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Resilience: Learn about the Sixth Extinction
  Just as humans bounce back from life’s difficulties, nature must often recover from major events. The natural world has already recovered from five major extinctions, resulting in sizeable losses of life on our planet. We are living in what many scientists call the Sixth Extinction. While the first five extinctions were caused by physical catastrophic events, the Sixth Extinction is unique in that it is being caused mostly by humans.
Arrow Explore the Causes of Extinctions
 
  1. Read a summary of the Sixth Extinction.
  2. Many different factors contribute to the loss of biodiversity and extinctions. Scientists use the acronym HIPPO to describe these factors. Click here to learn more about HIPPO.
  3. Find examples of HIPPO in your community. The following links will help you learn more about HIPPO in the area you live:

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