Surviving The Sixth Extinction: Are we too late?

The Why Files: Operation Podcast

Science, Life Sciences, Fiction, Society & Culture, Documentary, Science Fiction

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🗓️ 19 May 2023

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Of all the species that have ever existed on Earth, 99% of them are gone. Most of those were wiped out during what are known as "Mass Extinction Events".

Since life emerged on our planet, there have been five mass extinctions. Sometimes these events last many years. But sometimes a mass extinction can happen very, very suddenly.

Some scientists think we're on the verge of a sixth mass extinction. Others think it's already begun.

But the question everybody asks is: "Is there anything we can do to stop it?"

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0:00.0	Of all the species that have ever existed on Earth, 99% of them are gone.
0:06.0	Most of those were wiped out during what are known as mass extinction events.
0:10.2	Since life emerged on our planet, there have been five mass extinctions.
0:14.8	Sometimes these events last many years, but sometimes a mass extinction can happen very,
0:19.6	very suddenly.
0:20.8	Some scientists think we're on the verge of a sixth mass extinction.
0:25.0	Others think it's already begun.
0:26.8	But the question everybody asks is, is there anything we can do to stop it?
0:33.8	The Earth is always changing.
0:40.1	There's the climate, there's...
0:41.3	Yeah.
0:42.3	Excuse me?
0:43.3	I've been here in this for years.
0:45.1	No, no, no, that's not what I'm...
0:46.1	Hey, if the climate gets colder, you'll be fine.
0:48.7	Why is that?
0:49.7	Because you're covered in wool.
0:52.0	Oh, because I'm...
0:54.3	First Alguer told me that in five years, the polar bears will be sunburdened and everything will be underwater.
1:00.0	There was thirty years ago.
1:01.6	You're missing one.
1:02.6	I can't drive an SUV, but oh, sure, those big shots can take their private jets and Davos,
	...

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