Sentences with phrase «led to their extinction as»

Zhao uses what happened to Easter Island's Rapa Nui civilization that led to their extinction as an analogy for what may happen to us post Race to the Top, given both sets of people are / were driven by false hopes of the gods raining down on them prosperity, should they successfully compete for success and praise.

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Instability will lead to global conflict, and that in turn may lead to what in a 2007 essay he referred to as» secular apocalypse» — total extinction of the human race through either thermonuclear war, biological contagion, unchecked climate change, or an array of competing Armageddon scenarios.

While it is widely accepted that the origins of modern humans date back some 200,000 years to Africa, there has been furious debate as to which model of early Homo sapiens migration most plausibly led to the population of the planet — and the eventual extinction of Neanderthals.

As Frank and Sullivan show, studying past extinction events and using theoretical tools to model the future evolutionary trajectory of humankind — and of still unknown but plausible alien civilizations — could inform decisions that would lead to a sustainable future.

Close study of the pathogen's DNA suggests that its voracious spread, during which it constantly evolved and adapted to new environments, ultimately led to its extinction, perhaps as early as 1353.

The renowned Harvard biologist Edward O. Wilson has claimed that the introduction of alien species is second only to habitat destruction as the leading cause of extinctions worldwide.

This led a team of researchers at New York University to hypothesize that, as opposed to traditional extinction where the threat is omitted during therapeutic training, extinction could be successfully enhanced by instead replacing the potential threat with a neutral one.

The precedent - setting rescue comes as the bold conservation plan led by the Mexican government (SEMARNAT) to save the endangered vaquita porpoise from extinction enters its second week of field operations.

Using the most comprehensive conservation data available for both marine and non-marine organisms, research led by Dr Thomas Webb, from the University's Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, has shown that 20 to 25 per cent of the well - known species living in our seas are now threatened with extinction — the same figure as land living plants and animals.

Mr William Symes, a PhD student from the Department of Biological Sciences at the NUS Faculty of Science, who led the study, said, «Increasing our understanding of the drivers of international wildlife trade is critical as unsustainable harvesting of wildlife can lead to population decline and the extinction of species.

Because of this, the females may turn to parthenogenesis — reproduction without fertilisation from a male — as a last resort to produce offspring and avoid extinction, says a team led by Andrew Fields of Stony Brook University in New York.

But in others, such as Pakistan, uncontrolled exploitation of rare wild species may lead to their extinction.

Some species, however, may not be able to keep pace with future changes potentially leading to new regional ecosystems as novel climate patterns emerge, possibly leading to extinctions if some climates disappear entirely.

Babbitt hopes that such basic research will lead to earlier interventions to save key ecosystems before individual species reach the brink of extinction, avoiding what he describes as «environmental and economic train wrecks».

Lead author Sandra Rehan, an assistant professor of biological sciences at UNH, worked with colleagues Michael Schwarz at Australia's Flinders University and Remko Leys at the South Australia Museum to model a mass extinction in bee group Xylocopinae, or carpenter bees, at the end of the Cretaceous and beginning of the Paleogene eras, known as the K - T boundary.

One, sometimes called the «Great Dying,» occurred as the Permian period gave way to the Triassic and led to the extinction of huge numbers of species.

Traits that help an organism survive in the short term, such as heavier seeds, «may lead to extinction in the longer term,» worries Cheptou.

Abstract: Models investigating the effects of climate change and human - led land - use change on biodiversity have arrived at alarming conclusions, with the worst case scenarios suggesting extinction rates at such a level as to constitute a sixth mass extinction event in the earth's history.

Whether filming in HD or with a hidden camcorder, actor and animal - rights activist Hannes Jaenicke aims to reveal the global chain that leads to the extinction of the most amazing animals, such as polar bears and sharks.

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.

A Mark Wahlberg - led Transformers movie shouldn't be that hard to make fun, but as proven with Age of Extinction, it might be for Michael Bay.

, published on the website < http://planetasustentavel.abril.com.br/noticia/ambiente/quando-recursos-minerais-se-esgotarao-648952.shtml >, based on information from the US Geological Survey, the US government agency responsible for geological research that crossed information on the annual consumption, mineral reserves available on the planet and its predictable extinction: 1) Platinum (use in surgical materials)-- Extinction by 2049; 2) Silver (use in the manufacture of mirrors and cutlery)-- Extinction in 2016; 3) Copper (use in wire and cable and air conditioning ducts)-- Extinction in 2027; 4) Antimony (use in remote controls and other materials to increase strength)-- Extinction 2020; 5) Lithium (use in cell phone batteries, laptops and video games)-- Extinction in 2053; 6) Phosphorus (use in agricultural fertilizers)-- Extinction in 2149; 7) Uranium (use for electric power generation)-- Extinction in 2026; 8) Indian (use in smartphones and tablets touch screen screens)-- Extinction in 2020; 9) Tantalum (use in cameras lenses)-- Extinction in 2027; 10) Nickel (use in metal alloy coating, electronics such as cell phones)-- Extinction in 2064; 11) Tin (use in coating metal alloys, such as those used in the soft drink cans)-- Extinction 2024; 12) Lead (use in car batteries and trucks and welds and bearings)-- Extinction in 2015; 13) Gold (use as jewelry and computer microchips)-- Extinction in 2043; 14) Zinc (use to cover alloys, preventing rust that destroy objects like coins)-- Extinctioextinction: 1) Platinum (use in surgical materials)-- Extinction by 2049; 2) Silver (use in the manufacture of mirrors and cutlery)-- Extinction in 2016; 3) Copper (use in wire and cable and air conditioning ducts)-- Extinction in 2027; 4) Antimony (use in remote controls and other materials to increase strength)-- Extinction 2020; 5) Lithium (use in cell phone batteries, laptops and video games)-- Extinction in 2053; 6) Phosphorus (use in agricultural fertilizers)-- Extinction in 2149; 7) Uranium (use for electric power generation)-- Extinction in 2026; 8) Indian (use in smartphones and tablets touch screen screens)-- Extinction in 2020; 9) Tantalum (use in cameras lenses)-- Extinction in 2027; 10) Nickel (use in metal alloy coating, electronics such as cell phones)-- Extinction in 2064; 11) Tin (use in coating metal alloys, such as those used in the soft drink cans)-- Extinction 2024; 12) Lead (use in car batteries and trucks and welds and bearings)-- Extinction in 2015; 13) Gold (use as jewelry and computer microchips)-- Extinction in 2043; 14) Zinc (use to cover alloys, preventing rust that destroy objects like coins)-- ExtinctioExtinction by 2049; 2) Silver (use in the manufacture of mirrors and cutlery)-- Extinction in 2016; 3) Copper (use in wire and cable and air conditioning ducts)-- Extinction in 2027; 4) Antimony (use in remote controls and other materials to increase strength)-- Extinction 2020; 5) Lithium (use in cell phone batteries, laptops and video games)-- Extinction in 2053; 6) Phosphorus (use in agricultural fertilizers)-- Extinction in 2149; 7) Uranium (use for electric power generation)-- Extinction in 2026; 8) Indian (use in smartphones and tablets touch screen screens)-- Extinction in 2020; 9) Tantalum (use in cameras lenses)-- Extinction in 2027; 10) Nickel (use in metal alloy coating, electronics such as cell phones)-- Extinction in 2064; 11) Tin (use in coating metal alloys, such as those used in the soft drink cans)-- Extinction 2024; 12) Lead (use in car batteries and trucks and welds and bearings)-- Extinction in 2015; 13) Gold (use as jewelry and computer microchips)-- Extinction in 2043; 14) Zinc (use to cover alloys, preventing rust that destroy objects like coins)-- ExtinctioExtinction in 2016; 3) Copper (use in wire and cable and air conditioning ducts)-- Extinction in 2027; 4) Antimony (use in remote controls and other materials to increase strength)-- Extinction 2020; 5) Lithium (use in cell phone batteries, laptops and video games)-- Extinction in 2053; 6) Phosphorus (use in agricultural fertilizers)-- Extinction in 2149; 7) Uranium (use for electric power generation)-- Extinction in 2026; 8) Indian (use in smartphones and tablets touch screen screens)-- Extinction in 2020; 9) Tantalum (use in cameras lenses)-- Extinction in 2027; 10) Nickel (use in metal alloy coating, electronics such as cell phones)-- Extinction in 2064; 11) Tin (use in coating metal alloys, such as those used in the soft drink cans)-- Extinction 2024; 12) Lead (use in car batteries and trucks and welds and bearings)-- Extinction in 2015; 13) Gold (use as jewelry and computer microchips)-- Extinction in 2043; 14) Zinc (use to cover alloys, preventing rust that destroy objects like coins)-- ExtinctioExtinction in 2027; 4) Antimony (use in remote controls and other materials to increase strength)-- Extinction 2020; 5) Lithium (use in cell phone batteries, laptops and video games)-- Extinction in 2053; 6) Phosphorus (use in agricultural fertilizers)-- Extinction in 2149; 7) Uranium (use for electric power generation)-- Extinction in 2026; 8) Indian (use in smartphones and tablets touch screen screens)-- Extinction in 2020; 9) Tantalum (use in cameras lenses)-- Extinction in 2027; 10) Nickel (use in metal alloy coating, electronics such as cell phones)-- Extinction in 2064; 11) Tin (use in coating metal alloys, such as those used in the soft drink cans)-- Extinction 2024; 12) Lead (use in car batteries and trucks and welds and bearings)-- Extinction in 2015; 13) Gold (use as jewelry and computer microchips)-- Extinction in 2043; 14) Zinc (use to cover alloys, preventing rust that destroy objects like coins)-- ExtinctioExtinction 2020; 5) Lithium (use in cell phone batteries, laptops and video games)-- Extinction in 2053; 6) Phosphorus (use in agricultural fertilizers)-- Extinction in 2149; 7) Uranium (use for electric power generation)-- Extinction in 2026; 8) Indian (use in smartphones and tablets touch screen screens)-- Extinction in 2020; 9) Tantalum (use in cameras lenses)-- Extinction in 2027; 10) Nickel (use in metal alloy coating, electronics such as cell phones)-- Extinction in 2064; 11) Tin (use in coating metal alloys, such as those used in the soft drink cans)-- Extinction 2024; 12) Lead (use in car batteries and trucks and welds and bearings)-- Extinction in 2015; 13) Gold (use as jewelry and computer microchips)-- Extinction in 2043; 14) Zinc (use to cover alloys, preventing rust that destroy objects like coins)-- ExtinctioExtinction in 2053; 6) Phosphorus (use in agricultural fertilizers)-- Extinction in 2149; 7) Uranium (use for electric power generation)-- Extinction in 2026; 8) Indian (use in smartphones and tablets touch screen screens)-- Extinction in 2020; 9) Tantalum (use in cameras lenses)-- Extinction in 2027; 10) Nickel (use in metal alloy coating, electronics such as cell phones)-- Extinction in 2064; 11) Tin (use in coating metal alloys, such as those used in the soft drink cans)-- Extinction 2024; 12) Lead (use in car batteries and trucks and welds and bearings)-- Extinction in 2015; 13) Gold (use as jewelry and computer microchips)-- Extinction in 2043; 14) Zinc (use to cover alloys, preventing rust that destroy objects like coins)-- ExtinctioExtinction in 2149; 7) Uranium (use for electric power generation)-- Extinction in 2026; 8) Indian (use in smartphones and tablets touch screen screens)-- Extinction in 2020; 9) Tantalum (use in cameras lenses)-- Extinction in 2027; 10) Nickel (use in metal alloy coating, electronics such as cell phones)-- Extinction in 2064; 11) Tin (use in coating metal alloys, such as those used in the soft drink cans)-- Extinction 2024; 12) Lead (use in car batteries and trucks and welds and bearings)-- Extinction in 2015; 13) Gold (use as jewelry and computer microchips)-- Extinction in 2043; 14) Zinc (use to cover alloys, preventing rust that destroy objects like coins)-- ExtinctioExtinction in 2026; 8) Indian (use in smartphones and tablets touch screen screens)-- Extinction in 2020; 9) Tantalum (use in cameras lenses)-- Extinction in 2027; 10) Nickel (use in metal alloy coating, electronics such as cell phones)-- Extinction in 2064; 11) Tin (use in coating metal alloys, such as those used in the soft drink cans)-- Extinction 2024; 12) Lead (use in car batteries and trucks and welds and bearings)-- Extinction in 2015; 13) Gold (use as jewelry and computer microchips)-- Extinction in 2043; 14) Zinc (use to cover alloys, preventing rust that destroy objects like coins)-- ExtinctioExtinction in 2020; 9) Tantalum (use in cameras lenses)-- Extinction in 2027; 10) Nickel (use in metal alloy coating, electronics such as cell phones)-- Extinction in 2064; 11) Tin (use in coating metal alloys, such as those used in the soft drink cans)-- Extinction 2024; 12) Lead (use in car batteries and trucks and welds and bearings)-- Extinction in 2015; 13) Gold (use as jewelry and computer microchips)-- Extinction in 2043; 14) Zinc (use to cover alloys, preventing rust that destroy objects like coins)-- ExtinctioExtinction in 2027; 10) Nickel (use in metal alloy coating, electronics such as cell phones)-- Extinction in 2064; 11) Tin (use in coating metal alloys, such as those used in the soft drink cans)-- Extinction 2024; 12) Lead (use in car batteries and trucks and welds and bearings)-- Extinction in 2015; 13) Gold (use as jewelry and computer microchips)-- Extinction in 2043; 14) Zinc (use to cover alloys, preventing rust that destroy objects like coins)-- ExtinctioExtinction in 2064; 11) Tin (use in coating metal alloys, such as those used in the soft drink cans)-- Extinction 2024; 12) Lead (use in car batteries and trucks and welds and bearings)-- Extinction in 2015; 13) Gold (use as jewelry and computer microchips)-- Extinction in 2043; 14) Zinc (use to cover alloys, preventing rust that destroy objects like coins)-- ExtinctioExtinction 2024; 12) Lead (use in car batteries and trucks and welds and bearings)-- Extinction in 2015; 13) Gold (use as jewelry and computer microchips)-- Extinction in 2043; 14) Zinc (use to cover alloys, preventing rust that destroy objects like coins)-- ExtinctioExtinction in 2015; 13) Gold (use as jewelry and computer microchips)-- Extinction in 2043; 14) Zinc (use to cover alloys, preventing rust that destroy objects like coins)-- ExtinctioExtinction in 2043; 14) Zinc (use to cover alloys, preventing rust that destroy objects like coins)-- ExtinctionExtinction in 2041.

Public libraries have been teetering on the brink of extinction for years, a fact that doesn't seem likely to improve in the near future given the economic situations that lead local governments to take aim at the libraries as a primary target.

John Woinarksi: Australian mammals did suffer a wave of extinctions initially in semi-arid then arid Australia leading up to about the 1960s, and we thought that might be the end of the problem but in fact over the last two to three decades in northern Australia, the same sorts of species that went extinct elsewhere in Australia seem to be disappearing rapidly from that northern Australian landscape as well.

We hope this will lead to a continued building of their numbers in Washington waters as they recover from persecution and near extinction in the previous century.

As the only living human, you will uncover its many secret areas and solve intriguing puzzles to gradually realise what led to the extinction of almost all organic life

Al Beik's movie unfolds as a poignant narrative of the dramatic events affecting his homeland and leading to the extinction of love and happiness, which Fellini's protagonist Marcello Rubini was unsuccessfully looking for decades ago.

It actually talks about â $ œcommitment to extinctionâ $ ™, that is the commencement of a process by 2050, that would lead to extinction, and the 37 % figure relates to the maximal climate change scenario, rather than the minimal scenario as you misleadingly suggest.

Both the World Bank and the International Energy Agency (IEA) have warned that if business - as - usual continues, the world is headed towards a total climate catastrophe, devastating coastal cities, global agriculture, and leading to mass extinction.

The Amazon is referred to as a climate tipping point because research shows following a 21st century global average temperature rise most of the Amazon basin may dry out, leading to a massive biome shift — accompanied by many gigatonnes of extra CO2 emissions and almost unimaginable biodiversity loss, placing the cascading Anthropocene Extinction in top gear.

Apparently according to McKay et al 1991 concentrations as low as 250ppm for extended periods of time (as depicted in the ice - core) would have led to the extinction of certain C4 plant species and this has not been recorded by paleo - botanists.

Try as I might, I can not in my wildest fantasise persuade myself that a Global Average Temperature of (say) 289.1 K (if such a thing even truly exists) represents our current Paradise and that any move to (say) 290.7 K will lead us to death destruction and extinction.

Over the millennia, upsetting this balance has led to all sorts of catastrophic results, such as the extinction of the dinosaurs.

Sharkwater: Extinction (2018) is a thrilling and inspiring action packed journey that follows filmmaker Rob Stewart as he exposes the massive illegal shark fin industry and the political corruption behind it — a conspiracy that is leading to the extinction Extinction (2018) is a thrilling and inspiring action packed journey that follows filmmaker Rob Stewart as he exposes the massive illegal shark fin industry and the political corruption behind it — a conspiracy that is leading to the extinction extinction of sharks.

That can be re-stated as a modest chance of reaching 2.5 C or even 3 C. So, their scenarios would offer a modest (or perhaps more than modest if we would ever see actual numbers) chance of reaching temperatures that could allow the carbon feedbacks to go on autopilot and lead to extinction of our species.

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.»

Leading scientists have issued urgent warnings that future warming must be limited to no more than 1 ° C (1.8 ° F) above year 2000 levels, in order to avoid triggering climate feedbacks leading to even greater warming, and therefore catastrophic impacts such as 20 feet of sea level rise and extinction of a third of the world's sLeading scientists have issued urgent warnings that future warming must be limited to no more than 1 ° C (1.8 ° F) above year 2000 levels, in order to avoid triggering climate feedbacks leading to even greater warming, and therefore catastrophic impacts such as 20 feet of sea level rise and extinction of a third of the world's sleading to even greater warming, and therefore catastrophic impacts such as 20 feet of sea level rise and extinction of a third of the world's species.

I think first coming to an agreement that some limit, such as 4 C, or lower if that's desireable (and express it as ppm CO2 and Gt C), is the absolute limit we can have BEFORE there's uncontrollable warming which will lead to the extinction of humanity if nothing else is done.

They respond to and anticipate them in different ways, some of which may lead to their metamorphosis or extinction, inasmuch as they are in the business of professional information publishing.