researchers argue that doing so would be setting our ambitions too low ...

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The term “sixth mass extinction” isn’t just academic jargon. It’s being used by scientists to describe what they see as an escalating crisis in biodiversity loss.

Earth has experienced five mass extinction events over its 4.5 billion-year history. A sixth mass extinction is underway as a result of human-driven climate change.