Earth faces the greatest danger of extinction

Scientists at the Nanjing Institute of Antiquities Research Institute, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said the Earth may have entered the era of the sixth major extinction of species.

Many species of creatures will disappear in the sixth great extinction? (Source: Internet ).

Currently, the diversity of organisms on Earth is particularly threatened. Every year there are many species of extinct creatures.

Some studies have estimated that the current rate of extinction of organisms is from 10-100 species / year, and in the future, this rate may reach 1,000-10,000 species / year. There are also some studies that show that the rate of organism extinction is in fact only 40% of the previous study.

However, according to scientists, no matter how much the specific extinction rate is, that speed is going beyond the normal level. Therefore, urgent measures are needed to protect the species. Previously, Earth had experienced five great extinction of organisms, including the great extinction of dinosaurs. The continuation of great extinctions is relatively long, maybe several hundred thousand years or several million years.

The sixth great extinction of the organism lasts for many years, it is still very difficult to predict. There are many causes of the previous five great extinctions, including volcanic eruptions, meteorite crashes, lower sea levels .

According to the scientific world, previous great extinctions were all derived from natural causes, but in this sixth major extinction, humans played a major influence.