Species extinction, deforestation, damming of rivers, occurrence of floods, the depletion of ozone, the degradation of ocean systems and many other areas are all experiencing acceleration.

物种灭绝、森林砍伐、河流筑坝、洪水、臭氧层损耗、海洋系统恶化和许多其他变化都在加速发生。

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The rate of species extinction is accelerating to dangerous levels.

物种灭绝的速度不断加快，已经敲响了警钟。

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There is no natural foresight, no mechanism for warning that present selfish gains are leading to species extinction - and indeed, 99 per cent of all species that have ever lived are extinct.

没有自然的深谋远虑，没有什么机制会警告当前的自私收益将导致物种灭绝——事实上，99%曾经存在的物种现在都已经灭绝了。

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Some estimates suggest species extinction because of human activity is about 1,000 times faster than the natural rate of loss.

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Today,the species is on the verge of extinction.

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Scientists warn that without an agreement to reduce so-called green house gas emissions, global temperatures will continue to rise, with the catastrophic consequences of extreme weather events, the spread of drought and disease, and the extinction of plant and animal species.

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Species extinction rates have never been higher and climate change adds greater urgency to the situation.

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But despite the scale of species extinction and exhausted fisheries that HMAP has highlighted, the project has also found cause for hope.

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Ice caps and species extinction are abstractions.

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