extinction
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It has increasingly featured in recent prosecutions of protest groups, such as Extinction Rebellion and Just Stop Oil, where defendants have argued their actions were morally justified irrespective of the law.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
Under a +1.5 °C increase in global temperature, consistent with the Paris Agreement, Peak Glacier Extinction is expected around 2041, when about 2,000 glaciers disappear in one year.
From Science Daily • Dec. 19, 2025
Thousands of people had joined Extinction Rebellion marches and the then-teenage activist Greta Thunberg was so influential she was invited to address MPs in Parliament.
From BBC • May 2, 2025
Its narrative posits that we are in the tragic midst of a Sixth Extinction.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2025
“Hmm. Extinction is near? She looked up at him. “What’s yours say?”
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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