Sentences with phrase «planet on an unprecedented scale»

Human activity is altering the planet on an unprecedented scale, the report points out.

Not exact matches

I guess whoever coined the term «'' an invasion of the planet unprecedented in scale» has never seen the Grand Canyon or Hell's Canyon (most scenic and deepest river gorges on the continent, respectively).

The current warming trend is of particular significance because most of it is extremely likely (greater than 95 percent probability) to be the result of human activity since the mid-20th century and proceeding at a rate that is unprecedented over decades to millennia.1 Earth - orbiting satellites and other technological advances have enabled scientists to see the big picture, collecting many different types of information about our planet and its climate on a global scale.