Examples of 'mass extinction' in a sentence

Meaning of "mass extinction"

Mass extinction refers to an event in which a significant proportion of Earth's species, including plants, animals, and microorganisms, become extinct within a relatively short period of time. These events are caused by major environmental changes, such as climate change or catastrophic events like asteroid impacts. Mass extinctions have occurred throughout Earth's history, with the most well-known example being the extinction of the dinosaurs
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  • A sharp decrease in the total number of species in a relatively short period of time; specifically, a loss of ∼75% of all species on the planet over a geologically interval of less than 3 million years, as a result of a mass extinction event.

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Mass extinction is not unusual on this planet.
It was the largest known mass extinction of insects.
The mass extinction is a result of human activity.
Mostly due to five mass extinction events.
Of mass extinction on other parts of the planet.
The only known mass extinction of insects.
Mass extinction of animals and plants accelerates.
Humans are behind the mass extinction of animals.
Our mass extinction has already started.
Such an impact could trigger mass extinction.
But the mass extinction was also engineered.
Our planet conceals a weapon of mass extinction.
The sixth mass extinction caused by humans.
Ongoing loss is driving fears of mass extinction.
The sixth mass extinction is our fault.

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Our planet is in the middle of a mass extinction.
The next mass extinction gets a step closer.
We are in the midst of the sixth mass extinction.
The risk of a mass extinction of life in the planet.
How to prevent the sixth mass extinction.
The impact of mass extinction events varied widely.
We humans are driving this planet to mass extinction.
Five accepted mass extinction events.
Scientists refer to this phenomenon as a mass extinction.
It deals with mass extinction events.
The mass extinction we feared has already begun.
Humanity is currently causing a mass extinction event.
Mass extinction is likely to be the hallmark of our era.
This would have caused a mass extinction.
Mass extinction occurred in millions of years.
The end result would be mass extinction.
Ancient mass extinction led to dominance of tiny fish.
Could we be part of the next mass extinction.
Mass extinction and decline and increase in biodiversity.
The human race faces mass extinction.
This mass extinction remained a mystery for generations of paleontologists.
This catastrophic event caused mass extinction.
Mass extinction of the entire animal kingdom is sure to follow.
This is the sixth major mass extinction.
These previous mass extinction were caused by enormous natural catastrophes.
Better living through mass extinction.
World mass extinction event.
We started looking at the other mass extinction boundaries.
Another mass extinction ended the reign of the dinosaurs.
We are facing the sixth mass extinction of the planet.
Such a disaster is certainly capable of causing a mass extinction.
This means that that mass extinction was catastrophic.
We are now on the cusp of the final mass extinction.
You get mass extinction.
Scientists term this the sixth mass extinction.

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