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Racing Extinction

In a 100 years or so we could lose up to 50% of all the species on Earth

Michael Novacek: It's difficult to estimate precisely how many species we're going to lose: In a 100 years or so we could lose up to 50% of all the species on Earth

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It's difficult to estimate
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precisely how many species we're gonna lose
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In a hundred years or so
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we could lose up to 50 of all the species on Earth
Duration
13 seconds
Views
71
Timestamp in Movie
00:04:37
Uploaded
May 08, 2024
Genres
documentary, adventure, news
Production
Oceanic Preservation Society,Insurgent Docs,Vulcan Productions,Okeanos Foundation for the Sea,Li Ka Shing Foundation,Earth Day Texas,JP's Peace, Love & Happiness Foundation,Diamond Docs

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Movie Summary

A documentary that follows undercover activists trying to stave off a man-made mass extinction.
It's like we 're living in the age of dinosaurs - Racing Extinction 00:08
It's like we 're living in the age of dinosaurs
The blue whale is the biggest creature - Racing Extinction 00:17
The blue whale is the biggest creature
My hope is that if you can show people - Racing Extinction 00:12
My hope is that if you can show people
The whole world is singing - Racing Extinction 00:20
The whole world is singing
We 're on that tipping point now - Racing Extinction 00:13
We 're on that tipping point now
With the explosion of demand in China - Racing Extinction 00:12
With the explosion of demand in China
Sharks predate dinosaurs - Racing Extinction 00:18
Sharks predate dinosaurs
Climate is controlled by the oceans - Racing Extinction 00:17
Climate is controlled by the oceans
A mass extinction is driven by a change of the environment - Racing Extinction 00:35
A mass extinction is driven by a change of the environment
A mass extinction is driven by a change of the environment - Racing Extinction 00:38
A mass extinction is driven by a change of the environment
We have many many ways to fix this problem - Racing Extinction 00:11
We have many many ways to fix this problem
And the ocean's chemistry is changing really rapidly - Racing Extinction 00:10
And the ocean's chemistry is changing really rapidly
When we put carbon dioxide into the atmosphere - Racing Extinction 00:14
When we put carbon dioxide into the atmosphere
The co2 reacts with water - Racing Extinction 00:10
The co2 reacts with water
If you want to know what that does - Racing Extinction 00:24
If you want to know what that does
It sounds a bit silly - Racing Extinction 00:13
It sounds a bit silly
It sounds a bit silly - Racing Extinction 00:15
It sounds a bit silly
By far and away - Racing Extinction 00:13
By far and away
The more dependent we are on meat milk and eggs - Racing Extinction 00:16
The more dependent we are on meat milk and eggs
Cattle and brahmanas of all kind - Racing Extinction 00:14
Cattle and brahmanas of all kind