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Five mass extinctions have occurred throughout Earth's history, the last hypothesized to have been caused by an asteroid impact at the end of the Cretaceous. Currently, scientists agree that we are in the middle of a sixth mass extinction. What is the cause of the current mass extinction?

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The cause of the current mass extinction is the anthropic activity. The consumption of fossil fuels, ocean acidification, pollution, deforestation and forced migration threaten life and have caused the disappearance of many species.

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