The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History The Diverse Book Award for Best Young Adult Book (2021) Born in Pisa on February

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The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History The Diverse Book Award for Best Young Adult Book (2021) Born in Pisa on FebruaryOver the last half billion years, there have been five mass extinctions, when the diversity of life on earth suddenly and dramatically contracted. Scientists around the world are currently monitoring the sixth extinction, predicted to be the most devastating extinction event since the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs. This time around, the cataclysm is us. In prose that is at once frank, entertaining, and deeply informed, The New Yorker