Global Extinction: How Long Do We Have Left?

In the last 500 million years, five mass extinctions, known as the Big Five, have nearly annihilated life on Earth. But according to the National Academy of Sciences, the Sixth Mass Extinction has already begun. It started in the middle of the 20th century, during a period called the Great Acceleration. From pollution to the rapid increase in carbon dioxide emissions, humans have severely impacted the Earth. Can we work against the tide of destruction? Sources: Mass Extinction Facts and Information #:~:text=Some 252 million years ago,species on land died out. The Permian Extinction—When Life Nearly Came to an End Siberian Volcanic Eruptions Caused Extinction 250 Million Years Ago Media Release: Nature’s Dangerous Decline ‘Unprecedent