The Next Great Extinction Event
There have been five major extinctions in our planet´s history. We about to experience the 6th. The industrialization of the planet by humans and the release of carbon and other pollutants into the atmosphere have brought us to the tipping point of a great purging of species across the planet. This film endeavors to find out how fragile Earth is and what the coming decades will look like.
There have been five major extinctions in our planet´s history. We about to experience the 6th. The industrialization of the planet by humans and the release of carbon and other pollutants into the atmosphere have brought us to the tipping point of a great purging of species across the planet. This film endeavors to find out how fragile Earth is and what the coming decades will look like.
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