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The Sixth Extinction

When Species Vanish

"What if the current mass extinction accelerated dramatically?"

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The Collapse Begins
Ecosystem Unraveling
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Twenty Years Later
The Lonely Planet
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Fifty Years Later
Humanity Alone
First 24 Hours
The Collapse Begins
The Aftermath
Twenty Years Later
The New Reality
Fifty Years Later
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The Collapse Begins

Ecosystem Unraveling

Keystone species disappear, triggering cascading extinctions.

Key Points

  • 1Large mammals mostly gone
  • 2Bird populations crash 80%
  • 3Insect apocalypse accelerates
  • 4Forests fall silent
  • 5Pollinator crisis peaks

Statistics

25%
Species extinct
1000xnormal
Extinction rate

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