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Re:Animal melting pot created by climate change could lead t... by mtlmtlmtlmtl on Saturday August 13, 2022 @07:46AM (#32448977)
Uhm, there is an extinction event happening right now, and it is caused by human activity, partially by CO2 emissions. That's not just something people are saying, it's the scientific consensus.
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Re:Animal melting pot created by climate change could lead t... by GekkePrutser on Saturday August 13, 2022 @08:31AM (#32449272)
None of the scientists say we'll be extinct.

Some areas will become uninhabitable. Others will become more habitable. Humanity won't go extinct.

Some other species will yes, but that was not what I meant. And we've made species extinct long before the industrial age :( I should have elaborated.

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Re:Animal melting pot created by climate change could lead t... by mtlmtlmtlmtl on Saturday August 13, 2022 @10:00AM (#32449943)
Right. In biology, an extinction event is typically defined as a period with an increased overall rate of extinctions, irrespective of any one species. So that was the source of the confusion.
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