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Sixth mass extinction is here: US study
news.yahoo.com ^ | June 20, 2015 | AFP

Posted on 06/20/2015 12:08:50 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper

The world is embarking on its sixth mass extinction with animals disappearing about 100 times faster than they used to, scientists warned Friday, and humans could be among the first victims.

Not since the age of the dinosaurs ended 66 million years ago has the planet been losing species at this rapid a rate, said a study led by experts at Stanford University, Princeton University and the University of California, Berkeley.

The study "shows without any significant doubt that we are now entering the sixth great mass extinction event," said co-author Paul Ehrlich, a Stanford University professor of biology.

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KEYWORDS: 6thextinction; demagogicparty; paulehrlich; populationbomb; sixthextinction
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To: okie01

Thank you for pointing that out. It didn’t sound credible, so I am glad you can confirm the source is not credible. Thanks.


41 posted on 06/20/2015 9:42:08 AM PDT by Freedom_Is_Not_Free (Lord God help us.)
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To: Freedom_Is_Not_Free
It didn’t sound credible,...

'Dr. Paul Ehrlich, professor of biology at Stanford University" may sound credible.

But he's not.

42 posted on 06/20/2015 10:28:13 AM PDT by okie01
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To: Cvengr

And the mass of the salt in the water, makes the mass of the CO2 in the atmosphere, insignificant.


43 posted on 06/20/2015 10:29:49 AM PDT by justa-hairyape (The user name is sarcastic. Although at times it may not appear that way.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper
Paul Ehrlich? Paul Ehrlich!?!

Has that guy ever been right about anything?

44 posted on 06/20/2015 10:31:01 AM PDT by Interesting Times (WinterSoldier.com. SwiftVets.com. ToSetTheRecordStraight.com.)
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To: Pikachu_Dad; All

Yes, the oceans are slightly alkaline, but CO2 is helping to move them toward neutral. As CO2 levels get higher, will the oceans become slightly acidic?? What will be the impact on various life forms and especially those with calcium containing shells and structures?


45 posted on 06/20/2015 1:45:04 PM PDT by gleeaikin
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To: gleeaikin

Sigh...


46 posted on 06/21/2015 7:02:54 AM PDT by Pikachu_Dad
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To: Pikachu_Dad

Sigh...

...

I agree.


47 posted on 06/21/2015 7:05:43 AM PDT by Moonman62 (The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
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To: gleeaikin

Here’s something for you to read while you worry.

http://wattsupwiththat.com/2014/12/23/touchy-feely-science-one-chart-suggests-theres-a-phraud-in-omitting-ocean-acidification-data-in-congressional-testimony/


48 posted on 06/21/2015 7:12:49 AM PDT by Moonman62 (The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
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49 posted on 06/21/2015 7:14:45 AM PDT by Pikachu_Dad
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To: Moonman62

Just how exactly does one come up with a single value for Ocean pH?

There is a lot of Ocean out there.

If you measure near land, the fresh river water will lower your results

What depth of Ocean water do you use?

What temperature of water since it is such a temperature defendant value?


50 posted on 06/21/2015 7:23:01 AM PDT by Pikachu_Dad
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To: Moonman62
Now that is a nice post. A bit more reality in that post. The 1920 and 1960 low values show that we cannot measure pH as accurately as they claim.
51 posted on 06/21/2015 7:26:17 AM PDT by Pikachu_Dad
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