Sentences with phrase «facing extinction as»

The latter feature is facing extinction as major names in the industry shift towards other connectivity options such as the aforementioned USB Type - C and Lightning Connectors, in case of Apple devices.

He was a great ambassador for his species and will be remembered for the work he did to raise awareness globally of the plight facing not only rhinos, but also the many thousands of other species facing extinction as a result of unsustainable human activity.

The orangutan is only one of a number of species facing extinction as a result of deforestation.

The human race faces extinction as the war rages on in our backyard!

Not exact matches

«Chesapeake Requiem,» a forthcoming book by Earl Swift, paints a timely portrait of the 200 - year - old crabbing community as it faces extinction from rising water levels.

But that is quite different from saying that Christianity as such faces extinction in the region, or that the church might cease to exist.

If we grow conscious of our condition, if we recognize the choices facing us, we shall develop the insight as well as the will to opt for a life - enhancing path of evolution rater than a life - destroying descent into extinction.

It may be comforting to think that others have their problems, too: but the crisis for Polish Catholicismis as nothing compared with the crisis we face here as we sleep - walk peacefully downhill towards that gentle extinction which is specially reserved for those who have forgotten what it is they have to say to those who need to hear it.

In his last chapter he contemplates the last minutes of planet earth as it faces an extinction of endless cold or intolerable heat and concludes: «The more the universe seems comprehensible, the more it seems pointless» (p. 154).

for EPL supremacy, as it was a grim reflection on a disheartened and desperate Pompey club facing possible extinction at the end of this season (or sooner).

The idea is that such alloparenting as such «substitute care» is called likely lessened maternal energetic costs associated with lactation and infant care in general, permitting mothers to ovulate sooner explaining why the great apes but not humans may be facing extinction, as great apes have a much longer birth interval such that they are not replacing themselves, demographically.

For the Liberal Democrats the picture was mixed, while Nick Clegg and others hoped to the party would be seen as a credible party of government, benefitting from the experience of office others have since warned that they faced electoral extinction.

He lamented over what he regarded as era of extinction of crude oil in the world, saying the sharp drop in the global prices of crude oil was a signal to the fact that government at all levels need to shift face to agriculture.

According to him, «it is regrettably disheartened that our culture, tradition and values are gradually facing out and going into extinction as this has not only posed a threat to our national and international lives but also deface our identity as black race.

«As long as I have been in politics I have read portentous pieces from commentators and pundits saying the Liberal Democrats are just about to die — tomorrow... if we were not in coalition now I am sure I would be reading pieces saying that because Nick Clegg failed to take the strategic opportunity of being in coalition the Liberal Democrats face irrelevance and extinctioAs long as I have been in politics I have read portentous pieces from commentators and pundits saying the Liberal Democrats are just about to die — tomorrow... if we were not in coalition now I am sure I would be reading pieces saying that because Nick Clegg failed to take the strategic opportunity of being in coalition the Liberal Democrats face irrelevance and extinctioas I have been in politics I have read portentous pieces from commentators and pundits saying the Liberal Democrats are just about to die — tomorrow... if we were not in coalition now I am sure I would be reading pieces saying that because Nick Clegg failed to take the strategic opportunity of being in coalition the Liberal Democrats face irrelevance and extinction.

If climate changes proceed as expected, one in six species could face extinction.

Eradicate the predators and we face what one expert calls ecological meltdown: a cascade of extinctions and environmental collapse — a world, as Quammen puts it, overrun by a «pestilence of nibblers, cropping the vegetation down to stubs.»

Up to half of plant and animal species in the world's most naturally rich areas, such as the Amazon and the Galapagos, could face local extinction by the turn of the century due to climate change if carbon emissions continue to rise unchecked.

As the planet faces the dawn of a sixth mass extinction, scientists are searching for clues about the uncertain road ahead by exploring how ancient ecosystems collapsed and bounced back from traumatic upheavals.

Youth isn't kind to leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea), which are facing extinction in the eastern Pacific Ocean as beach resorts and hotels spring up.

The loggerhead sea turtle is listed as threatened (likely to become endangered, in danger of extinction, within the foreseeable future) under the U.S. Federal Endangered Species Act and internationally it is listed as endangered (facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future) by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.

Meanwhile, half of all Africa's mammals and birds face extinction by 2100, as do 37 per cent of Europe's freshwater fish.

Many remnant populations of animals in the wild and in captive breeding programs are facing what is called an «extinction vortex,» as inbreeding forces them into an accelerating loss - of - fitness spiral.

The African elephant is classified as «vulnerable» and is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

Aaron Eckhart stars as a very different monster in this adaptation of Kevin Grevioux «s graphic novel in which Frankenstein's creation comes to the defense of the human race as it faces extinction at the hands of immortal clans led by Bill Nighy and Miranda Otto.

An explosion occurs on the Klingon moon known as Praxis (an allusion to the nuclear disaster of Chernobyl), which makes the Klingon race face possible extinction, as their way of life crumbles, rendering them a superpower no longer (akin to the breakup of the USSR).

On December 28, 1973, President Richard Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act of 1973, a law in which the United States «pledged itself, as a sovereign state in the international community, to conserve to the extent practicable the various species of fish or wildlife and plants facing extinction.»

Music «could face extinction» as a subject in secondary schools in England, researchers have warned.

Right as rain — one of the reasons traditional publishing and traditional agents are facing extinction is because not one of them ever seemed to care if the book was good.

There's blood in the water as fresh faced James talks about the the disappointing Extinction and curses like a sailor...

«In a world with games and movies that feature superheroes and powerful characters that face extinction - level threats all the time, it's always interesting to play as characters like Delsin (Infamous: Second Son), Nathan Drake (Uncharted) or Aloy — characters that have to discover what it is they're good at, improvise when thrust into dangerous situations, and handle threats that exist more on a personal level than a global one.

20 years after the fall of Earth, the remaining survivors of the human race once again face the threat of extinction from an unknown life form known as XADA.

Why are we as gamers quick to forgo our rich artistic history and rely on convoluted and bootleg emulators or face steep prices for videogame titles on the brink of extinction?

As the title suggests humanity is facing potential extinction.

Here, his attention is focused on the artist and pseudo anthropologist George Catlin (1796 - 1872) who, with the zeal of a missionary, set about «documenting» aboriginal tribespeople across North America as they faced the threat of extinction.

A recent, comprehensive survey, presented at the same conference as the news of the gorilla census, indicates that more than half of primate species face extinction.

Later as amphibian biologists shared their research, it was realized that they were facing a global wave of local extinctions.

According to David Wasdell, International Coordinator, Meridian Programme: «A runaway climate change is now clear and beginning to be quantified for the first time... the greatest threat we face as a planet... The rate of change we're generating in the current situation is between 200 - 300 times faster than that experience of any extinction event apart from the asteroidal impact.

If ocean acidification continues at the current rate, many species at the bottom of the food chain, as well as corals, could face extinction.

As the interpretation of infinity in economic climate models is essentially a debate about how to deal with the threat of extinction, Mr Weitzman's argument depends heavily on a judgement about the value of life... A lack of reliable data exacerbates the profound methodological and philosophical difficulties faced by climate change economists... The United Nations conference in Paris this December offers a chance to take appropriate steps to protect future generations from this risk... http://www.economist.com/blogs/freeexchange/2015/07/climate-change (MOST COMMENTING ARE NOT AT ALL IMPRESSED)

Some species in semi-enclosed seas such as the Wadden Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, also face higher risk of local extinction because land boundaries around those bodies of water will make it difficult for those species to move laterally to escape waters that may be too warm.

In the Succulent Karoo biome of South Africa, 2,800 plant species face potential extinction as bioclimatically suitable habitat is reduced by 80 % with a global warming of 1.5 - 2.7 °C above pre-industrial levels (see Table 4.1).

However, as a direct result of climate change, 20 % to 30 % of plant and animal species assessed so far would face a «commitment to extinction» [11] for a temperature rise of 2 °C to 3 °C.»

The organization states on its website that the position is based on detailed research and that «we are faced with a stark choice: either we act to stop ruddy ducks spreading from the UK, or we stand by and watch as the white - headed duck is pushed ever closer to extinction.»

And while this is just awful and depressing news, hope is not lost, as the authors conclude: «Despite the impending extinction facing many of the world's primates, we remain adamant that primate conservation is not yet a lost cause, and we are optimistic that the environmental and anthropogenic pressures leading to population declines can still be reversed.»

As artificial intelligence (AI) is used with greater frequency in the practice of law, attorneys face a reckoning: embrace the new technology, or potentially face extinction.

As stated earlier, TK holder - communities face a risk of extinction from diverse angles.

Constant proclamations that Indigenous peoples are remnants of a past doomed to extinction, that «the old Aboriginal world is now facing its final twilight» 28, and that Aboriginal people are «powerless to defend themselves against the final onslaught» 29 continue to construct us as innately obsolete peoples.

If lawmakers take no action soon, the EB - 5 Visa program could face extinction, as after April 28, the temporary extension that's keeping the program alive will expire.