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Peter brannen ends of the world6/26/2023 ![]() ![]() There often are conflicting theories as to why events unfolded as they did even when similarities to our own time appears in the historical record, their explanatory power isn’t always clear. To be sure, historical lessons are always hard to parse. ![]() ![]() So if you’re wondering how bad it can get, Brannen argues that “the history of mass extinctions provides the answer.” And given the Trump administration’s decision to quit the Paris Climate Agreement and drastically reduce the Environmental Protection Agency’s regulatory power-well, this book is timely to say the least. The signs that humanity is flirting with its own extinction seem clear, whether our politicians admit it or not. As Brannen explains, life on earth has been almost extinguished five times over the course of our planet’s history, and he posits that the past can grant us a clearer understanding of our present situation. What does it take to kill the world? This is the main question environmental journalist Peter Brannen investigates in his new book, The Ends of the World: Volcanic Apocalypses, Lethal Oceans, and Our Quest to Understand Earth’s Past Mass Extinctions. ![]()
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